diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c
index c89a6414c69f..0bf1acc1767a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c
@@ -502,6 +502,26 @@ __bpf_kfunc void bpf_kfunc_call_test_sleepable(void)
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(detach_mutex);
 static struct bpf_link *link_to_detach;
 
+__bpf_kfunc int bpf_dummy_do_link_detach(void)
+{
+	struct bpf_link *link;
+	int ret = -ENOENT;
+
+	mutex_lock(&detach_mutex);
+	link = link_to_detach;
+	/* Make sure the link is still valid by increasing its refcnt */
+	if (link && !atomic64_inc_not_zero(&link->refcnt))
+		link = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&detach_mutex);
+
+	if (link) {
+		ret = link->ops->detach(link);
+		bpf_link_put(link);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 BTF_KFUNCS_START(bpf_testmod_check_kfunc_ids)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_testmod_test_mod_kfunc)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_kfunc_call_test1)
@@ -529,6 +549,7 @@ BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_kfunc_call_test_destructive, KF_DESTRUCTIVE)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_kfunc_call_test_static_unused_arg)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_kfunc_call_test_offset)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_kfunc_call_test_sleepable, KF_SLEEPABLE)
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_dummy_do_link_detach)
 BTF_KFUNCS_END(bpf_testmod_check_kfunc_ids)
 
 static int bpf_testmod_ops_init(struct btf *btf)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_struct_ops_module.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_struct_ops_module.c
index f39455b81664..9f6657b53a93 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_struct_ops_module.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_struct_ops_module.c
@@ -229,6 +229,69 @@ static void test_detach_link(void)
 	struct_ops_detach__destroy(skel);
 }
 
+/* Detach a link from the subsystem that the link was registered to */
+static void test_subsystem_detach(void)
+{
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, topts,
+		    .data_in = &pkt_v4,
+		    .data_size_in = sizeof(pkt_v4));
+	struct epoll_event ev, events[2];
+	struct struct_ops_detach *skel;
+	struct bpf_link *link = NULL;
+	int fd, epollfd = -1, nfds;
+	int prog_fd;
+	int err;
+
+	skel = struct_ops_detach__open_and_load();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "struct_ops_detach_open_and_load"))
+		return;
+
+	link = bpf_map__attach_struct_ops(skel->maps.testmod_do_detach);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(link, "attach_struct_ops"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	fd = bpf_link__fd(link);
+	if (!ASSERT_GE(fd, 0, "link_fd"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	prog_fd = bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.start_detach);
+	if (!ASSERT_GE(prog_fd, 0, "start_detach_fd"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	/* Do detachment from the registered subsystem */
+	err = bpf_prog_test_run_opts(prog_fd, &topts);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "start_detach_run"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	if (!ASSERT_EQ(topts.retval, 0, "start_detach_run retval"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	epollfd = epoll_create1(0);
+	if (!ASSERT_GE(epollfd, 0, "epoll_create1"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	ev.events = EPOLLHUP;
+	ev.data.fd = fd;
+	err = epoll_ctl(epollfd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd, &ev);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "epoll_ctl"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	/* Wait for EPOLLHUP */
+	nfds = epoll_wait(epollfd, events, 2, 5000);
+	if (!ASSERT_EQ(nfds, 1, "epoll_wait"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	if (!ASSERT_EQ(events[0].data.fd, fd, "epoll_wait_fd"))
+		goto cleanup;
+	if (!ASSERT_TRUE(events[0].events & EPOLLHUP, "events[0].events"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+cleanup:
+	close(epollfd);
+	bpf_link__destroy(link);
+	struct_ops_detach__destroy(skel);
+}
+
 void serial_test_struct_ops_module(void)
 {
 	if (test__start_subtest("test_struct_ops_load"))
@@ -239,5 +302,7 @@ void serial_test_struct_ops_module(void)
 		test_struct_ops_incompatible();
 	if (test__start_subtest("test_detach_link"))
 		test_detach_link();
+	if (test__start_subtest("test_subsystem_detach"))
+		test_subsystem_detach();
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_detach.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_detach.c
index aeb355b3bea3..139f9a5c5601 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_detach.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_detach.c
@@ -29,3 +29,9 @@ struct bpf_testmod_ops testmod_do_detach = {
 	.test_1 = (void *)test_1,
 	.test_2 = (void *)test_2,
 };
+
+SEC("tc")
+int start_detach(void *skb)
+{
+	return bpf_dummy_do_link_detach();
+}
