diff --git a/src/idmapped-mounts/idmapped-mounts.c b/src/idmapped-mounts/idmapped-mounts.c
index 4cf6c3bb..1e2f3904 100644
--- a/src/idmapped-mounts/idmapped-mounts.c
+++ b/src/idmapped-mounts/idmapped-mounts.c
@@ -241,6 +241,34 @@ static inline bool caps_supported(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int caps_down_fsetid(void)
+{
+	bool fret = false;
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_CAPABILITY_H
+	cap_t caps = NULL;
+	cap_value_t cap = CAP_FSETID;
+	int ret = -1;
+
+	caps = cap_get_proc();
+	if (!caps)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 1, &cap, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = cap_set_proc(caps);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	fret = true;
+
+out:
+	cap_free(caps);
+#endif
+	return fret;
+}
+
 /* caps_down - lower all effective caps */
 static int caps_down(void)
 {
@@ -7805,8 +7833,8 @@ out_unmap:
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBURING_H */
 
 /* The following tests are concerned with setgid inheritance. These can be
- * filesystem type specific. For xfs, if a new file or directory is created
- * within a setgid directory and irix_sgid_inhiert is set then inherit the
+ * filesystem type specific. For xfs, if a new file or directory or node is
+ * created within a setgid directory and irix_sgid_inhiert is set then inherit the
  * setgid bit if the caller is in the group of the directory.
  */
 static int setgid_create(void)
@@ -7863,15 +7891,41 @@ static int setgid_create(void)
 		if (!is_setgid(t_dir1_fd, DIR1, 0))
 			die("failure: is_setgid");
 
+		/* create a special file via mknodat() vfs_create */
+		if (mknodat(t_dir1_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, S_IFREG | S_ISGID | 0755, 0))
+			die("failure: mknodat");
+
+		if (!is_setgid(t_dir1_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: is_setgid");
+
+		/* create a character device via mknodat() vfs_mknod */
+		if (mknodat(t_dir1_fd, CHRDEV1, S_IFCHR | S_ISGID | 0755, makedev(5, 1)))
+			die("failure: mknodat");
+
+		if (!is_setgid(t_dir1_fd, CHRDEV1, 0))
+			die("failure: is_setgid");
+
 		if (!expected_uid_gid(t_dir1_fd, FILE1, 0, 0, 0))
 			die("failure: check ownership");
 
+		if (!expected_uid_gid(t_dir1_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0, 0, 0))
+			die("failure: check ownership");
+
+		if (!expected_uid_gid(t_dir1_fd, CHRDEV1, 0, 0, 0))
+			die("failure: check ownership");
+
 		if (!expected_uid_gid(t_dir1_fd, DIR1, 0, 0, 0))
 			die("failure: check ownership");
 
 		if (unlinkat(t_dir1_fd, FILE1, 0))
 			die("failure: delete");
 
+		if (unlinkat(t_dir1_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
+		if (unlinkat(t_dir1_fd, CHRDEV1, 0))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
 		if (unlinkat(t_dir1_fd, DIR1, AT_REMOVEDIR))
 			die("failure: delete");
 
@@ -7889,8 +7943,8 @@ static int setgid_create(void)
 		if (!switch_ids(0, 10000))
 			die("failure: switch_ids");
 
-		if (!caps_down())
-			die("failure: caps_down");
+		if (!caps_down_fsetid())
+			die("failure: caps_down_fsetid");
 
 		/* create regular file via open() */
 		file1_fd = openat(t_dir1_fd, FILE1, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_CLOEXEC, S_IXGRP | S_ISGID);
@@ -7917,6 +7971,19 @@ static int setgid_create(void)
 				die("failure: is_setgid");
 		}
 
+		/* create a special file via mknodat() vfs_create */
+		if (mknodat(t_dir1_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, S_IFREG | S_ISGID | 0755, 0))
+			die("failure: mknodat");
+
+		if (is_setgid(t_dir1_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: is_setgid");
+
+		/* create a character device via mknodat() vfs_mknod */
+		if (mknodat(t_dir1_fd, CHRDEV1, S_IFCHR | S_ISGID | 0755, makedev(5, 1)))
+			die("failure: mknodat");
+
+		if (is_setgid(t_dir1_fd, CHRDEV1, 0))
+			die("failure: is_setgid");
 		/*
 		 * In setgid directories newly created files always inherit the
 		 * gid from the parent directory. Verify that the file is owned
@@ -7933,6 +8000,24 @@ static int setgid_create(void)
 		if (!expected_uid_gid(t_dir1_fd, DIR1, 0, 0, 0))
 			die("failure: check ownership");
 
+		if (!expected_uid_gid(t_dir1_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0, 0, 0))
+			die("failure: check ownership");
+
+		if (!expected_uid_gid(t_dir1_fd, CHRDEV1, 0, 0, 0))
+			die("failure: check ownership");
+
+		if (unlinkat(t_dir1_fd, FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
+		if (unlinkat(t_dir1_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
+		if (unlinkat(t_dir1_fd, CHRDEV1, 0))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
+		if (unlinkat(t_dir1_fd, DIR1, AT_REMOVEDIR))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 	if (wait_for_pid(pid))
@@ -8051,6 +8136,12 @@ static int setgid_create_idmapped(void)
 		if (!expected_uid_gid(open_tree_fd, DIR1, 0, 10000, 10000))
 			die("failure: check ownership");
 
+		if (unlinkat(t_dir1_fd, FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
+		if (unlinkat(t_dir1_fd, DIR1, AT_REMOVEDIR))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 	if (wait_for_pid(pid))
@@ -8149,15 +8240,26 @@ static int setgid_create_idmapped_in_userns(void)
 		if (!is_setgid(open_tree_fd, DIR1, 0))
 			die("failure: is_setgid");
 
+		/* create a special file via mknodat() vfs_create */
+		if (mknodat(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, S_IFREG | S_ISGID | 755, 0))
+			die("failure: mknodat");
+
+		if (!is_setgid(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: is_setgid");
+
 		if (!expected_uid_gid(open_tree_fd, FILE1, 0, 0, 0))
 			die("failure: check ownership");
 
 		if (!expected_uid_gid(open_tree_fd, DIR1, 0, 0, 0))
 			die("failure: check ownership");
 
+		if (!expected_uid_gid(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0, 0, 0))
+			die("failure: check ownership");
+
 		if (unlinkat(open_tree_fd, FILE1, 0))
 			die("failure: delete");
-
+		if (unlinkat(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: delete");
 		if (unlinkat(open_tree_fd, DIR1, AT_REMOVEDIR))
 			die("failure: delete");
 
@@ -8190,9 +8292,12 @@ static int setgid_create_idmapped_in_userns(void)
 			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 		}
 
-		if (!switch_userns(attr.userns_fd, 0, 0, true))
+		if (!switch_userns(attr.userns_fd, 0, 0, false))
 			die("failure: switch_userns");
 
+		if (!caps_down_fsetid())
+			die("failure: caps_down_fsetid");
+
 		/* create regular file via open() */
 		file1_fd = openat(open_tree_fd, FILE1, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_CLOEXEC, S_IXGRP | S_ISGID);
 		if (file1_fd < 0)
@@ -8218,6 +8323,13 @@ static int setgid_create_idmapped_in_userns(void)
 				die("failure: is_setgid");
 		}
 
+		/* create a special file via mknodat() vfs_create */
+		if (mknodat(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, S_IFREG | S_ISGID | 0755, 0))
+			die("failure: mknodat");
+
+		if (is_setgid(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: is_setgid");
+
 		/*
 		 * In setgid directories newly created files always inherit the
 		 * gid from the parent directory. Verify that the file is owned
@@ -8234,9 +8346,15 @@ static int setgid_create_idmapped_in_userns(void)
 		if (!expected_uid_gid(open_tree_fd, DIR1, 0, 0, 1000))
 			die("failure: check ownership");
 
+		if (!expected_uid_gid(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0, 0, 1000))
+			die("failure: check ownership");
+
 		if (unlinkat(open_tree_fd, FILE1, 0))
 			die("failure: delete");
 
+		if (unlinkat(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
 		if (unlinkat(open_tree_fd, DIR1, AT_REMOVEDIR))
 			die("failure: delete");
 
@@ -8266,9 +8384,12 @@ static int setgid_create_idmapped_in_userns(void)
 			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 		}
 
-		if (!switch_userns(attr.userns_fd, 0, 1000, true))
+		if (!switch_userns(attr.userns_fd, 0, 1000, false))
 			die("failure: switch_userns");
 
+		if (!caps_down_fsetid())
+			die("failure: caps_down_fsetid");
+
 		/* create regular file via open() */
 		file1_fd = openat(open_tree_fd, FILE1, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_CLOEXEC, S_IXGRP | S_ISGID);
 		if (file1_fd < 0)
@@ -8295,12 +8416,31 @@ static int setgid_create_idmapped_in_userns(void)
 				die("failure: is_setgid");
 		}
 
+		/* create a special file via mknodat() vfs_create */
+		if (mknodat(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, S_IFREG | S_ISGID | 0755, 0))
+			die("failure: mknodat");
+
+		if (is_setgid(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: is_setgid");
+
 		if (!expected_uid_gid(open_tree_fd, FILE1, 0, 0, 0))
 			die("failure: check ownership");
 
+		if (!expected_uid_gid(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0, 0, 0))
+			die("failure: check ownership");
+
 		if (!expected_uid_gid(open_tree_fd, DIR1, 0, 0, 0))
 			die("failure: check ownership");
 
+		if (unlinkat(open_tree_fd, FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
+		if (unlinkat(open_tree_fd, DIR1 "/" FILE1, 0))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
+		if (unlinkat(open_tree_fd, DIR1, AT_REMOVEDIR))
+			die("failure: delete");
+
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 	if (wait_for_pid(pid))
