diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/altnames.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/altnames.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+lib_dir=$(dirname $0)/forwarding
+
+ALL_TESTS="altnames_test"
+NUM_NETIFS=0
+source $lib_dir/lib.sh
+
+DUMMY_DEV=dummytest
+SHORT_NAME=shortname
+LONG_NAME=someveryveryveryveryveryverylongname
+
+altnames_test()
+{
+	RET=0
+	local output
+	local name
+
+	ip link property add $DUMMY_DEV altname $SHORT_NAME
+	check_err $? "Failed to add short alternative name"
+
+	output=$(ip -j -p link show $SHORT_NAME)
+	check_err $? "Failed to do link show with short alternative name"
+
+	name=$(echo $output | jq -e -r ".[0].altnames[0]")
+	check_err $? "Failed to get short alternative name from link show JSON"
+
+	[ "$name" == "$SHORT_NAME" ]
+	check_err $? "Got unexpected short alternative name from link show JSON"
+
+	ip -j -p link show $DUMMY_DEV &>/dev/null
+	check_err $? "Failed to do link show with original name"
+
+	ip link property add $DUMMY_DEV altname $LONG_NAME
+	check_err $? "Failed to add long alternative name"
+
+	output=$(ip -j -p link show $LONG_NAME)
+	check_err $? "Failed to do link show with long alternative name"
+
+	name=$(echo $output | jq -e -r ".[0].altnames[1]")
+	check_err $? "Failed to get long alternative name from link show JSON"
+
+	[ "$name" == "$LONG_NAME" ]
+	check_err $? "Got unexpected long alternative name from link show JSON"
+
+	ip link property del $DUMMY_DEV altname $SHORT_NAME
+	check_err $? "Failed to add short alternative name"
+
+	ip -j -p link show $SHORT_NAME &>/dev/null
+	check_fail $? "Unexpected success while trying to do link show with deleted short alternative name"
+
+	# long name is left there on purpose to be removed alongside the device
+
+	log_test "altnames test"
+}
+
+setup_prepare()
+{
+	ip link add name $DUMMY_DEV type dummy
+}
+
+cleanup()
+{
+	pre_cleanup
+	ip link del name $DUMMY_DEV
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+setup_prepare
+
+tests_run
+
+exit $EXIT_STATUS