diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/Makefile
index 5ef492b87bb1..35014197184e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+include ../../../build/Build.include
+include ../../../scripts/Makefile.arch
+include ../../../scripts/Makefile.include
 
 TEST_FILES := settings \
 		test_modules
 
 # We need the test_modules dir in order to make gen_tar and install to work
-TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED := test_modules/test_klp_atomic_replace.ko \
+TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED := test_binaries/test_klp-call_getpid \
+			test_modules/test_klp_atomic_replace.ko \
 			test_modules/test_klp_callbacks_busy.ko \
 			test_modules/test_klp_callbacks_demo.ko \
 			test_modules/test_klp_callbacks_demo2.ko \
@@ -13,7 +17,8 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED := test_modules/test_klp_atomic_replace.ko \
 			test_modules/test_klp_state.ko \
 			test_modules/test_klp_state2.ko \
 			test_modules/test_klp_state3.ko \
-			test_modules/test_klp_shadow_vars.ko
+			test_modules/test_klp_shadow_vars.ko \
+			test_modules/test_klp_syscall.ko
 
 TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED := functions.sh
 TEST_PROGS := \
@@ -21,7 +26,8 @@ TEST_PROGS := \
 	test-callbacks.sh \
 	test-shadow-vars.sh \
 	test-state.sh \
-	test-ftrace.sh
+	test-ftrace.sh \
+	test-syscall.sh
 
 # override lib.mk's default rules
 OVERRIDE_TARGETS := 1
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-syscall.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-syscall.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..f1d49e6ce2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-syscall.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# Copyright (C) 2022 SUSE
+# Author: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
+
+. $(dirname $0)/functions.sh
+
+MOD_SYSCALL=test_klp_syscall
+
+setup_config
+
+# - Start _NRPROC processes calling getpid and load a livepatch to patch the
+#   getpid syscall
+
+start_test "patch getpid syscall while being heavily hammered"
+
+declare -a pids
+for i in $(seq 1 $(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)); do
+	./test_klp-call_getpid &
+	pids[${#pids[*]}]="$!"
+done
+
+load_lp $MOD_SYSCALL
+# Success, getpid syscall was livepatched
+
+for pid in ${pids[@]}; do
+	kill $pid || true
+done
+
+disable_lp $MOD_SYSCALL
+unload_lp $MOD_SYSCALL
+
+check_result "% insmod test_modules/$MOD_SYSCALL.ko
+livepatch: enabling patch '$MOD_SYSCALL'
+livepatch: '$MOD_SYSCALL': initializing patching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_SYSCALL': starting patching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_SYSCALL': completing patching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_SYSCALL': patching complete
+% echo 0 > /sys/kernel/livepatch/$MOD_SYSCALL/enabled
+livepatch: '$MOD_SYSCALL': initializing unpatching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_SYSCALL': starting unpatching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_SYSCALL': completing unpatching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_SYSCALL': unpatching complete
+% rmmod $MOD_SYSCALL"
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test_binaries/test_klp-call_getpid.c b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test_binaries/test_klp-call_getpid.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be9d3110687d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test_binaries/test_klp-call_getpid.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 SUSE
+ * Author: Libor Pechacek <lpechacek@suse.cz>
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+static int run = 1;
+static int sig_int;
+
+void hup_handler(int signum)
+{
+	run = 0;
+}
+
+void int_handler(int signum)
+{
+	run = 0;
+	sig_int = 1;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	pid_t orig_pid, pid;
+	long count = 0;
+
+	signal(SIGHUP, &hup_handler);
+	signal(SIGINT, &int_handler);
+
+	orig_pid = syscall(SYS_getpid);
+
+	while(run) {
+		pid = syscall(SYS_getpid);
+		if (pid != orig_pid)
+			return 1;
+		count++;
+	}
+
+	if (sig_int)
+		printf("%d iterations done\n", count);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test_modules/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test_modules/Makefile
index 375180bc1b16..288c65ccd080 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test_modules/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test_modules/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ obj-m += test_klp_atomic_replace.o \
 	test_klp_state.o \
 	test_klp_state2.o \
 	test_klp_state3.o \
-	test_klp_shadow_vars.o
+	test_klp_shadow_vars.o \
+	test_klp_syscall.o
 
 %.ko:
 	make -C $(KDIR) M=$(TESTMODS_DIR) $@
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test_modules/test_klp_syscall.c b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test_modules/test_klp_syscall.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e170accfb10c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test_modules/test_klp_syscall.c
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2022 SUSE
+ * Authors: Libor Pechacek <lpechacek@suse.cz>
+ *          Nicolai Stange <nstange@suse.de>
+ *          Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/livepatch.h>
+
+#if defined(__x86_64__)
+#define FN_PREFIX __x64_
+#elif defined(__s390x__)
+#define FN_PREFIX __s390x_
+#elif defined(__PPC64__)
+#define FN_PREFIX __ppc64_
+#else
+#error "livepatch not supported"
+#endif
+
+asmlinkage long lp_sys_getpid(void)
+{
+	return task_tgid_vnr(current);
+}
+
+static struct klp_func vmlinux_funcs[] = {
+	{
+		.old_name = __stringify(FN_PREFIX) "sys_getpid",
+		.new_func = lp_sys_getpid,
+	}, {}
+};
+
+static struct klp_object objs[] = {
+	{
+		/* name being NULL means vmlinux */
+		.funcs = vmlinux_funcs,
+	}, {}
+};
+
+static struct klp_patch patch = {
+	.mod = THIS_MODULE,
+	.objs = objs,
+};
+
+static int livepatch_init(void)
+{
+	return klp_enable_patch(&patch);
+}
+
+static void livepatch_exit(void)
+{
+}
+
+module_init(livepatch_init);
+module_exit(livepatch_exit);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_INFO(livepatch, "Y");
