diff --git a/net/bluetooth/Kconfig b/net/bluetooth/Kconfig
index 29bcafc41adfd19b59b0437021d5ebd044dcef9b..3296841531c9834ae6ddb12d22fe0842ae5f1ce1 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/Kconfig
+++ b/net/bluetooth/Kconfig
@@ -64,4 +64,17 @@ config BT_6LOWPAN
 	help
 	  IPv6 compression over Bluetooth Low Energy.
 
+config BT_SELFTEST
+	bool "Bluetooth self testing support"
+	depends on BT && DEBUG_KERNEL
+	help
+	  Run self tests when initializing the Bluetooth subsystem.  This
+	  is a developer option and can cause significant delay when booting
+	  the system.
+
+	  When the Bluetooth subsystem is built as module, then the test
+	  cases are run first thing at module load time.  When the Bluetooth
+	  subsystem is compiled into the kernel image, then the test cases
+	  are run late in the initcall hierarchy.
+
 source "drivers/bluetooth/Kconfig"
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/Makefile b/net/bluetooth/Makefile
index 364cff1ad4b11f1150a79318693e6a2e6435932b..8e96e30722668a8fa92663c1ee1ba17f2f74abd1 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/Makefile
+++ b/net/bluetooth/Makefile
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ bluetooth-y := af_bluetooth.o hci_core.o hci_conn.o hci_event.o mgmt.o \
 	hci_sock.o hci_sysfs.o l2cap_core.o l2cap_sock.o smp.o sco.o lib.o \
 	a2mp.o amp.o ecc.o hci_request.o hci_debugfs.o
 
+bluetooth-$(CONFIG_BT_SELFTEST) += selftest.o
+
 subdir-ccflags-y += -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index 012e3b03589d8ce305deccf09189971dd86d1b39..ce22e0cfa923fb947256f8c36405b7e8bce5c888 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 
+#include "selftest.h"
+
 #define VERSION "2.20"
 
 /* Bluetooth sockets */
@@ -716,6 +718,10 @@ static int __init bt_init(void)
 
 	BT_INFO("Core ver %s", VERSION);
 
+	err = bt_selftest();
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
 	bt_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir("bluetooth", NULL);
 
 	err = bt_sysfs_init();
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/selftest.c b/net/bluetooth/selftest.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00cac4a5e2299f4f4e26b47968658dcb5bc0ad1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/bluetooth/selftest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+   BlueZ - Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux
+
+   Copyright (C) 2014 Intel Corporation
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation;
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+   OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
+   IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) AND AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+   CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES
+   WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+   ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+   OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+   ALL LIABILITY, INCLUDING LIABILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENTS,
+   COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS, RELATING TO USE OF THIS
+   SOFTWARE IS DISCLAIMED.
+*/
+
+#include <net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
+
+#include "selftest.h"
+
+static int __init run_selftest(void)
+{
+	BT_INFO("Starting self testing");
+
+	BT_INFO("Finished self testing");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#if IS_MODULE(CONFIG_BT)
+
+/* This is run when CONFIG_BT_SELFTEST=y and CONFIG_BT=m and is just a
+ * wrapper to allow running this at module init.
+ *
+ * If CONFIG_BT_SELFTEST=n, then this code is not compiled at all.
+ */
+int __init bt_selftest(void)
+{
+	return run_selftest();
+}
+
+#else
+
+/* This is run when CONFIG_BT_SELFTEST=y and CONFIG_BT=y and is run
+ * via late_initcall() as last item in the initialization sequence.
+ *
+ * If CONFIG_BT_SELFTEST=n, then this code is not compiled at all.
+ */
+static int __init bt_selftest_init(void)
+{
+	return run_selftest();
+}
+late_initcall(bt_selftest_init);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/selftest.h b/net/bluetooth/selftest.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2aa0a346a913e564417a0e0e776f138171e8bac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/bluetooth/selftest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+   BlueZ - Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux
+   Copyright (C) 2014 Intel Corporation
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation;
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+   OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
+   IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) AND AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+   CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES
+   WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+   ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+   OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+   ALL LIABILITY, INCLUDING LIABILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENTS,
+   COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS, RELATING TO USE OF THIS
+   SOFTWARE IS DISCLAIMED.
+*/
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BT_SELFTEST) && IS_MODULE(CONFIG_BT)
+
+/* When CONFIG_BT_SELFTEST=y and the CONFIG_BT=m, then the self testing
+ * is run at module loading time.
+ */
+int bt_selftest(void);
+
+#else
+
+/* When CONFIG_BT_SELFTEST=y and CONFIG_BT=y, then the self testing
+ * is run via late_initcall() to make sure that subsys_initcall() of
+ * the Bluetooth subsystem and device_initcall() of the Crypto subsystem
+ * do not clash.
+ *
+ * When CONFIG_BT_SELFTEST=n, then this turns into an empty call that
+ * has no impact.
+ */
+static inline int bt_selftest(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#endif