diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/rtnetlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/rtnetlink.sh
index c4cf6e6d800ebe3d2d595805397ce1b3f70e7de3..a6c196c8534cea2a49d600aa23b39070bfd481f0 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/rtnetlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/rtnetlink.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ lib_dir=$(dirname $0)/../../../net/forwarding
 
 ALL_TESTS="
 	rif_set_addr_test
+	rif_vrf_set_addr_test
 	rif_inherit_bridge_addr_test
 	rif_non_inherit_bridge_addr_test
 	vlan_interface_deletion_test
@@ -98,6 +99,25 @@ rif_set_addr_test()
 	ip link set dev $swp1 addr $swp1_mac
 }
 
+rif_vrf_set_addr_test()
+{
+	# Test that it is possible to set an IP address on a VRF upper despite
+	# its random MAC address.
+	RET=0
+
+	ip link add name vrf-test type vrf table 10
+	ip link set dev $swp1 master vrf-test
+
+	ip -4 address add 192.0.2.1/24 dev vrf-test
+	check_err $? "failed to set IPv4 address on VRF"
+	ip -6 address add 2001:db8:1::1/64 dev vrf-test
+	check_err $? "failed to set IPv6 address on VRF"
+
+	log_test "RIF - setting IP address on VRF"
+
+	ip link del dev vrf-test
+}
+
 rif_inherit_bridge_addr_test()
 {
 	RET=0