diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c
index 39ad96a18123..64dcab25b539 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c
@@ -594,10 +594,17 @@ static int bpf_testmod_ops__test_maybe_null(int dummy,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int bpf_testmod_ops__test_ref_acquire(int dummy,
+					     struct task_struct *task__ref_acquired)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct bpf_testmod_ops __bpf_testmod_ops = {
 	.test_1 = bpf_testmod_test_1,
 	.test_2 = bpf_testmod_test_2,
 	.test_maybe_null = bpf_testmod_ops__test_maybe_null,
+	.test_ref_acquire = bpf_testmod_ops__test_ref_acquire,
 };
 
 struct bpf_struct_ops bpf_bpf_testmod_ops = {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.h
index 23fa1872ee67..a0233990fb0e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ struct bpf_testmod_ops {
 	void (*test_2)(int a, int b);
 	/* Used to test nullable arguments. */
 	int (*test_maybe_null)(int dummy, struct task_struct *task);
+	/* Used to test ref_acquired arguments. */
+	int (*test_ref_acquire)(int dummy, struct task_struct *task);
 
 	/* The following fields are used to test shadow copies. */
 	char onebyte;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_struct_ops_ref_acquire.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_struct_ops_ref_acquire.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..779287a00ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_struct_ops_ref_acquire.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include <test_progs.h>
+
+#include "struct_ops_ref_acquire.skel.h"
+#include "struct_ops_ref_acquire_ref_leak.skel.h"
+#include "struct_ops_ref_acquire_dup_ref.skel.h"
+
+/* Test that the verifier accepts a program that acquires a referenced
+ * kptr and releases the reference
+ */
+static void ref_acquire(void)
+{
+	struct struct_ops_ref_acquire *skel;
+
+	skel = struct_ops_ref_acquire__open_and_load();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "struct_ops_module_open_and_load"))
+		return;
+
+	struct_ops_ref_acquire__destroy(skel);
+}
+
+/* Test that the verifier rejects a program that acquires a referenced
+ * kptr without releasing the reference
+ */
+static void ref_acquire_ref_leak(void)
+{
+	struct struct_ops_ref_acquire_ref_leak *skel;
+
+	skel = struct_ops_ref_acquire_ref_leak__open_and_load();
+	if (ASSERT_ERR_PTR(skel, "struct_ops_module_fail__open_and_load"))
+		return;
+
+	struct_ops_ref_acquire_ref_leak__destroy(skel);
+}
+
+/* Test that the verifier rejects a program that tries to acquire a
+ * referenced twice
+ */
+static void ref_acquire_dup_ref(void)
+{
+	struct struct_ops_ref_acquire_dup_ref *skel;
+
+	skel = struct_ops_ref_acquire_dup_ref__open_and_load();
+	if (ASSERT_ERR_PTR(skel, "struct_ops_module_fail__open_and_load"))
+		return;
+
+	struct_ops_ref_acquire_dup_ref__destroy(skel);
+}
+
+void test_struct_ops_ref_acquire(void)
+{
+	if (test__start_subtest("ref_acquire"))
+		ref_acquire();
+	if (test__start_subtest("ref_acquire_ref_leak"))
+		ref_acquire_ref_leak();
+	if (test__start_subtest("ref_acquire_dup_ref"))
+		ref_acquire_dup_ref();
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_ref_acquire.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_ref_acquire.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bae342db0fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_ref_acquire.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <vmlinux.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
+#include "../bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.h"
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+
+void bpf_task_release(struct task_struct *p) __ksym;
+
+/* This is a test BPF program that uses struct_ops to access a referenced
+ * kptr argument. This is a test for the verifier to ensure that it recongnizes
+ * the task as a referenced object (i.e., ref_obj_id > 0).
+ */
+SEC("struct_ops/test_ref_acquire")
+int BPF_PROG(test_ref_acquire, int dummy,
+	     struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	bpf_task_release(task);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC(".struct_ops.link")
+struct bpf_testmod_ops testmod_ref_acquire = {
+	.test_ref_acquire = (void *)test_ref_acquire,
+};
+
+
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_ref_acquire_dup_ref.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_ref_acquire_dup_ref.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..489db98a47fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_ref_acquire_dup_ref.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <vmlinux.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
+#include "../bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.h"
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+
+void bpf_task_release(struct task_struct *p) __ksym;
+
+SEC("struct_ops/test_ref_acquire")
+int BPF_PROG(test_ref_acquire, int dummy,
+	     struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	bpf_task_release(task);
+	bpf_task_release(task);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC(".struct_ops.link")
+struct bpf_testmod_ops testmod_ref_acquire = {
+	.test_ref_acquire = (void *)test_ref_acquire,
+};
+
+
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_ref_acquire_ref_leak.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_ref_acquire_ref_leak.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5b9a1d748a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_ref_acquire_ref_leak.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <vmlinux.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
+#include "../bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.h"
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+
+SEC("struct_ops/test_ref_acquire")
+int BPF_PROG(test_ref_acquire, int dummy,
+	     struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC(".struct_ops.link")
+struct bpf_testmod_ops testmod_ref_acquire = {
+	.test_ref_acquire = (void *)test_ref_acquire,
+};
+
+
