diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/linked_maps.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/linked_maps.c
index 85dcaaaf2775..6f51dae65b44 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/linked_maps.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/linked_maps.c
@@ -7,13 +7,21 @@
 
 void test_linked_maps(void)
 {
-	int err;
+	int key1 = 1, key2 = 2;
+	int val1 = 42, val2 = 24, val;
+	int err, map_fd1, map_fd2;
 	struct linked_maps *skel;
 
 	skel = linked_maps__open_and_load();
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "skel_open"))
 		return;
 
+	map_fd1 = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.linked_maps1__map_static);
+	ASSERT_OK(bpf_map_update_elem(map_fd1, &key2, &val2, 0), "static_map1_update");
+
+	map_fd2 = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.linked_maps2__map_static);
+	ASSERT_OK(bpf_map_update_elem(map_fd2, &key1, &val1, 0), "static_map2_update");
+
 	err = linked_maps__attach(skel);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "skel_attach"))
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -24,6 +32,16 @@ void test_linked_maps(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->output_first1, 2000, "output_first1");
 	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->output_second1, 2, "output_second1");
 	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->output_weak1, 2, "output_weak1");
+	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->output_static1, val2, "output_static1");
+	ASSERT_OK(bpf_map_lookup_elem(map_fd1, &key1, &val), "static_map1_lookup");
+	ASSERT_EQ(val, 1, "static_map1_key1");
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->output_first2, 1000, "output_first2");
+	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->output_second2, 1, "output_second2");
+	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->output_weak2, 1, "output_weak2");
+	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->output_static2, val1, "output_static2");
+	ASSERT_OK(bpf_map_lookup_elem(map_fd2, &key2, &val), "static_map2_lookup");
+	ASSERT_EQ(val, 2, "static_map2_key2");
 
 cleanup:
 	linked_maps__destroy(skel);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/linked_maps1.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/linked_maps1.c
index 2f4bab565e64..5644949d63f8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/linked_maps1.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/linked_maps1.c
@@ -37,9 +37,17 @@ struct {
 	__uint(max_entries, 16);
 } map_weak __weak SEC(".maps");
 
+static struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH);
+	__type(key, int);
+	__type(value, int);
+	__uint(max_entries, 4);
+} map_static SEC(".maps");
+
 int output_first1 = 0;
 int output_second1 = 0;
 int output_weak1 = 0;
+int output_static1 = 0;
 
 SEC("raw_tp/sys_enter")
 int BPF_PROG(handler_enter1)
@@ -52,6 +60,7 @@ int BPF_PROG(handler_enter1)
 	bpf_map_update_elem(&map1, &key_struct, &val_struct, 0);
 	bpf_map_update_elem(&map2, &key, &val, 0);
 	bpf_map_update_elem(&map_weak, &key, &val, 0);
+	bpf_map_update_elem(&map_static, &key, &val, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -76,6 +85,10 @@ int BPF_PROG(handler_exit1)
 	if (val)
 		output_weak1 = *val;
 	
+	val = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&map_static, &key);
+	if (val)
+		output_static1 = *val;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/linked_maps2.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/linked_maps2.c
index 3f1490ea8f37..2b9e11ac0335 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/linked_maps2.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/linked_maps2.c
@@ -31,9 +31,22 @@ struct {
 	__uint(max_entries, 16);
 } map_weak __weak SEC(".maps");
 
+static struct {
+	/* different type */
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY);
+	/* key and value are kept int for convenience, they don't have to
+	 * match with map_static in linked_maps1
+	 */
+	__type(key, int);
+	__type(value, int);
+	/* different max_entries */
+	__uint(max_entries, 20);
+} map_static SEC(".maps");
+
 int output_first2 = 0;
 int output_second2 = 0;
 int output_weak2 = 0;
+int output_static2 = 0;
 
 SEC("raw_tp/sys_enter")
 int BPF_PROG(handler_enter2)
@@ -46,6 +59,7 @@ int BPF_PROG(handler_enter2)
 	bpf_map_update_elem(&map1, &key_struct, &val_struct, 0);
 	bpf_map_update_elem(&map2, &key, &val, 0);
 	bpf_map_update_elem(&map_weak, &key, &val, 0);
+	bpf_map_update_elem(&map_static, &key, &val, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -70,6 +84,10 @@ int BPF_PROG(handler_exit2)
 	if (val)
 		output_weak2 = *val;
 
+	val = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&map_static, &key);
+	if (val)
+		output_static2 = *val;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
