diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vsock/vmtest.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/vsock/vmtest.sh
index 38785a102236..1bf537410ea6 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vsock/vmtest.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vsock/vmtest.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ readonly TEST_NAMES=(
 	vm_loopback
 	ns_host_vsock_ns_mode_ok
 	ns_host_vsock_child_ns_mode_ok
+	ns_global_same_cid_fails
+	ns_local_same_cid_ok
+	ns_global_local_same_cid_ok
+	ns_local_global_same_cid_ok
 )
 readonly TEST_DESCS=(
 	# vm_server_host_client
@@ -66,6 +70,18 @@ readonly TEST_DESCS=(
 
 	# ns_host_vsock_child_ns_mode_ok
 	"Check /proc/sys/net/vsock/ns_mode is read-only and child_ns_mode is writable."
+
+	# ns_global_same_cid_fails
+	"Check QEMU fails to start two VMs with same CID in two different global namespaces."
+
+	# ns_local_same_cid_ok
+	"Check QEMU successfully starts two VMs with same CID in two different local namespaces."
+
+	# ns_global_local_same_cid_ok
+	"Check QEMU successfully starts one VM in a global ns and then another VM in a local ns with the same CID."
+
+	# ns_local_global_same_cid_ok
+	"Check QEMU successfully starts one VM in a local ns and then another VM in a global ns with the same CID."
 )
 
 readonly USE_SHARED_VM=(
@@ -577,6 +593,68 @@ test_ns_host_vsock_ns_mode_ok() {
 	return "${KSFT_PASS}"
 }
 
+namespaces_can_boot_same_cid() {
+	local ns0=$1
+	local ns1=$2
+	local pidfile1 pidfile2
+	local rc
+
+	pidfile1="$(create_pidfile)"
+
+	# The first VM should be able to start. If it can't then we have
+	# problems and need to return non-zero.
+	if ! vm_start "${pidfile1}" "${ns0}"; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	pidfile2="$(create_pidfile)"
+	vm_start "${pidfile2}" "${ns1}"
+	rc=$?
+	terminate_pidfiles "${pidfile1}" "${pidfile2}"
+
+	return "${rc}"
+}
+
+test_ns_global_same_cid_fails() {
+	init_namespaces
+
+	if namespaces_can_boot_same_cid "global0" "global1"; then
+		return "${KSFT_FAIL}"
+	fi
+
+	return "${KSFT_PASS}"
+}
+
+test_ns_local_global_same_cid_ok() {
+	init_namespaces
+
+	if namespaces_can_boot_same_cid "local0" "global0"; then
+		return "${KSFT_PASS}"
+	fi
+
+	return "${KSFT_FAIL}"
+}
+
+test_ns_global_local_same_cid_ok() {
+	init_namespaces
+
+	if namespaces_can_boot_same_cid "global0" "local0"; then
+		return "${KSFT_PASS}"
+	fi
+
+	return "${KSFT_FAIL}"
+}
+
+test_ns_local_same_cid_ok() {
+	init_namespaces
+
+	if namespaces_can_boot_same_cid "local0" "local1"; then
+		return "${KSFT_PASS}"
+	fi
+
+	return "${KSFT_FAIL}"
+}
+
 test_ns_host_vsock_child_ns_mode_ok() {
 	local orig_mode
 	local rc