diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/nsim.py b/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/nsim.py
index 94aa32f59fdb..1fd50a308408 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/nsim.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/nsim.py
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ from .utils import cmd, ip
         self.dfs_dir = "%s/ports/%u/" % (nsimdev.dfs_dir, port_index)
         ret = ip("-j link show dev %s" % ifname, ns=ns)
         self.dev = json.loads(ret.stdout)[0]
+        self.ifindex = self.dev["ifindex"]
+
+    def up(self):
+        ip("link set dev {} up".format(self.ifname))
+
+    def down(self):
+        ip("link set dev {} down".format(self.ifname))
 
     def dfs_write(self, path, val):
         self.nsimdev.dfs_write(f'ports/{self.port_index}/' + path, val)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/nl_netdev.py b/tools/testing/selftests/net/nl_netdev.py
index 2b8b488fb419..afc510c044ce 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/nl_netdev.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/nl_netdev.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-from lib.py import ksft_run, ksft_pr, ksft_eq, ksft_ge, NetdevFamily
+import time
+from lib.py import ksft_run, ksft_pr, ksft_eq, ksft_ge, NetdevFamily, NetdevSimDev, ip
 
 
 def empty_check(nf) -> None:
@@ -15,9 +16,83 @@ from lib.py import ksft_run, ksft_pr, ksft_eq, ksft_ge, NetdevFamily
     ksft_eq(len(lo_info['xdp-rx-metadata-features']), 0)
 
 
+def page_pool_check(nf) -> None:
+    with NetdevSimDev() as nsimdev:
+        nsim = nsimdev.nsims[0]
+
+        # No page pools when down
+        nsim.down()
+        pp_list = nf.page_pool_get({}, dump=True)
+        pp_list = [pp for pp in pp_list if pp.get("ifindex") == nsim.ifindex]
+        ksft_eq(len(pp_list), 0)
+
+        # Up, empty page pool appears
+        nsim.up()
+        pp_list = nf.page_pool_get({}, dump=True)
+        pp_list = [pp for pp in pp_list if pp.get("ifindex") == nsim.ifindex]
+        ksft_ge(len(pp_list), 0)
+        refs = sum([pp["inflight"] for pp in pp_list])
+        ksft_eq(refs, 0)
+
+        # Down, it disappears, again
+        nsim.down()
+        pp_list = nf.page_pool_get({}, dump=True)
+        pp_list = [pp for pp in pp_list if pp.get("ifindex") == nsim.ifindex]
+        ksft_eq(len(pp_list), 0)
+
+        # Up, allocate a page
+        nsim.up()
+        nsim.dfs_write("pp_hold", "y")
+        pp_list = nf.page_pool_get({}, dump=True)
+        refs = sum([pp["inflight"] for pp in pp_list if pp.get("ifindex") == nsim.ifindex])
+        ksft_ge(refs, 1)
+
+        # Now let's leak a page
+        nsim.down()
+        pp_list = nf.page_pool_get({}, dump=True)
+        pp_list = [pp for pp in pp_list if pp.get("ifindex") == nsim.ifindex]
+        ksft_eq(len(pp_list), 1)
+        refs = sum([pp["inflight"] for pp in pp_list if pp.get("ifindex") == nsim.ifindex])
+        ksft_eq(refs, 1)
+        undetached = [pp for pp in pp_list if "detach-time" not in pp]
+        ksft_eq(len(undetached), 0)
+
+        # New pp can get created, and we'll have two
+        nsim.up()
+        pp_list = nf.page_pool_get({}, dump=True)
+        pp_list = [pp for pp in pp_list if pp.get("ifindex") == nsim.ifindex]
+        attached = [pp for pp in pp_list if "detach-time" not in pp]
+        undetached = [pp for pp in pp_list if "detach-time" in pp]
+        ksft_eq(len(attached), 1)
+        ksft_eq(len(undetached), 1)
+
+        # Free the old page and the old pp is gone
+        nsim.dfs_write("pp_hold", "n")
+        # Freeing check is once a second so we may need to retry
+        for i in range(50):
+            pp_list = nf.page_pool_get({}, dump=True)
+            pp_list = [pp for pp in pp_list if pp.get("ifindex") == nsim.ifindex]
+            if len(pp_list) == 1:
+                break
+            time.sleep(0.05)
+        ksft_eq(len(pp_list), 1)
+
+        # And down...
+        nsim.down()
+        pp_list = nf.page_pool_get({}, dump=True)
+        pp_list = [pp for pp in pp_list if pp.get("ifindex") == nsim.ifindex]
+        ksft_eq(len(pp_list), 0)
+
+        # Last, leave the page hanging for destroy, nothing to check
+        # we're trying to exercise the orphaning path in the kernel
+        nsim.up()
+        nsim.dfs_write("pp_hold", "y")
+
+
 def main() -> None:
     nf = NetdevFamily()
-    ksft_run([empty_check, lo_check], args=(nf, ))
+    ksft_run([empty_check, lo_check, page_pool_check],
+             args=(nf, ))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
