diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c
index 1150e758e630..1f347eed6c18 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c
@@ -741,6 +741,38 @@ __bpf_kfunc int bpf_kfunc_call_kernel_getpeername(struct addr_args *args)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(detach_lock);
+static struct bpf_link *link_to_detach;
+
+__bpf_kfunc int bpf_dummy_do_link_detach(void)
+{
+	struct bpf_link *link;
+	int ret = -ENOENT;
+
+	/* A subsystem must ensure that a link is valid when detaching the
+	 * link. In order to achieve that, the subsystem may need to obtain
+	 * a lock to safeguard a table that holds the pointer to the link
+	 * being detached. However, the subsystem cannot invoke
+	 * link->ops->detach() while holding the lock because other tasks
+	 * may be in the process of unregistering, which could lead to
+	 * acquiring the same lock and causing a deadlock. This is why
+	 * bpf_link_inc_not_zero() is used to maintain the link's validity.
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&detach_lock);
+	link = link_to_detach;
+	/* Make sure the link is still valid by increasing its refcnt */
+	if (link && IS_ERR(bpf_link_inc_not_zero(link)))
+		link = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&detach_lock);
+
+	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)
@@ -777,6 +809,7 @@ BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_kfunc_call_kernel_sendmsg, KF_SLEEPABLE)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_kfunc_call_sock_sendmsg, KF_SLEEPABLE)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_kfunc_call_kernel_getsockname, KF_SLEEPABLE)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_kfunc_call_kernel_getpeername, 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)
@@ -829,11 +862,20 @@ static int bpf_dummy_reg(void *kdata, struct bpf_link *link)
 	if (ops->test_2)
 		ops->test_2(4, ops->data);
 
+	spin_lock(&detach_lock);
+	if (!link_to_detach)
+		link_to_detach = link;
+	spin_unlock(&detach_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void bpf_dummy_unreg(void *kdata, struct bpf_link *link)
 {
+	spin_lock(&detach_lock);
+	if (link == link_to_detach)
+		link_to_detach = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&detach_lock);
 }
 
 static int bpf_testmod_test_1(void)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod_kfunc.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod_kfunc.h
index b0d586a6751f..19131baf4a9e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod_kfunc.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod_kfunc.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ void bpf_kfunc_call_test_fail1(struct prog_test_fail1 *p);
 void bpf_kfunc_call_test_fail2(struct prog_test_fail2 *p);
 void bpf_kfunc_call_test_fail3(struct prog_test_fail3 *p);
 void bpf_kfunc_call_test_mem_len_fail1(void *mem, int len);
+int bpf_dummy_do_link_detach(void) __ksym;
 
 void bpf_kfunc_common_test(void) __ksym;
 
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 bbcf12696a6b..f4000bf04752 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
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2024 Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates. */
 #include <test_progs.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <network_helpers.h>
 
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 
@@ -297,6 +298,70 @@ 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:
+	if (epollfd >= 0)
+		close(epollfd);
+	bpf_link__destroy(link);
+	struct_ops_detach__destroy(skel);
+}
+
 void serial_test_struct_ops_module(void)
 {
 	if (test__start_subtest("struct_ops_load"))
@@ -311,5 +376,7 @@ void serial_test_struct_ops_module(void)
 		test_struct_ops_forgotten_cb();
 	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 45eacc2ca657..5c742b0df04d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_detach.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_detach.c
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2024 Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates. */
 #include <vmlinux.h>
 #include "../bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.h"
+#include "../bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod_kfunc.h"
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
 SEC(".struct_ops.link")
 struct bpf_testmod_ops testmod_do_detach;
+
+SEC("tc")
+int start_detach(void *skb)
+{
+	return bpf_dummy_do_link_detach();
+}
