diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/drr.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/drr.json
index 7126ec3485cb..2b61d8d79bde 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/drr.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/drr.json
@@ -61,5 +61,30 @@
         "teardown": [
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "4009",
+        "name": "Reject creation of DRR class with classid TC_H_ROOT",
+        "category": [
+            "qdisc",
+            "drr"
+        ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
+        "setup": [
+            "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle ffff: drr",
+            "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: basic classid ffff:1",
+            "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: classid ffff:1 drr",
+            "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: prio 1 u32 match u16 0x0000 0xfe00 at 2 flowid ffff:ffff"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent ffff: classid ffff:ffff drr",
+        "expExitCode": "2",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC class show dev $DUMMY",
+        "matchPattern": "class drr ffff:ffff",
+        "matchCount": "0",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root"
+        ]
     }
 ]