diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.c
index 9342f03c0908..dac72644ec78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.c
@@ -602,12 +602,6 @@ void iwl_mld_emlsr_unblock_tpt_wk(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wiphy_work *wk)
 /*
  * Link selection
  */
-struct iwl_mld_link_sel_data {
-	u8 link_id;
-	const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef;
-	s32 signal;
-	u16 grade;
-};
 
 s8 iwl_mld_get_emlsr_rssi_thresh(struct iwl_mld *mld,
 				 const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef,
@@ -737,7 +731,7 @@ iwl_mld_get_min_chan_load_thresh(struct ieee80211_chanctx_conf *chanctx)
 	return 10;
 }
 
-static bool
+VISIBLE_IF_KUNIT bool
 iwl_mld_channel_load_allows_emlsr(struct iwl_mld *mld,
 				  struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				  const struct iwl_mld_link_sel_data *a,
@@ -794,6 +788,7 @@ iwl_mld_channel_load_allows_emlsr(struct iwl_mld *mld,
 
 	return false;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_IF_IWLWIFI_KUNIT(iwl_mld_channel_load_allows_emlsr);
 
 static bool
 iwl_mld_valid_emlsr_pair(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.h
index 6c652c17069f..4fb1fdbe3df9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.h
@@ -150,4 +150,18 @@ void iwl_mld_emlsr_check_chan_load(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
  */
 void iwl_mld_retry_emlsr(struct iwl_mld *mld, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 
+struct iwl_mld_link_sel_data {
+	u8 link_id;
+	const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef;
+	s32 signal;
+	u16 grade;
+};
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_KUNIT_TESTS)
+bool iwl_mld_channel_load_allows_emlsr(struct iwl_mld *mld,
+				       struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+				       const struct iwl_mld_link_sel_data *a,
+				       const struct iwl_mld_link_sel_data *b);
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __iwl_mld_mlo_h__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/tests/link-selection.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/tests/link-selection.c
index 34782569d67e..295dcfd3f85d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/tests/link-selection.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/tests/link-selection.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "link.h"
 #include "iface.h"
 #include "phy.h"
+#include "mlo.h"
 
 static const struct link_grading_test_case {
 	const char *desc;
@@ -170,3 +171,133 @@ static struct kunit_suite link_selection = {
 };
 
 kunit_test_suite(link_selection);
+
+static const struct channel_load_case {
+	const char *desc;
+	bool low_latency_vif;
+	u32 chan_load_not_by_us;
+	enum nl80211_chan_width bw_a;
+	enum nl80211_chan_width bw_b;
+	bool primary_link_active;
+	bool expected_result;
+} channel_load_cases[] = {
+	{
+		.desc = "Unequal bandwidth, primary link inactive, EMLSR not allowed",
+		.low_latency_vif = false,
+		.primary_link_active = false,
+		.bw_a = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_40,
+		.bw_b = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20,
+		.expected_result = false,
+	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Equal bandwidths, sufficient channel load, EMLSR allowed",
+		.low_latency_vif = false,
+		.primary_link_active = true,
+		.chan_load_not_by_us = 11,
+		.bw_a = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_40,
+		.bw_b = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_40,
+		.expected_result = true,
+	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Equal bandwidths, insufficient channel load, EMLSR not allowed",
+		.low_latency_vif = false,
+		.primary_link_active = true,
+		.chan_load_not_by_us = 6,
+		.bw_a = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80,
+		.bw_b = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80,
+		.expected_result = false,
+	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Low latency VIF, sufficient channel load, EMLSR allowed",
+		.low_latency_vif = true,
+		.primary_link_active = true,
+		.chan_load_not_by_us = 6,
+		.bw_a = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_160,
+		.bw_b = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_160,
+		.expected_result = true,
+	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Different bandwidths (2x ratio), primary link load permits EMLSR",
+		.low_latency_vif = false,
+		.primary_link_active = true,
+		.chan_load_not_by_us = 30,
+		.bw_a = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_40,
+		.bw_b = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20,
+		.expected_result = true,
+	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Different bandwidths (4x ratio), primary link load permits EMLSR",
+		.low_latency_vif = false,
+		.primary_link_active = true,
+		.chan_load_not_by_us = 45,
+		.bw_a = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80,
+		.bw_b = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20,
+		.expected_result = true,
+	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Different bandwidths (16x ratio), primary link load insufficient",
+		.low_latency_vif = false,
+		.primary_link_active = true,
+		.chan_load_not_by_us = 45,
+		.bw_a = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_320,
+		.bw_b = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20,
+		.expected_result = false,
+	},
+};
+
+KUNIT_ARRAY_PARAM_DESC(channel_load, channel_load_cases, desc);
+
+static void test_iwl_mld_channel_load_allows_emlsr(struct kunit *test)
+{
+	const struct channel_load_case *params = test->param_value;
+	struct iwl_mld *mld = test->priv;
+	struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
+	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef_a, chandef_b;
+	struct iwl_mld_link_sel_data a = {.chandef = &chandef_a,
+					  .link_id = 4};
+	struct iwl_mld_link_sel_data b = {.chandef = &chandef_b,
+					  .link_id = 5};
+	struct iwl_mld_kunit_link assoc_link = {
+		.id = params->primary_link_active ? a.link_id : b.link_id,
+		.bandwidth = params->primary_link_active ? params->bw_a : params->bw_b,
+	};
+	bool result;
+
+	vif = iwlmld_kunit_setup_mlo_assoc(BIT(a.link_id) | BIT(b.link_id),
+					   &assoc_link);
+
+	chandef_a.width = params->bw_a;
+	chandef_b.width = params->bw_b;
+
+	if (params->low_latency_vif)
+		iwl_mld_vif_from_mac80211(vif)->low_latency_causes = 1;
+
+	wiphy_lock(mld->wiphy);
+
+	/* Simulate channel load */
+	if (params->primary_link_active) {
+		struct iwl_mld_phy *phy =
+			iwlmld_kunit_get_phy_of_link(vif, a.link_id);
+
+		phy->avg_channel_load_not_by_us = params->chan_load_not_by_us;
+	}
+
+	result = iwl_mld_channel_load_allows_emlsr(mld, vif, &a, &b);
+
+	wiphy_unlock(mld->wiphy);
+
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, result, params->expected_result);
+}
+
+static struct kunit_case channel_load_criteria_test_cases[] = {
+	KUNIT_CASE_PARAM(test_iwl_mld_channel_load_allows_emlsr, channel_load_gen_params),
+	{}
+};
+
+static struct kunit_suite channel_load_criteria_tests = {
+	.name = "iwlmld_channel_load_allows_emlsr",
+	.test_cases = channel_load_criteria_test_cases,
+	.init = iwlmld_kunit_test_init,
+};
+
+kunit_test_suite(channel_load_criteria_tests);
