diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index 9e870e519c30e4a241ce05491743e1784af2bd8b..947ac47f2f6b2c59c6d7555c68c3f2c057b1c061 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ TEST_FILES = xsk_prereqs.sh $(wildcard progs/btf_dump_test_case_*.c)
 TEST_PROGS := test_kmod.sh \
 	test_xdp_redirect.sh \
 	test_xdp_redirect_multi.sh \
-	test_xdp_meta.sh \
 	test_tunnel.sh \
 	test_lwt_seg6local.sh \
 	test_lirc_mode2.sh \
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_context_test_run.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_context_test_run.c
index e6a783c7f5db9c818bd354027bae7393ee3c166b..7c4156af0c299bcaf07843b880a10b4aa7737110 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_context_test_run.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_context_test_run.c
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 #include <test_progs.h>
 #include <network_helpers.h>
 #include "test_xdp_context_test_run.skel.h"
+#include "test_xdp_meta.skel.h"
+
+#define TX_ADDR "10.0.0.1"
+#define RX_ADDR "10.0.0.2"
+#define RX_NAME "veth0"
+#define TX_NAME "veth1"
+#define TX_NETNS "xdp_context_tx"
+#define RX_NETNS "xdp_context_rx"
 
 void test_xdp_context_error(int prog_fd, struct bpf_test_run_opts opts,
 			    __u32 data_meta, __u32 data, __u32 data_end,
@@ -103,3 +111,82 @@ void test_xdp_context_test_run(void)
 
 	test_xdp_context_test_run__destroy(skel);
 }
+
+void test_xdp_context_functional(void)
+{
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_tc_hook, tc_hook, .attach_point = BPF_TC_INGRESS);
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_tc_opts, tc_opts, .handle = 1, .priority = 1);
+	struct netns_obj *rx_ns = NULL, *tx_ns = NULL;
+	struct bpf_program *tc_prog, *xdp_prog;
+	struct test_xdp_meta *skel = NULL;
+	struct nstoken *nstoken = NULL;
+	int rx_ifindex;
+	int ret;
+
+	tx_ns = netns_new(TX_NETNS, false);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(tx_ns, "create tx_ns"))
+		return;
+
+	rx_ns = netns_new(RX_NETNS, false);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(rx_ns, "create rx_ns"))
+		goto close;
+
+	SYS(close, "ip link add " RX_NAME " netns " RX_NETNS
+	    " type veth peer name " TX_NAME " netns " TX_NETNS);
+
+	nstoken = open_netns(RX_NETNS);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(nstoken, "setns rx_ns"))
+		goto close;
+
+	SYS(close, "ip addr add " RX_ADDR "/24 dev " RX_NAME);
+	SYS(close, "ip link set dev " RX_NAME " up");
+
+	skel = test_xdp_meta__open_and_load();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "open and load skeleton"))
+		goto close;
+
+	rx_ifindex = if_nametoindex(RX_NAME);
+	if (!ASSERT_GE(rx_ifindex, 0, "if_nametoindex rx"))
+		goto close;
+
+	tc_hook.ifindex = rx_ifindex;
+	ret = bpf_tc_hook_create(&tc_hook);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(ret, "bpf_tc_hook_create"))
+		goto close;
+
+	tc_prog = bpf_object__find_program_by_name(skel->obj, "ing_cls");
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(tc_prog, "open ing_cls prog"))
+		goto close;
+
+	tc_opts.prog_fd = bpf_program__fd(tc_prog);
+	ret = bpf_tc_attach(&tc_hook, &tc_opts);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(ret, "bpf_tc_attach"))
+		goto close;
+
+	xdp_prog = bpf_object__find_program_by_name(skel->obj, "ing_xdp");
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(xdp_prog, "open ing_xdp prog"))
+		goto close;
+
+	ret = bpf_xdp_attach(rx_ifindex,
+			     bpf_program__fd(xdp_prog),
+			     0, NULL);
+	if (!ASSERT_GE(ret, 0, "bpf_xdp_attach"))
+		goto close;
+
+	close_netns(nstoken);
+
+	nstoken = open_netns(TX_NETNS);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(nstoken, "setns tx_ns"))
+		goto close;
+
+	SYS(close, "ip addr add " TX_ADDR "/24 dev " TX_NAME);
+	SYS(close, "ip link set dev " TX_NAME " up");
+	SYS(close, "ping -c 1 " RX_ADDR);
+
+close:
+	close_netns(nstoken);
+	test_xdp_meta__destroy(skel);
+	netns_free(rx_ns);
+	netns_free(tx_ns);
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_meta.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_meta.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6039b92f10949d48cd9d703d6981ae8a9388e8df..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_meta.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-BPF_FILE="test_xdp_meta.bpf.o"
-# Kselftest framework requirement - SKIP code is 4.
-readonly KSFT_SKIP=4
-readonly NS1="ns1-$(mktemp -u XXXXXX)"
-readonly NS2="ns2-$(mktemp -u XXXXXX)"
-
-cleanup()
-{
-	if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
-		echo "selftests: test_xdp_meta [PASS]";
-	else
-		echo "selftests: test_xdp_meta [FAILED]";
-	fi
-
-	set +e
-	ip link del veth1 2> /dev/null
-	ip netns del ${NS1} 2> /dev/null
-	ip netns del ${NS2} 2> /dev/null
-}
-
-ip link set dev lo xdp off 2>/dev/null > /dev/null
-if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
-	echo "selftests: [SKIP] Could not run test without the ip xdp support"
-	exit $KSFT_SKIP
-fi
-set -e
-
-ip netns add ${NS1}
-ip netns add ${NS2}
-
-trap cleanup 0 2 3 6 9
-
-ip link add veth1 type veth peer name veth2
-
-ip link set veth1 netns ${NS1}
-ip link set veth2 netns ${NS2}
-
-ip netns exec ${NS1} ip addr add 10.1.1.11/24 dev veth1
-ip netns exec ${NS2} ip addr add 10.1.1.22/24 dev veth2
-
-ip netns exec ${NS1} tc qdisc add dev veth1 clsact
-ip netns exec ${NS2} tc qdisc add dev veth2 clsact
-
-ip netns exec ${NS1} tc filter add dev veth1 ingress bpf da obj ${BPF_FILE} sec tc
-ip netns exec ${NS2} tc filter add dev veth2 ingress bpf da obj ${BPF_FILE} sec tc
-
-ip netns exec ${NS1} ip link set dev veth1 xdp obj ${BPF_FILE} sec xdp
-ip netns exec ${NS2} ip link set dev veth2 xdp obj ${BPF_FILE} sec xdp
-
-ip netns exec ${NS1} ip link set dev veth1 up
-ip netns exec ${NS2} ip link set dev veth2 up
-
-ip netns exec ${NS1} ping -c 1 10.1.1.22
-ip netns exec ${NS2} ping -c 1 10.1.1.11
-
-exit 0
