diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/attach_probe.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/attach_probe.c
index d48f6e5..127c347 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/attach_probe.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/attach_probe.c
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ static void trigger_func(void)
 	asm volatile ("");
 }
 
+/* attach point for byname uprobe */
+static void trigger_func2(void)
+{
+	asm volatile ("");
+}
+
 void test_attach_probe(void)
 {
 	DECLARE_LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_uprobe_opts, uprobe_opts);
@@ -19,7 +25,10 @@ void test_attach_probe(void)
 	struct bpf_link *uprobe_link, *uretprobe_link;
 	struct test_attach_probe* skel;
 	ssize_t uprobe_offset, ref_ctr_offset;
+	struct bpf_link *uprobe_err_link;
+	char *libc_path;
 	bool legacy;
+	char *mem;
 
 	/* Check if new-style kprobe/uprobe API is supported.
 	 * Kernels that support new FD-based kprobe and uprobe BPF attachment
@@ -90,9 +99,72 @@ void test_attach_probe(void)
 		goto cleanup;
 	skel->links.handle_uretprobe = uretprobe_link;
 
+	/* verify auto-attach fails for old-style uprobe definition */
+	uprobe_err_link = bpf_program__attach(skel->progs.handle_uprobe_byname);
+	if (!ASSERT_EQ(libbpf_get_error(uprobe_err_link), -ESRCH,
+		       "auto-attach should fail for old-style name"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	uprobe_opts.func_name = "trigger_func2";
+	uprobe_opts.retprobe = false;
+	uprobe_opts.ref_ctr_offset = 0;
+	skel->links.handle_uprobe_byname =
+			bpf_program__attach_uprobe_opts(skel->progs.handle_uprobe_byname,
+							0 /* this pid */,
+							"/proc/self/exe",
+							0, &uprobe_opts);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel->links.handle_uprobe_byname, "attach_uprobe_byname"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	/* verify auto-attach works */
+	skel->links.handle_uretprobe_byname =
+			bpf_program__attach(skel->progs.handle_uretprobe_byname);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel->links.handle_uretprobe_byname, "attach_uretprobe_byname"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	/* test attach by name for a library function, using the library
+	 * as the binary argument.  To do this, find path to libc used
+	 * by test_progs via /proc/self/maps.
+	 */
+	libc_path = get_lib_path("libc-");
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(libc_path, "get path to libc"))
+		goto cleanup;
+	if (!ASSERT_NEQ(strstr(libc_path, "libc-"), NULL, "find libc path in /proc/self/maps"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	uprobe_opts.func_name = "malloc";
+	uprobe_opts.retprobe = false;
+	skel->links.handle_uprobe_byname2 =
+			bpf_program__attach_uprobe_opts(skel->progs.handle_uprobe_byname2,
+							0 /* this pid */,
+							libc_path,
+							0, &uprobe_opts);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel->links.handle_uprobe_byname2, "attach_uprobe_byname2"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	uprobe_opts.func_name = "free";
+	uprobe_opts.retprobe = true;
+	skel->links.handle_uretprobe_byname2 =
+			bpf_program__attach_uprobe_opts(skel->progs.handle_uretprobe_byname2,
+							-1 /* any pid */,
+							"/proc/self/exe",
+							0, &uprobe_opts);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel->links.handle_uretprobe_byname2, "attach_uretprobe_byname2"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
 	/* trigger & validate kprobe && kretprobe */
 	usleep(1);
 
+	/* trigger & validate shared library u[ret]probes attached by name */
+	mem = malloc(1);
+	free(mem);
+
+	/* trigger & validate uprobe & uretprobe */
+	trigger_func();
+
+	/* trigger & validate uprobe attached by name */
+	trigger_func2();
+
 	if (CHECK(skel->bss->kprobe_res != 1, "check_kprobe_res",
 		  "wrong kprobe res: %d\n", skel->bss->kprobe_res))
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -100,9 +172,6 @@ void test_attach_probe(void)
 		  "wrong kretprobe res: %d\n", skel->bss->kretprobe_res))
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	/* trigger & validate uprobe & uretprobe */
-	trigger_func();
-
 	if (CHECK(skel->bss->uprobe_res != 3, "check_uprobe_res",
 		  "wrong uprobe res: %d\n", skel->bss->uprobe_res))
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -110,7 +179,21 @@ void test_attach_probe(void)
 		  "wrong uretprobe res: %d\n", skel->bss->uretprobe_res))
 		goto cleanup;
 
+	if (CHECK(skel->bss->uprobe_byname_res != 5, "check_uprobe_byname_res",
+		  "wrong uprobe byname res: %d\n", skel->bss->uprobe_byname_res))
+		goto cleanup;
+	if (CHECK(skel->bss->uretprobe_byname_res != 6, "check_uretprobe_byname_res",
+		  "wrong uretprobe byname res: %d\n", skel->bss->uretprobe_byname_res))
+		goto cleanup;
+	if (CHECK(skel->bss->uprobe_byname2_res != 7, "check_uprobe_byname2_res",
+		  "wrong uprobe byname2 res: %d\n", skel->bss->uprobe_byname2_res))
+		goto cleanup;
+	if (CHECK(skel->bss->uretprobe_byname2_res != 8, "check_uretprobe_byname2_res",
+		  "wrong uretprobe byname2 res: %d\n", skel->bss->uretprobe_byname2_res))
+		goto cleanup;
+
 cleanup:
+	free(libc_path);
 	test_attach_probe__destroy(skel);
 	ASSERT_EQ(uprobe_ref_ctr, 0, "uprobe_ref_ctr_cleanup");
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_attach_probe.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_attach_probe.c
index 8056a4c..9942461c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_attach_probe.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_attach_probe.c
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 int kretprobe_res = 0;
 int uprobe_res = 0;
 int uretprobe_res = 0;
+int uprobe_byname_res = 0;
+int uretprobe_byname_res = 0;
+int uprobe_byname2_res = 0;
+int uretprobe_byname2_res = 0;
 
 SEC("kprobe/sys_nanosleep")
 int handle_kprobe(struct pt_regs *ctx)
@@ -39,4 +43,37 @@ int handle_uretprobe(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+SEC("uprobe/trigger_func_byname")
+int handle_uprobe_byname(struct pt_regs *ctx)
+{
+	uprobe_byname_res = 5;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* use auto-attach format for section definition. */
+SEC("uretprobe//proc/self/exe:trigger_func2")
+int handle_uretprobe_byname(struct pt_regs *ctx)
+{
+	uretprobe_byname_res = 6;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("uprobe/trigger_func_byname2")
+int handle_uprobe_byname2(struct pt_regs *ctx)
+{
+	unsigned int size = PT_REGS_PARM1(ctx);
+
+	/* verify malloc size */
+	if (size == 1)
+		uprobe_byname2_res = 7;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("uretprobe/trigger_func_byname2")
+int handle_uretprobe_byname2(struct pt_regs *ctx)
+{
+	uretprobe_byname2_res = 8;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
