diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_basic.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_basic.c
index 6a9aab2d051acd..fdff0652d7ef5c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_basic.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_basic.c
@@ -108,6 +108,35 @@ static void test_sockmap_create_update_free(enum bpf_map_type map_type)
 	close(s);
 }
 
+static void test_sockmap_vsock_delete_on_close(void)
+{
+	int err, c, p, map;
+	const int zero = 0;
+
+	err = create_pair(AF_VSOCK, SOCK_STREAM, &c, &p);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "create_pair(AF_VSOCK)"))
+		return;
+
+	map = bpf_map_create(BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP, NULL, sizeof(int),
+			     sizeof(int), 1, NULL);
+	if (!ASSERT_GE(map, 0, "bpf_map_create")) {
+		close(c);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = bpf_map_update_elem(map, &zero, &c, BPF_NOEXIST);
+	close(c);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "bpf_map_update"))
+		goto out;
+
+	err = bpf_map_update_elem(map, &zero, &p, BPF_NOEXIST);
+	ASSERT_OK(err, "after close(), bpf_map_update");
+
+out:
+	close(p);
+	close(map);
+}
+
 static void test_skmsg_helpers(enum bpf_map_type map_type)
 {
 	struct test_skmsg_load_helpers *skel;
@@ -987,6 +1016,8 @@ void test_sockmap_basic(void)
 		test_sockmap_create_update_free(BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP);
 	if (test__start_subtest("sockhash create_update_free"))
 		test_sockmap_create_update_free(BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKHASH);
+	if (test__start_subtest("sockmap vsock delete on close"))
+		test_sockmap_vsock_delete_on_close();
 	if (test__start_subtest("sockmap sk_msg load helpers"))
 		test_skmsg_helpers(BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP);
 	if (test__start_subtest("sockhash sk_msg load helpers"))