A fluid ejection device includes a fluid accommodation portion that has a fluid outlet connected to a fluid connection tube having a channel. A fluid pressing unit causes the fluid to flow out of the fluid outlet. A fluid ejection unit ejects in a pulsed manner fluid received from the fluid connection tube. A channel opening and closing unit opens and closes the channel of the fluid connection tube. A pressure detection unit detects pressure when the fluid pressing unit operates. A control unit causes the fluid pressing unit to operate in a state in which the channel is closed, and determines that the pressure detection unit has failed depending on whether a time required until the pressure is a second determination value after the detected pressure is equal to or greater than a first determination value is equal to or greater than a predetermined determination time.
