diff --git a/app/tests/include/app/tests.h b/app/tests/include/app/tests.h
index b93f127876..ecfe3b1b65 100644
--- a/app/tests/include/app/tests.h
+++ b/app/tests/include/app/tests.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ int benchmarks(int argc, const console_cmd_args *argv);
 int clock_tests(int argc, const console_cmd_args *argv);
 int printf_tests(int argc, const console_cmd_args *argv);
 int printf_tests_float(int argc, const console_cmd_args *argv);
+int v9p_tests(int argc, const console_cmd_args *argv);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/app/tests/rules.mk b/app/tests/rules.mk
index 571d5e7f89..984f99e693 100644
--- a/app/tests/rules.mk
+++ b/app/tests/rules.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ MODULE_SRCS := \
     $(LOCAL_DIR)/tests.c \
     $(LOCAL_DIR)/thread_tests.c \
     $(LOCAL_DIR)/port_tests.c \
+    $(LOCAL_DIR)/v9p_tests.c \
 
 MODULE_FLOAT_SRCS := \
     $(LOCAL_DIR)/benchmarks.c \
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ MODULE_FLOAT_SRCS := \
     $(LOCAL_DIR)/printf_tests.c \
 
 MODULE_DEPS += \
-    lib/cbuf
+    lib/cbuf \
+    dev/virtio/9p \
 
 MODULE_COMPILEFLAGS += -fno-builtin
 
diff --git a/app/tests/tests.c b/app/tests/tests.c
index c31f958390..900330bd17 100644
--- a/app/tests/tests.c
+++ b/app/tests/tests.c
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ STATIC_COMMAND("bench", "miscellaneous benchmarks", &benchmarks)
 STATIC_COMMAND("fibo", "threaded fibonacci", &fibo)
 STATIC_COMMAND("spinner", "create a spinning thread", &spinner)
 STATIC_COMMAND("cbuf_tests", "test lib/cbuf", &cbuf_tests)
+STATIC_COMMAND("v9p_tests", "test dev/virtio/9p", &v9p_tests)
 STATIC_COMMAND_END(tests);
diff --git a/app/tests/v9p_tests.c b/app/tests/v9p_tests.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..797a8a3b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/tests/v9p_tests.c
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Cody Wong
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+ * license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+#include <app/tests.h>
+#include <lk/err.h>
+#include <lk/debug.h>
+#include <dev/virtio/9p.h>
+#include <dev/virtio.h>
+
+#define FID_ROOT 1
+#define FID_RO 2
+
+#define LOGF(fmt, ...)                         \
+  printf("[%s:%d] " fmt, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, \
+         __LINE__ __VA_OPT__(, ) __VA_ARGS__)
+
+int v9p_tests(int argc, const console_cmd_args *argv) {
+    struct virtio_device *dev = virtio_get_9p_device(0);
+    status_t status;
+
+    if (dev == NULL) {
+        LOGF("v9p device doesn't exist\n");
+        return ERR_NOT_FOUND;
+    }
+
+    virtio_9p_msg_t tatt = {
+        .msg_type = P9_TATTACH,
+        .tag = P9_TAG_DEFAULT,
+        .msg.tattach = {
+            .fid = FID_ROOT,
+            .afid = P9_FID_NOFID,
+            .uname = "root",
+            .aname = V9P_MOUNT_ANAME,
+            .n_uname = P9_UNAME_NONUNAME
+        }
+    };
+    virtio_9p_msg_t ratt = {};
+
+    status = virtio_9p_rpc(dev, &tatt, &ratt);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) {
+        LOGF("failed to attach to the host shared folder: %d\n", status);
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    virtio_9p_msg_t twalk = {
+        .msg_type = P9_TWALK,
+        .tag = P9_TAG_DEFAULT,
+        .msg.twalk = {
+            .fid = FID_ROOT, .newfid = FID_RO, .nwname = 1,
+            .wname = {"LICENSE"}
+        }
+    };
+    virtio_9p_msg_t rwalk = {};
+
+    status = virtio_9p_rpc(dev, &twalk, &rwalk);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) {
+        LOGF("failed to walk to the target file: %d\n", status);
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    virtio_9p_msg_t tlopen = {
+        .msg_type= P9_TLOPEN,
+        .tag = P9_TAG_DEFAULT,
+        .msg.tlopen = {
+            .fid = FID_RO, .flags = O_RDWR,
+        }
+    };
+    virtio_9p_msg_t rlopen = {};
+
+    status = virtio_9p_rpc(dev, &tlopen, &rlopen);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) {
+        LOGF("failed to open the target file: %d\n", status);
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    virtio_9p_msg_t tread = {
+        .msg_type= P9_TREAD,
+        .tag = P9_TAG_DEFAULT,
+        .msg.tread = {
+            .fid = FID_RO, .offset = 0, .count = 1024
+        }
+    };
+    virtio_9p_msg_t rread = {};
+
+    status = virtio_9p_rpc(dev, &tread, &rread);
+    if (status != NO_ERROR) {
+        LOGF("failed to read the target file: %d\n", status);
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    hexdump8(rread.msg.rread.data, rread.msg.rread.count);
+
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}