diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_struct_ops_refcounted.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_struct_ops_refcounted.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e290a2f6db95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_struct_ops_refcounted.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <test_progs.h>
+
+#include "struct_ops_refcounted.skel.h"
+#include "struct_ops_refcounted_fail__ref_leak.skel.h"
+#include "struct_ops_refcounted_fail__global_subprog.skel.h"
+
+void test_struct_ops_refcounted(void)
+{
+	RUN_TESTS(struct_ops_refcounted);
+	RUN_TESTS(struct_ops_refcounted_fail__ref_leak);
+	RUN_TESTS(struct_ops_refcounted_fail__global_subprog);
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_refcounted.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_refcounted.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..76dcb6089d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_refcounted.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <vmlinux.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
+#include "../test_kmods/bpf_testmod.h"
+#include "bpf_misc.h"
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+
+__attribute__((nomerge)) extern void bpf_task_release(struct task_struct *p) __ksym;
+
+/* This is a test BPF program that uses struct_ops to access a referenced
+ * kptr argument. This is a test for the verifier to ensure that it
+ * 1) recongnizes the task as a referenced object (i.e., ref_obj_id > 0), and
+ * 2) the same reference can be acquired from multiple paths as long as it
+ *    has not been released.
+ */
+SEC("struct_ops/test_refcounted")
+int BPF_PROG(refcounted, int dummy, struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	if (dummy == 1)
+		bpf_task_release(task);
+	else
+		bpf_task_release(task);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC(".struct_ops.link")
+struct bpf_testmod_ops testmod_refcounted = {
+	.test_refcounted = (void *)refcounted,
+};
+
+
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_refcounted_fail__global_subprog.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_refcounted_fail__global_subprog.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ae074aa62852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_refcounted_fail__global_subprog.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include <vmlinux.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
+#include "../test_kmods/bpf_testmod.h"
+#include "bpf_misc.h"
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+
+extern void bpf_task_release(struct task_struct *p) __ksym;
+
+__noinline int subprog_release(__u64 *ctx __arg_ctx)
+{
+	struct task_struct *task = (struct task_struct *)ctx[1];
+	int dummy = (int)ctx[0];
+
+	bpf_task_release(task);
+
+	return dummy + 1;
+}
+
+/* Test that the verifier rejects a program that contains a global
+ * subprogram with referenced kptr arguments
+ */
+SEC("struct_ops/test_refcounted")
+__failure __log_level(2)
+__msg("Validating subprog_release() func#1...")
+__msg("invalid bpf_context access off=8. Reference may already be released")
+int refcounted_fail__global_subprog(unsigned long long *ctx)
+{
+	struct task_struct *task = (struct task_struct *)ctx[1];
+
+	bpf_task_release(task);
+
+	return subprog_release(ctx);
+}
+
+SEC(".struct_ops.link")
+struct bpf_testmod_ops testmod_ref_acquire = {
+	.test_refcounted = (void *)refcounted_fail__global_subprog,
+};
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_refcounted_fail__ref_leak.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_refcounted_fail__ref_leak.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e945b1a04294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/struct_ops_refcounted_fail__ref_leak.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <vmlinux.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
+#include "../test_kmods/bpf_testmod.h"
+#include "bpf_misc.h"
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+
+/* Test that the verifier rejects a program that acquires a referenced
+ * kptr through context without releasing the reference
+ */
+SEC("struct_ops/test_refcounted")
+__failure __msg("Unreleased reference id=1 alloc_insn=0")
+int BPF_PROG(refcounted_fail__ref_leak, int dummy,
+	     struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC(".struct_ops.link")
+struct bpf_testmod_ops testmod_ref_acquire = {
+	.test_refcounted = (void *)refcounted_fail__ref_leak,
+};
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod.c
index cc9dde507aba..802cbd871035 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod.c
@@ -1176,10 +1176,17 @@ static int bpf_testmod_ops__test_maybe_null(int dummy,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int bpf_testmod_ops__test_refcounted(int dummy,
+					    struct task_struct *task__ref)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct bpf_testmod_ops __bpf_testmod_ops = {
 	.test_1 = bpf_testmod_test_1,
 	.test_2 = bpf_testmod_test_2,
 	.test_maybe_null = bpf_testmod_ops__test_maybe_null,
+	.test_refcounted = bpf_testmod_ops__test_refcounted,
 };
 
 struct bpf_struct_ops bpf_bpf_testmod_ops = {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod.h
index 356803d1c10e..c57b2f9dab10 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct bpf_testmod_ops {
 	/* Used to test nullable arguments. */
 	int (*test_maybe_null)(int dummy, struct task_struct *task);
 	int (*unsupported_ops)(void);
+	/* Used to test ref_acquired arguments. */
+	int (*test_refcounted)(int dummy, struct task_struct *task);
 
 	/* The following fields are used to test shadow copies. */
 	char onebyte;