diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile
index 5bdb781163d1..9b0d8baf2934 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ include ../lib.mk
 .PHONY: all all_32 all_64 warn_32bit_failure clean
 
 TARGETS_C_BOTHBITS := sigreturn single_step_syscall
+TARGETS_C_32BIT_ONLY := entry_from_vm86
 
-BINARIES_32 := $(TARGETS_C_BOTHBITS:%=%_32)
+TARGETS_C_32BIT_ALL := $(TARGETS_C_BOTHBITS) $(TARGETS_C_32BIT_ONLY)
+BINARIES_32 := $(TARGETS_C_32BIT_ALL:%=%_32)
 BINARIES_64 := $(TARGETS_C_BOTHBITS:%=%_64)
 
 CFLAGS := -O2 -g -std=gnu99 -pthread -Wall
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ all_64: $(BINARIES_64)
 clean:
 	$(RM) $(BINARIES_32) $(BINARIES_64)
 
-$(TARGETS_C_BOTHBITS:%=%_32): %_32: %.c
+$(TARGETS_C_32BIT_ALL:%=%_32): %_32: %.c
 	$(CC) -m32 -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $^ -lrt -ldl
 
 $(TARGETS_C_BOTHBITS:%=%_64): %_64: %.c
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/entry_from_vm86.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/entry_from_vm86.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c38a187677b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/entry_from_vm86.c
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * entry_from_vm86.c - tests kernel entries from vm86 mode
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Andrew Lutomirski
+ *
+ * This exercises a few paths that need to special-case vm86 mode.
+ *
+ * GPL v2.
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <sys/signal.h>
+#include <sys/ucontext.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <err.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/vm86.h>
+
+static unsigned long load_addr = 0x10000;
+static int nerrs = 0;
+
+asm (
+	".pushsection .rodata\n\t"
+	".type vmcode_bound, @object\n\t"
+	"vmcode:\n\t"
+	"vmcode_bound:\n\t"
+	".code16\n\t"
+	"bound %ax, (2048)\n\t"
+	"int3\n\t"
+	"vmcode_sysenter:\n\t"
+	"sysenter\n\t"
+	".size vmcode, . - vmcode\n\t"
+	"end_vmcode:\n\t"
+	".code32\n\t"
+	".popsection"
+	);
+
+extern unsigned char vmcode[], end_vmcode[];
+extern unsigned char vmcode_bound[], vmcode_sysenter[];
+
+static void do_test(struct vm86plus_struct *v86, unsigned long eip,
+		    const char *text)
+{
+	long ret;
+
+	printf("[RUN]\t%s from vm86 mode\n", text);
+	v86->regs.eip = eip;
+	ret = vm86(VM86_ENTER, v86);
+
+	if (ret == -1 && errno == ENOSYS) {
+		printf("[SKIP]\tvm86 not supported\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (VM86_TYPE(ret) == VM86_INTx) {
+		char trapname[32];
+		int trapno = VM86_ARG(ret);
+		if (trapno == 13)
+			strcpy(trapname, "GP");
+		else if (trapno == 5)
+			strcpy(trapname, "BR");
+		else if (trapno == 14)
+			strcpy(trapname, "PF");
+		else
+			sprintf(trapname, "%d", trapno);
+
+		printf("[OK]\tExited vm86 mode due to #%s\n", trapname);
+	} else if (VM86_TYPE(ret) == VM86_UNKNOWN) {
+		printf("[OK]\tExited vm86 mode due to unhandled GP fault\n");
+	} else {
+		printf("[OK]\tExited vm86 mode due to type %ld, arg %ld\n",
+		       VM86_TYPE(ret), VM86_ARG(ret));
+	}
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	struct vm86plus_struct v86;
+	unsigned char *addr = mmap((void *)load_addr, 4096,
+				   PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC,
+				   MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_PRIVATE, -1,0);
+	if (addr != (unsigned char *)load_addr)
+		err(1, "mmap");
+
+	memcpy(addr, vmcode, end_vmcode - vmcode);
+	addr[2048] = 2;
+	addr[2050] = 3;
+
+	memset(&v86, 0, sizeof(v86));
+
+	v86.regs.cs = load_addr / 16;
+	v86.regs.ss = load_addr / 16;
+	v86.regs.ds = load_addr / 16;
+	v86.regs.es = load_addr / 16;
+
+	assert((v86.regs.cs & 3) == 0);	/* Looks like RPL = 0 */
+
+	/* #BR -- should deliver SIG??? */
+	do_test(&v86, vmcode_bound - vmcode, "#BR");
+
+	/* SYSENTER -- should cause #GP or #UD depending on CPU */
+	do_test(&v86, vmcode_sysenter - vmcode, "SYSENTER");
+
+	return (nerrs == 0 ? 0 : 1);
+}