diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/Makefile
index 28b93cab8c0d..22029e60eff3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ARCH ?= $(shell uname -m 2>/dev/null || echo not)
 
 ifneq (,$(filter $(ARCH),aarch64 arm64))
-ARM64_SUBTARGETS ?= tags signal pauth fp mte bti abi
+ARM64_SUBTARGETS ?= tags signal pauth fp mte bti abi gcs
 else
 ARM64_SUBTARGETS :=
 endif
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0e5e695ecba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+basic-gcs
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..61a30f483429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# Copyright (C) 2023 ARM Limited
+#
+# In order to avoid interaction with the toolchain and dynamic linker the
+# portions of these tests that interact with the GCS are implemented using
+# nolibc.
+#
+
+TEST_GEN_PROGS := basic-gcs
+
+include ../../lib.mk
+
+$(OUTPUT)/basic-gcs: basic-gcs.c
+	$(CC) -g -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-ident -s -Os -nostdlib \
+		-static -include ../../../../include/nolibc/nolibc.h \
+		-I../../../../../usr/include \
+		-std=gnu99 -I../.. -g \
+		-ffreestanding -Wall $^ -o $@ -lgcc
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/basic-gcs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/basic-gcs.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0fac554a3c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/basic-gcs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,356 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 ARM Limited.
+ */
+
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <linux/prctl.h>
+
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <asm/mman.h>
+
+#include "kselftest.h"
+#include "gcs-util.h"
+
+/* nolibc doesn't have sysconf(), just hard code the maximum */
+static size_t page_size = 65536;
+
+static  __attribute__((noinline)) void valid_gcs_function(void)
+{
+	/* Do something the compiler can't optimise out */
+	my_syscall1(__NR_prctl, PR_SVE_GET_VL);
+}
+
+static inline int gcs_set_status(unsigned long mode)
+{
+	bool enabling = mode & PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE;
+	int ret;
+	unsigned long new_mode;
+
+	/*
+	 * The prctl takes 1 argument but we need to ensure that the
+	 * other 3 values passed in registers to the syscall are zero
+	 * since the kernel validates them.
+	 */
+	ret = my_syscall5(__NR_prctl, PR_SET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS, mode,
+			  0, 0, 0);
+
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ret = my_syscall5(__NR_prctl, PR_GET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS,
+				  &new_mode, 0, 0, 0);
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			if (new_mode != mode) {
+				ksft_print_msg("Mode set to %x not %x\n",
+					       new_mode, mode);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+			}
+		} else {
+			ksft_print_msg("Failed to validate mode: %d\n", ret);
+		}
+
+		if (enabling != chkfeat_gcs()) {
+			ksft_print_msg("%senabled by prctl but %senabled in CHKFEAT\n",
+				       enabling ? "" : "not ",
+				       chkfeat_gcs() ? "" : "not ");
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* Try to read the status */
+static bool read_status(void)
+{
+	unsigned long state;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = my_syscall5(__NR_prctl, PR_GET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS,
+			  &state, 0, 0, 0);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		ksft_print_msg("Failed to read state: %d\n", ret);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return state & PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE;
+}
+
+/* Just a straight enable */
+static bool base_enable(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = gcs_set_status(PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE);
+	if (ret) {
+		ksft_print_msg("PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE failed %d\n", ret);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* Check we can read GCSPR_EL0 when GCS is enabled */
+static bool read_gcspr_el0(void)
+{
+	unsigned long *gcspr_el0;
+
+	ksft_print_msg("GET GCSPR\n");
+	gcspr_el0 = get_gcspr();
+	ksft_print_msg("GCSPR_EL0 is %p\n", gcspr_el0);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* Also allow writes to stack */
+static bool enable_writeable(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = gcs_set_status(PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE | PR_SHADOW_STACK_WRITE);
+	if (ret) {
+		ksft_print_msg("PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE writeable failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	ret = gcs_set_status(PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE);
+	if (ret) {
+		ksft_print_msg("failed to restore plain enable %d\n", ret);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* Also allow writes to stack */
+static bool enable_push_pop(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = gcs_set_status(PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE | PR_SHADOW_STACK_PUSH);
+	if (ret) {
+		ksft_print_msg("PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE with push failed: %d\n",
+			       ret);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	ret = gcs_set_status(PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE);
+	if (ret) {
+		ksft_print_msg("failed to restore plain enable %d\n", ret);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* Enable GCS and allow everything */
+static bool enable_all(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = gcs_set_status(PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE | PR_SHADOW_STACK_PUSH |
+			     PR_SHADOW_STACK_WRITE);
+	if (ret) {
+		ksft_print_msg("PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE with everything failed: %d\n",
+			       ret);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	ret = gcs_set_status(PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE);
+	if (ret) {
+		ksft_print_msg("failed to restore plain enable %d\n", ret);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static bool enable_invalid(void)
+{
+	int ret = gcs_set_status(ULONG_MAX);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ksft_print_msg("GCS_SET_STATUS %lx succeeded\n", ULONG_MAX);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* Map a GCS */
+static bool map_guarded_stack(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	uint64_t *buf;
+	uint64_t expected_cap;
+	int elem;
+	bool pass = true;
+
+	buf = (void *)my_syscall3(__NR_map_shadow_stack, 0, page_size,
+				  SHADOW_STACK_SET_MARKER |
+				  SHADOW_STACK_SET_TOKEN);
+	if (buf == MAP_FAILED) {
+		ksft_print_msg("Failed to map %d byte GCS: %d\n",
+			       page_size, errno);
+		return false;
+	}
+	ksft_print_msg("Mapped GCS at %p-%p\n", buf,
+		       (uint64_t)buf + page_size);
+
+	/* The top of the newly allocated region should be 0 */
+	elem = (page_size / sizeof(uint64_t)) - 1;
+	if (buf[elem]) {
+		ksft_print_msg("Last entry is 0x%lx not 0x0\n", buf[elem]);
+		pass = false;
+	}
+
+	/* Then a valid cap token */
+	elem--;
+	expected_cap = ((uint64_t)buf + page_size - 16);
+	expected_cap &= GCS_CAP_ADDR_MASK;
+	expected_cap |= GCS_CAP_VALID_TOKEN;
+	if (buf[elem] != expected_cap) {
+		ksft_print_msg("Cap entry is 0x%lx not 0x%lx\n",
+			       buf[elem], expected_cap);
+		pass = false;
+	}
+	ksft_print_msg("cap token is 0x%lx\n", buf[elem]);
+
+	/* The rest should be zeros */
+	for (elem = 0; elem < page_size / sizeof(uint64_t) - 2; elem++) {
+		if (!buf[elem])
+			continue;
+		ksft_print_msg("GCS slot %d is 0x%lx not 0x0\n",
+			       elem, buf[elem]);
+		pass = false;
+	}
+
+	ret = munmap(buf, page_size);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		ksft_print_msg("Failed to unmap %d byte GCS: %d\n",
+			       page_size, errno);
+		pass = false;
+	}
+
+	return pass;
+}
+
+/* A fork()ed process can run */
+static bool test_fork(void)
+{
+	unsigned long child_mode;
+	int ret, status;
+	pid_t pid;
+	bool pass = true;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid == -1) {
+		ksft_print_msg("fork() failed: %d\n", errno);
+		pass = false;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		/* In child, make sure we can call a function, read
+		 * the GCS pointer and status and then exit */
+		valid_gcs_function();
+		get_gcspr();
+
+		ret = my_syscall5(__NR_prctl, PR_GET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS,
+				  &child_mode, 0, 0, 0);
+		if (ret == 0 && !(child_mode & PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE)) {
+			ksft_print_msg("GCS not enabled in child\n");
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		exit(ret);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * In parent, check we can still do function calls then block
+	 * for the child.
+	 */
+	valid_gcs_function();
+
+	ksft_print_msg("Waiting for child %d\n", pid);
+
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	if (ret == -1) {
+		ksft_print_msg("Failed to wait for child: %d\n",
+			       errno);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
+		ksft_print_msg("Child exited due to signal %d\n",
+			       WTERMSIG(status));
+		pass = false;
+	} else {
+		if (WEXITSTATUS(status)) {
+			ksft_print_msg("Child exited with status %d\n",
+				       WEXITSTATUS(status));
+			pass = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+
+	return pass;
+}
+
+typedef bool (*gcs_test)(void);
+
+static struct {
+	char *name;
+	gcs_test test;
+	bool needs_enable;
+} tests[] = {
+	{ "read_status", read_status },
+	{ "base_enable", base_enable, true },
+	{ "read_gcspr_el0", read_gcspr_el0 },
+	{ "enable_writeable", enable_writeable, true },
+	{ "enable_push_pop", enable_push_pop, true },
+	{ "enable_all", enable_all, true },
+	{ "enable_invalid", enable_invalid, true },
+	{ "map_guarded_stack", map_guarded_stack },
+	{ "fork", test_fork },
+};
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	int i, ret;
+	unsigned long gcs_mode;
+
+	ksft_print_header();
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't have getauxval() with nolibc so treat a failure to
+	 * read GCS state as a lack of support and skip.
+	 */
+	ret = my_syscall5(__NR_prctl, PR_GET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS,
+			  &gcs_mode, 0, 0, 0);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		ksft_exit_skip("Failed to read GCS state: %d\n", ret);
+
+	if (!(gcs_mode & PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE)) {
+		gcs_mode = PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE;
+		ret = my_syscall5(__NR_prctl, PR_SET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS,
+				  gcs_mode, 0, 0, 0);
+		if (ret != 0)
+			ksft_exit_fail_msg("Failed to enable GCS: %d\n", ret);
+	}
+
+	ksft_set_plan(ARRAY_SIZE(tests));
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tests); i++) {
+		ksft_test_result((*tests[i].test)(), "%s\n", tests[i].name);
+	}
+
+	/* One last test: disable GCS, we can do this one time */
+	my_syscall5(__NR_prctl, PR_SET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		ksft_print_msg("Failed to disable GCS: %d\n", ret);
+
+	ksft_finished();
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/gcs-util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/gcs-util.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c517f1a710c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/gcs-util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 ARM Limited.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GCS_UTIL_H
+#define GCS_UTIL_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#ifndef __NR_map_shadow_stack
+#define __NR_map_shadow_stack 452
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __NR_prctl
+#define __NR_prctl 167
+#endif
+
+/* Shadow Stack/Guarded Control Stack interface */
+#define PR_GET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS	71
+#define PR_SET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS      72
+#define PR_LOCK_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS     73
+
+# define PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE         (1UL << 0)
+# define PR_SHADOW_STACK_WRITE		(1UL << 1)
+# define PR_SHADOW_STACK_PUSH		(1UL << 2)
+
+#define PR_SHADOW_STACK_ALL_MODES \
+	PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE | PR_SHADOW_STACK_WRITE | PR_SHADOW_STACK_PUSH
+
+#define GCS_CAP_ADDR_MASK		(0xfffffffffffff000UL)
+#define GCS_CAP_TOKEN_MASK		(0x0000000000000fffUL)
+#define GCS_CAP_VALID_TOKEN		1
+#define GCS_CAP_IN_PROGRESS_TOKEN	5
+
+#define GCS_CAP(x) (((unsigned long)(x) & GCS_CAP_ADDR_MASK) | \
+		    GCS_CAP_VALID_TOKEN)
+
+static inline unsigned long *get_gcspr(void)
+{
+	unsigned long *gcspr;
+
+	asm volatile(
+		"mrs	%0, S3_3_C2_C5_1"
+	: "=r" (gcspr)
+	:
+	: "cc");
+
+	return gcspr;
+}
+
+static inline void __attribute__((always_inline)) gcsss1(unsigned long *Xt)
+{
+	asm volatile (
+		"sys #3, C7, C7, #2, %0\n"
+		:
+		: "rZ" (Xt)
+		: "memory");
+}
+
+static inline unsigned long __attribute__((always_inline)) *gcsss2(void)
+{
+	unsigned long *Xt;
+
+	asm volatile(
+		"SYSL %0, #3, C7, C7, #3\n"
+		: "=r" (Xt)
+		:
+		: "memory");
+
+	return Xt;
+}
+
+static inline bool chkfeat_gcs(void)
+{
+	register long val __asm__ ("x16") = 1;
+
+	/* CHKFEAT x16 */
+	asm volatile(
+		"hint #0x28\n"
+		: "=r" (val)
+		: "r" (val));
+
+	return val != 1;
+}
+
+#endif
