diff --git a/lib/test_sysctl.c b/lib/test_sysctl.c
index 1472e1ae4931751fec878335163df06ba4e011ef..53db3513ab0829bb0f4d6a3901022bc387f5dff7 100644
--- a/lib/test_sysctl.c
+++ b/lib/test_sysctl.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ struct test_sysctl_data {
 	int int_0001;
 	int int_0002;
 
+	unsigned int uint_0001;
+
 	char string_0001[65];
 };
 
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ static struct test_sysctl_data test_data = {
 	.int_0001 = 60,
 	.int_0002 = 1,
 
+	.uint_0001 = 314,
+
 	.string_0001 = "(none)",
 };
 
@@ -71,6 +75,13 @@ static struct ctl_table test_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "uint_0001",
+		.data		= &test_data.uint_0001,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_douintvec,
+	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "string_0001",
 		.data		= &test_data.string_0001,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/sysctl.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/sysctl.sh
index 7ba3fa2bbd548ffcc3245b31e16f6b2cdc29eb3e..abeef675a8845f109fb4daec6afec966a76fa850 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/sysctl.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/sysctl.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ TEST_FILE=$(mktemp)
 ALL_TESTS="0001:1:1"
 ALL_TESTS="$ALL_TESTS 0002:1:1"
 ALL_TESTS="$ALL_TESTS 0003:1:1"
+ALL_TESTS="$ALL_TESTS 0004:1:1"
 
 test_modprobe()
 {
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ function check_production_sysctl_writes_strict()
 	if [ -z $INT_MAX ]; then
 		INT_MAX=$(getconf INT_MAX)
 	fi
+	if [ -z $UINT_MAX ]; then
+		UINT_MAX=$(getconf UINT_MAX)
+	fi
 }
 
 test_reqs()
@@ -129,6 +133,9 @@ reset_vals()
 		int_0002)
 			VAL="1"
 			;;
+		uint_0001)
+			VAL="314"
+			;;
 		string_0001)
 			VAL="(none)"
 			;;
@@ -345,6 +352,49 @@ run_limit_digit_int()
 	test_rc
 }
 
+# You are using an unsigned int
+run_limit_digit_uint()
+{
+	echo -n "Testing UINT_MAX works ..."
+	reset_vals
+	TEST_STR="$UINT_MAX"
+	echo -n $TEST_STR > $TARGET
+
+	if ! verify "${TARGET}"; then
+		echo "FAIL" >&2
+		rc=1
+	else
+		echo "ok"
+	fi
+	test_rc
+
+	echo -n "Testing UINT_MAX + 1 will fail as expected..."
+	reset_vals
+	TEST_STR=$(($UINT_MAX+1))
+	echo -n $TEST_STR > $TARGET 2> /dev/null
+
+	if verify "${TARGET}"; then
+		echo "FAIL" >&2
+		rc=1
+	else
+		echo "ok"
+	fi
+	test_rc
+
+	echo -n "Testing negative values will not work as expected ..."
+	reset_vals
+	TEST_STR="-3"
+	echo -n $TEST_STR > $TARGET 2> /dev/null
+
+	if verify "${TARGET}"; then
+		echo "FAIL" >&2
+		rc=1
+	else
+		echo "ok"
+	fi
+	test_rc
+}
+
 run_stringtests()
 {
 	echo -n "Writing entire sysctl in short writes ... "
@@ -450,6 +500,18 @@ sysctl_test_0003()
 	run_limit_digit_int
 }
 
+sysctl_test_0004()
+{
+	TARGET="${SYSCTL}/uint_0001"
+	reset_vals
+	ORIG=$(cat "${TARGET}")
+	TEST_STR=$(( $ORIG + 1 ))
+
+	run_numerictests
+	run_limit_digit
+	run_limit_digit_uint
+}
+
 list_tests()
 {
 	echo "Test ID list:"
@@ -461,6 +523,7 @@ list_tests()
 	echo "0001 x $(get_test_count 0001) - tests proc_dointvec_minmax()"
 	echo "0002 x $(get_test_count 0002) - tests proc_dostring()"
 	echo "0003 x $(get_test_count 0003) - tests proc_dointvec()"
+	echo "0004 x $(get_test_count 0004) - tests proc_douintvec()"
 }
 
 test_reqs