diff --git a/qiskit_aer/backends/backendconfiguration.py b/qiskit_aer/backends/backendconfiguration.py
index 93f6aed97f..e32ab378d3 100644
--- a/qiskit_aer/backends/backendconfiguration.py
+++ b/qiskit_aer/backends/backendconfiguration.py
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.local = True
         self.simulator = True
         self.conditional = True
+        self.open_pulse = False
         self.memory = True
         self.max_shots = max_shots
         self.coupling_map = coupling_map
diff --git a/test/terra/backends/test_assemble.py b/test/terra/backends/test_assemble.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fdec36eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/terra/backends/test_assemble.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# This code is part of Qiskit.
+#
+# (C) Copyright IBM 2024.
+#
+# This code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. You may
+# obtain a copy of this license in the LICENSE.txt file in the root directory
+# of this source tree or at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Any modifications or derivative works of this code must retain this
+# copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
+# that they have been altered from the originals.
+"""
+Tests for assemble with Aer simulators
+"""
+
+from test.terra.common import QiskitAerTestCase
+
+from ddt import data, ddt
+from qiskit import QuantumCircuit, assemble
+
+from qiskit_aer.backends import AerSimulator, QasmSimulator, StatevectorSimulator, UnitarySimulator
+
+
+@ddt
+class TestAssemble(QiskitAerTestCase):
+    """Tests for assemble with Aer simulators."""
+
+    @data("aer", "statevector", "qasm", "unitary")
+    def test_assemble(self, simulator: str):
+        """Test for assemble"""
+        if simulator == "aer":
+            backend = AerSimulator()
+        elif simulator == "statevector":
+            backend = StatevectorSimulator()
+        elif simulator == "qasm":
+            backend = QasmSimulator()
+        elif simulator == "unitary":
+            backend = UnitarySimulator()
+
+        qc = QuantumCircuit(1, 1)
+        qobj = assemble(qc, backend=backend)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(qobj)