diff --git a/test/eventfd-disable.c b/test/eventfd-disable.c
index 2c8cf6dad7c1..a8ecd6d0faee 100644
--- a/test/eventfd-disable.c
+++ b/test/eventfd-disable.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "liburing.h"
 #include "helpers.h"
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+static int test(bool defer)
 {
 	struct io_uring_params p = {};
 	struct io_uring_sqe *sqe;
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	};
 	int ret, evfd, i;
 
-	if (argc > 1)
-		return T_EXIT_SKIP;
+	if (defer)
+		p.flags |= IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN;
 
 	ret = io_uring_queue_init_params(64, &ring, &p);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -148,5 +148,31 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		io_uring_cqe_seen(&ring, cqe);
 	}
 
+	io_uring_queue_exit(&ring);
+	close(evfd);
 	return T_EXIT_PASS;
 }
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (argc > 1)
+		return T_EXIT_SKIP;
+
+	ret = test(false);
+	if (ret != T_EXIT_PASS) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: test(false) failed\n", argv[0]);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (t_probe_defer_taskrun()) {
+		ret = test(true);
+		if (ret != T_EXIT_PASS) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: test(true) failed\n", argv[0]);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/test/iopoll.c b/test/iopoll.c
index 51b192f0a10e..32040d24bbda 100644
--- a/test/iopoll.c
+++ b/test/iopoll.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ ok:
 }
 
 static int test_io(const char *file, int write, int sqthread, int fixed,
-		   int buf_select)
+		   int buf_select, int defer)
 {
 	struct io_uring ring;
 	int ret, ring_flags = IORING_SETUP_IOPOLL;
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ static int test_io(const char *file, int write, int sqthread, int fixed,
 	if (no_iopoll)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (defer)
+		ring_flags |= IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN;
+
 	ret = t_create_ring(64, &ring, ring_flags);
 	if (ret == T_SETUP_SKIP)
 		return 0;
@@ -337,19 +340,22 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	vecs = t_create_buffers(BUFFERS, BS);
 
-	nr = 16;
+	nr = 32;
 	if (no_buf_select)
 		nr = 8;
+	else if (!t_probe_defer_taskrun())
+		nr = 16;
 	for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
 		int write = (i & 1) != 0;
 		int sqthread = (i & 2) != 0;
 		int fixed = (i & 4) != 0;
 		int buf_select = (i & 8) != 0;
+		int defer = (i & 16) != 0;
 
-		ret = test_io(fname, write, sqthread, fixed, buf_select);
+		ret = test_io(fname, write, sqthread, fixed, buf_select, defer);
 		if (ret) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "test_io failed %d/%d/%d/%d\n",
-				write, sqthread, fixed, buf_select);
+			fprintf(stderr, "test_io failed %d/%d/%d/%d/%d\n",
+				write, sqthread, fixed, buf_select, defer);
 			goto err;
 		}
 		if (no_iopoll)
diff --git a/test/multicqes_drain.c b/test/multicqes_drain.c
index 1423f9290ec7..c2bc2ae84672 100644
--- a/test/multicqes_drain.c
+++ b/test/multicqes_drain.c
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ static int test_generic_drain(struct io_uring *ring)
 
 		if (trigger_event(pipes[i]))
 			goto err;
+
+		io_uring_get_events(ring);
 	}
 	sleep(1);
 	i = 0;
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ static int test_generic_drain(struct io_uring *ring)
 	 * compl_bits is a bit map to record completions.
 	 * eg. sqe[0], sqe[1], sqe[2] fully completed
 	 * then compl_bits is 000...00111b
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 */
 	unsigned long long compl_bits = 0;
 	for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
@@ -295,7 +297,12 @@ static int test_simple_drain(struct io_uring *ring)
 	io_uring_prep_poll_add(sqe[1], pipe2[0], POLLIN);
 	sqe[1]->user_data = 1;
 
-	ret = io_uring_submit(ring);
+	/* This test relies on multishot poll to trigger events continually.
+	 * however with IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN this will only happen when
+	 * triggered with a get_events. Hence we sprinkle get_events whenever
+	 * there might be work to process in order to get the same result
+	 */
+	ret = io_uring_submit_and_get_events(ring);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		printf("sqe submit failed\n");
 		goto err;
@@ -307,9 +314,11 @@ static int test_simple_drain(struct io_uring *ring)
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
 		if (trigger_event(pipe1))
 			goto err;
+		io_uring_get_events(ring);
 	}
 	if (trigger_event(pipe2))
 			goto err;
+	io_uring_get_events(ring);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
 		sqe[i] = io_uring_get_sqe(ring);
@@ -355,15 +364,16 @@ err:
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+static int test(bool defer_taskrun)
 {
 	struct io_uring ring;
 	int i, ret;
+	unsigned int flags = 0;
 
-	if (argc > 1)
-		return T_EXIT_SKIP;
+	if (defer_taskrun)
+		flags = IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN;
 
-	ret = io_uring_queue_init(1024, &ring, 0);
+	ret = io_uring_queue_init(1024, &ring, flags);
 	if (ret) {
 		printf("ring setup failed\n");
 		return T_EXIT_FAIL;
@@ -384,5 +394,32 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			return T_EXIT_FAIL;
 		}
 	}
+
+	io_uring_queue_exit(&ring);
+
 	return T_EXIT_PASS;
 }
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (argc > 1)
+		return T_EXIT_SKIP;
+
+	ret = test(false);
+	if (ret != T_EXIT_PASS) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: test(false) failed\n", argv[0]);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (t_probe_defer_taskrun()) {
+		ret = test(true);
+		if (ret != T_EXIT_PASS) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: test(true) failed\n", argv[0]);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/test/poll-mshot-overflow.c b/test/poll-mshot-overflow.c
index 360df65d2b15..729f7751410b 100644
--- a/test/poll-mshot-overflow.c
+++ b/test/poll-mshot-overflow.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int check_final_cqe(struct io_uring *ring)
 	return T_EXIT_PASS;
 }
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+static int test(bool defer_taskrun)
 {
 	struct io_uring_cqe *cqe;
 	struct io_uring_sqe *sqe;
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int pipe1[2];
 	int ret, i;
 
-	if (argc > 1)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (pipe(pipe1) != 0) {
 		perror("pipe");
 		return T_EXIT_FAIL;
@@ -66,6 +63,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		.cq_entries = 2
 	};
 
+	if (defer_taskrun)
+		params.flags |= IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN;
+
 	ret = io_uring_queue_init_params(2, &ring, &params);
 	if (ret)
 		return T_EXIT_SKIP;
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		io_uring_cqe_seen(&ring, cqe);
 	}
 
+	/* make sure everything is processed */
+	io_uring_get_events(&ring);
+
 	/* now remove the poll */
 	sqe = io_uring_get_sqe(&ring);
 	io_uring_prep_poll_remove(sqe, 1);
@@ -126,5 +129,33 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	ret = check_final_cqe(&ring);
 
+	close(pipe1[0]);
+	close(pipe1[1]);
+	io_uring_queue_exit(&ring);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (argc > 1)
+		return T_EXIT_SKIP;
+
+	ret = test(false);
+	if (ret != T_EXIT_PASS) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: test(false) failed\n", argv[0]);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (t_probe_defer_taskrun()) {
+		ret = test(true);
+		if (ret != T_EXIT_PASS) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: test(true) failed\n", argv[0]);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/test/recv-multishot.c b/test/recv-multishot.c
index a322e4317232..71664ba3c0fe 100644
--- a/test/recv-multishot.c
+++ b/test/recv-multishot.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct args {
 	bool wait_each;
 	bool recvmsg;
 	enum early_error_t early_error;
+	bool defer;
 };
 
 static int check_sockaddr(struct sockaddr_in *in)
@@ -76,19 +77,21 @@ static int test(struct args *args)
 		.tv_sec = 1,
 	};
 	struct msghdr msg;
+	struct io_uring_params params = { };
+	int n_sqe = 32;
 
 	memset(recv_buffs, 0, sizeof(recv_buffs));
 
-	if (args->early_error == ERROR_EARLY_OVERFLOW) {
-		struct io_uring_params params = {
-			.flags = IORING_SETUP_CQSIZE,
-			.cq_entries = N_CQE_OVERFLOW
-		};
+	if (args->defer)
+		params.flags |= IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN;
 
-		ret = io_uring_queue_init_params(N_CQE_OVERFLOW, &ring, &params);
-	} else {
-		ret = io_uring_queue_init(32, &ring, 0);
+	if (args->early_error == ERROR_EARLY_OVERFLOW) {
+		params.flags |= IORING_SETUP_CQSIZE;
+		params.cq_entries = N_CQE_OVERFLOW;
+		n_sqe = N_CQE_OVERFLOW;
 	}
+
+	ret = io_uring_queue_init_params(n_sqe, &ring, &params);
 	if (ret) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "queue init failed: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -457,23 +460,30 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int ret;
 	int loop;
 	int early_error = 0;
+	bool has_defer;
 
 	if (argc > 1)
 		return T_EXIT_SKIP;
 
-	for (loop = 0; loop < 8; loop++) {
+	has_defer = t_probe_defer_taskrun();
+
+	for (loop = 0; loop < 16; loop++) {
 		struct args a = {
 			.stream = loop & 0x01,
 			.wait_each = loop & 0x2,
 			.recvmsg = loop & 0x04,
+			.defer = loop & 0x08,
 		};
+		if (a.defer && !has_defer)
+			continue;
 		for (early_error = 0; early_error < ERROR_EARLY_LAST; early_error++) {
 			a.early_error = (enum early_error_t)early_error;
 			ret = test(&a);
 			if (ret) {
 				fprintf(stderr,
-					"test stream=%d wait_each=%d recvmsg=%d early_error=%d failed\n",
-					a.stream, a.wait_each, a.recvmsg, a.early_error);
+					"test stream=%d wait_each=%d recvmsg=%d early_error=%d "
+					" defer=%d failed\n",
+					a.stream, a.wait_each, a.recvmsg, a.early_error, a.defer);
 				return T_EXIT_FAIL;
 			}
 			if (no_recv_mshot)
diff --git a/test/rsrc_tags.c b/test/rsrc_tags.c
index ca380d84a42f..b69223a54b12 100644
--- a/test/rsrc_tags.c
+++ b/test/rsrc_tags.c
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ static int test_notag(void)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	int ring_flags[] = {0, IORING_SETUP_IOPOLL, IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL};
+	int ring_flags[] = {0, IORING_SETUP_IOPOLL, IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL,
+			    IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN};
 	int i, ret;
 
 	if (argc > 1)
@@ -423,7 +424,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(ring_flags) / sizeof(ring_flags[0]); i++) {
-		ret = test_files(ring_flags[i]);
+		int flag = ring_flags[i];
+
+		if (flag & IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN && !t_probe_defer_taskrun())
+			continue;
+
+		ret = test_files(flag);
 		if (ret) {
 			printf("test_tag failed, type %i\n", i);
 			return ret;
