diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_devmap_attach.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_devmap_attach.c
index ce6812558287..3da45f719736 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_devmap_attach.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_devmap_attach.c
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/bpf.h>
 #include <linux/if_link.h>
+#include <network_helpers.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
 #include <test_progs.h>
 
 #include "test_xdp_devmap_helpers.skel.h"
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ static void test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers(void)
 		.ifindex = IFINDEX_LO,
 	};
 	__u32 len = sizeof(info);
-	int err, dm_fd, map_fd;
+	int err, dm_fd, dm_fd_redir, map_fd;
 	__u32 idx = 0;
 
 
@@ -25,14 +28,11 @@ static void test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers(void)
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers__open_and_load"))
 		return;
 
-	dm_fd = bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.xdp_redir_prog);
-	err = bpf_xdp_attach(IFINDEX_LO, dm_fd, XDP_FLAGS_SKB_MODE, NULL);
+	dm_fd_redir = bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.xdp_redir_prog);
+	err = bpf_xdp_attach(IFINDEX_LO, dm_fd_redir, XDP_FLAGS_SKB_MODE, NULL);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "Generic attach of program with 8-byte devmap"))
 		goto out_close;
 
-	err = bpf_xdp_detach(IFINDEX_LO, XDP_FLAGS_SKB_MODE, NULL);
-	ASSERT_OK(err, "XDP program detach");
-
 	dm_fd = bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.xdp_dummy_dm);
 	map_fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.dm_ports);
 	err = bpf_prog_get_info_by_fd(dm_fd, &info, &len);
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ static void test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers(void)
 	ASSERT_OK(err, "Read devmap entry");
 	ASSERT_EQ(info.id, val.bpf_prog.id, "Match program id to devmap entry prog_id");
 
+	/* send a packet to trigger any potential bugs in there */
+	char data[10] = {};
+	DECLARE_LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, opts,
+			    .data_in = &data,
+			    .data_size_in = 10,
+			    .flags = BPF_F_TEST_XDP_LIVE_FRAMES,
+			    .repeat = 1,
+		);
+	err = bpf_prog_test_run_opts(dm_fd_redir, &opts);
+	ASSERT_OK(err, "XDP test run");
+
+	/* wait for the packets to be flushed */
+	kern_sync_rcu();
+
+	err = bpf_xdp_detach(IFINDEX_LO, XDP_FLAGS_SKB_MODE, NULL);
+	ASSERT_OK(err, "XDP program detach");
+
 	/* can not attach BPF_XDP_DEVMAP program to a device */
 	err = bpf_xdp_attach(IFINDEX_LO, dm_fd, XDP_FLAGS_SKB_MODE, NULL);
 	if (!ASSERT_NEQ(err, 0, "Attach of BPF_XDP_DEVMAP program"))
@@ -124,6 +141,88 @@ static void test_xdp_with_devmap_frags_helpers(void)
 	test_xdp_with_devmap_frags_helpers__destroy(skel);
 }
 
+static void test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers_veth(void)
+{
+	struct test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers *skel = NULL;
+	struct bpf_prog_info info = {};
+	struct bpf_devmap_val val = {};
+	struct nstoken *nstoken = NULL;
+	__u32 len = sizeof(info);
+	int err, dm_fd, dm_fd_redir, map_fd, ifindex_dst;
+	__u32 idx = 0;
+
+	SYS(out_close, "ip netns add testns");
+	nstoken = open_netns("testns");
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(nstoken, "setns"))
+		goto out_close;
+
+	SYS(out_close, "ip link add veth_src type veth peer name veth_dst");
+	SYS(out_close, "ip link set dev veth_src up");
+	SYS(out_close, "ip link set dev veth_dst up");
+
+	val.ifindex = if_nametoindex("veth_src");
+	ifindex_dst = if_nametoindex("veth_dst");
+	if (!ASSERT_NEQ(val.ifindex, 0, "val.ifindex") ||
+	    !ASSERT_NEQ(ifindex_dst, 0, "ifindex_dst"))
+		goto out_close;
+
+	skel = test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers__open_and_load();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers__open_and_load"))
+		return;
+
+	dm_fd_redir = bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.xdp_redir_prog);
+	err = bpf_xdp_attach(val.ifindex, dm_fd_redir, XDP_FLAGS_DRV_MODE, NULL);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "Attach of program with 8-byte devmap"))
+		goto out_close;
+
+	dm_fd = bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.xdp_dummy_dm);
+	map_fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.dm_ports);
+	err = bpf_prog_get_info_by_fd(dm_fd, &info, &len);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "bpf_prog_get_info_by_fd"))
+		goto out_close;
+
+	val.bpf_prog.fd = dm_fd;
+	err = bpf_map_update_elem(map_fd, &idx, &val, 0);
+	ASSERT_OK(err, "Add program to devmap entry");
+
+	err = bpf_map_lookup_elem(map_fd, &idx, &val);
+	ASSERT_OK(err, "Read devmap entry");
+	ASSERT_EQ(info.id, val.bpf_prog.id, "Match program id to devmap entry prog_id");
+
+	/* attach dummy to other side to enable reception */
+	dm_fd = bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.xdp_dummy_prog);
+	err = bpf_xdp_attach(ifindex_dst, dm_fd, XDP_FLAGS_DRV_MODE, NULL);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "Attach of dummy XDP"))
+		goto out_close;
+
+	/* send a packet to trigger any potential bugs in there */
+	char data[10] = {};
+	DECLARE_LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, opts,
+			    .data_in = &data,
+			    .data_size_in = 10,
+			    .flags = BPF_F_TEST_XDP_LIVE_FRAMES,
+			    .repeat = 1,
+		);
+	err = bpf_prog_test_run_opts(dm_fd_redir, &opts);
+	ASSERT_OK(err, "XDP test run");
+
+	/* wait for the packets to be flushed */
+	kern_sync_rcu();
+
+	err = bpf_xdp_detach(val.ifindex, XDP_FLAGS_DRV_MODE, NULL);
+	ASSERT_OK(err, "XDP program detach");
+
+	err = bpf_xdp_detach(ifindex_dst, XDP_FLAGS_DRV_MODE, NULL);
+	ASSERT_OK(err, "XDP program detach");
+
+out_close:
+	if (nstoken)
+		close_netns(nstoken);
+	SYS_NOFAIL("ip netns del testns");
+
+	test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers__destroy(skel);
+}
+
 void serial_test_xdp_devmap_attach(void)
 {
 	if (test__start_subtest("DEVMAP with programs in entries"))
@@ -134,4 +233,7 @@ void serial_test_xdp_devmap_attach(void)
 
 	if (test__start_subtest("Verifier check of DEVMAP programs"))
 		test_neg_xdp_devmap_helpers();
+
+	if (test__start_subtest("DEVMAP with programs in entries on veth"))
+		test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers_veth();
 }
