diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/Makefile
index 05fc68d446c2..c376151982c4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ SUB_DIRS = alignment		\
 	   math		\
 	   papr_attributes	\
 	   papr_vpd		\
+	   papr_sysparm		\
 	   ptrace	\
 	   security	\
 	   mce
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/papr_sysparm/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/papr_sysparm/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2a69bf59d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/papr_sysparm/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/papr_sysparm
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/papr_sysparm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/papr_sysparm/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f79e437634a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/papr_sysparm/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+noarg:
+	$(MAKE) -C ../
+
+TEST_GEN_PROGS := papr_sysparm
+
+top_srcdir = ../../../../..
+include ../../lib.mk
+
+$(TEST_GEN_PROGS): ../harness.c ../utils.c
+
+$(OUTPUT)/papr_sysparm: CFLAGS += $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/papr_sysparm/papr_sysparm.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/papr_sysparm/papr_sysparm.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9d4850c25aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/papr_sysparm/papr_sysparm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <asm/papr-sysparm.h>
+
+#include "utils.h"
+
+#define DEVPATH "/dev/papr-sysparm"
+
+static int open_close(void)
+{
+	const int devfd = open(DEVPATH, O_RDONLY);
+
+	SKIP_IF_MSG(devfd < 0 && errno == ENOENT,
+		    DEVPATH " not present");
+
+	FAIL_IF(devfd < 0);
+	FAIL_IF(close(devfd) != 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int get_splpar(void)
+{
+	struct papr_sysparm_io_block sp = {
+		.parameter = 20, // SPLPAR characteristics
+	};
+	const int devfd = open(DEVPATH, O_RDONLY);
+
+	SKIP_IF_MSG(devfd < 0 && errno == ENOENT,
+		    DEVPATH " not present");
+
+	FAIL_IF(devfd < 0);
+	FAIL_IF(ioctl(devfd, PAPR_SYSPARM_IOC_GET, &sp) != 0);
+	FAIL_IF(sp.length == 0);
+	FAIL_IF(sp.length > sizeof(sp.data));
+	FAIL_IF(close(devfd) != 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int get_bad_parameter(void)
+{
+	struct papr_sysparm_io_block sp = {
+		.parameter = UINT32_MAX, // there are only ~60 specified parameters
+	};
+	const int devfd = open(DEVPATH, O_RDONLY);
+
+	SKIP_IF_MSG(devfd < 0 && errno == ENOENT,
+		    DEVPATH " not present");
+
+	FAIL_IF(devfd < 0);
+
+	// Ensure expected error
+	FAIL_IF(ioctl(devfd, PAPR_SYSPARM_IOC_GET, &sp) != -1);
+	FAIL_IF(errno != EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	// Ensure the buffer is unchanged
+	FAIL_IF(sp.length != 0);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sp.data); ++i)
+		FAIL_IF(sp.data[i] != 0);
+
+	FAIL_IF(close(devfd) != 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int check_efault_common(unsigned long cmd)
+{
+	const int devfd = open(DEVPATH, O_RDONLY);
+
+	SKIP_IF_MSG(devfd < 0 && errno == ENOENT,
+		    DEVPATH " not present");
+
+	FAIL_IF(devfd < 0);
+
+	// Ensure expected error
+	FAIL_IF(ioctl(devfd, cmd, NULL) != -1);
+	FAIL_IF(errno != EFAULT);
+
+	FAIL_IF(close(devfd) != 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int check_efault_get(void)
+{
+	return check_efault_common(PAPR_SYSPARM_IOC_GET);
+}
+
+static int check_efault_set(void)
+{
+	return check_efault_common(PAPR_SYSPARM_IOC_SET);
+}
+
+static int set_hmc0(void)
+{
+	struct papr_sysparm_io_block sp = {
+		.parameter = 0, // HMC0, not a settable parameter
+	};
+	const int devfd = open(DEVPATH, O_RDONLY);
+
+	SKIP_IF_MSG(devfd < 0 && errno == ENOENT,
+		    DEVPATH " not present");
+
+	FAIL_IF(devfd < 0);
+
+	// Ensure expected error
+	FAIL_IF(ioctl(devfd, PAPR_SYSPARM_IOC_SET, &sp) != -1);
+	SKIP_IF_MSG(errno == EOPNOTSUPP, "operation not supported");
+	FAIL_IF(errno != EPERM);
+
+	FAIL_IF(close(devfd) != 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct sysparm_test {
+	int (*function)(void);
+	const char *description;
+};
+
+static const struct sysparm_test sysparm_tests[] = {
+	{
+		.function = open_close,
+		.description = "open and close " DEVPATH " without issuing commands",
+	},
+	{
+		.function = get_splpar,
+		.description = "retrieve SPLPAR characteristics",
+	},
+	{
+		.function = get_bad_parameter,
+		.description = "verify EOPNOTSUPP for known-bad parameter",
+	},
+	{
+		.function = check_efault_get,
+		.description = "PAPR_SYSPARM_IOC_GET returns EFAULT on bad address",
+	},
+	{
+		.function = check_efault_set,
+		.description = "PAPR_SYSPARM_IOC_SET returns EFAULT on bad address",
+	},
+	{
+		.function = set_hmc0,
+		.description = "ensure EPERM on attempt to update HMC0",
+	},
+};
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	size_t fails = 0;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sysparm_tests); ++i) {
+		const struct sysparm_test *t = &sysparm_tests[i];
+
+		if (test_harness(t->function, t->description))
+			++fails;
+	}
+
+	return fails == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
+}
