diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/timer_init_race.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/timer_init_race.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7bd57459e5048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/timer_init_race.c
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (C) 2023. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <test_progs.h>
+#include <bpf/btf.h>
+#include "timer_init_race.skel.h"
+
+struct thread_ctx {
+	struct bpf_map_create_opts opts;
+	pthread_barrier_t barrier;
+	int outer_map_fd;
+	int start, abort;
+	int loop, err;
+};
+
+static int wait_for_start_or_abort(struct thread_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	while (!ctx->start && !ctx->abort)
+		usleep(1);
+	return ctx->abort ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+static void *close_map_fn(void *data)
+{
+	struct thread_ctx *ctx = data;
+	int loop = ctx->loop, err = 0;
+
+	if (wait_for_start_or_abort(ctx) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	while (loop-- > 0) {
+		int fd, zero = 0, i;
+		volatile int s = 0;
+
+		fd = bpf_map_create(BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY, NULL, 4, sizeof(struct bpf_timer),
+				    1, &ctx->opts);
+		if (fd < 0) {
+			err |= 1;
+			pthread_barrier_wait(&ctx->barrier);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (bpf_map_update_elem(ctx->outer_map_fd, &zero, &fd, 0) < 0)
+			err |= 2;
+
+		pthread_barrier_wait(&ctx->barrier);
+		/* let bpf_timer_init run first */
+		for (i = 0; i < 5000; i++)
+			s++;
+		close(fd);
+	}
+
+	ctx->err = err;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void *init_timer_fn(void *data)
+{
+	struct thread_ctx *ctx = data;
+	int loop = ctx->loop;
+
+	if (wait_for_start_or_abort(ctx) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	while (loop-- > 0) {
+		pthread_barrier_wait(&ctx->barrier);
+		syscall(SYS_getpgid);
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void test_timer_init_race(void)
+{
+	struct timer_init_race *skel;
+	struct thread_ctx ctx;
+	pthread_t tid[2];
+	struct btf *btf;
+	int err;
+
+	skel = timer_init_race__open();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "timer_init_race open"))
+		return;
+
+	err = timer_init_race__load(skel);
+	if (!ASSERT_EQ(err, 0, "timer_init_race load"))
+		goto out;
+
+	memset(&ctx, 0, sizeof(ctx));
+
+	btf = bpf_object__btf(skel->obj);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(btf, "timer_init_race btf"))
+		goto out;
+
+	LIBBPF_OPTS_RESET(ctx.opts);
+	ctx.opts.btf_fd = bpf_object__btf_fd(skel->obj);
+	if (!ASSERT_GE((int)ctx.opts.btf_fd, 0, "btf_fd"))
+		goto out;
+	ctx.opts.btf_key_type_id = btf__find_by_name(btf, "int");
+	if (!ASSERT_GT(ctx.opts.btf_key_type_id, 0, "key_type_id"))
+		goto out;
+	ctx.opts.btf_value_type_id = btf__find_by_name_kind(btf, "inner_value", BTF_KIND_STRUCT);
+	if (!ASSERT_GT(ctx.opts.btf_value_type_id, 0, "value_type_id"))
+		goto out;
+
+	err = timer_init_race__attach(skel);
+	if (!ASSERT_EQ(err, 0, "timer_init_race attach"))
+		goto out;
+
+	skel->bss->tgid = getpid();
+
+	pthread_barrier_init(&ctx.barrier, NULL, 2);
+	ctx.outer_map_fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.outer_map);
+	ctx.loop = 8;
+
+	err = pthread_create(&tid[0], NULL, close_map_fn, &ctx);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "close_thread"))
+		goto out;
+
+	err = pthread_create(&tid[1], NULL, init_timer_fn, &ctx);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "init_thread")) {
+		ctx.abort = 1;
+		pthread_join(tid[0], NULL);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ctx.start = 1;
+	pthread_join(tid[0], NULL);
+	pthread_join(tid[1], NULL);
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(ctx.err, 0, "error");
+	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->cnt, 8, "cnt");
+out:
+	timer_init_race__destroy(skel);
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/timer_init_race.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/timer_init_race.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ba67cb1786399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/timer_init_race.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (C) 2023. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd */
+#include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+
+#include "bpf_misc.h"
+
+struct inner_value {
+	struct bpf_timer timer;
+};
+
+struct inner_map_type {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY);
+	__type(key, int);
+	__type(value, struct inner_value);
+	__uint(max_entries, 1);
+} inner_map SEC(".maps");
+
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY_OF_MAPS);
+	__type(key, int);
+	__type(value, int);
+	__uint(max_entries, 1);
+	__array(values, struct inner_map_type);
+} outer_map SEC(".maps") = {
+	.values = {
+		[0] = &inner_map,
+	},
+};
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+
+int tgid = 0, cnt = 0;
+
+SEC("kprobe/" SYS_PREFIX "sys_getpgid")
+int do_timer_init(void *ctx)
+{
+	struct inner_map_type *map;
+	struct inner_value *value;
+	int zero = 0;
+
+	if ((bpf_get_current_pid_tgid() >> 32) != tgid)
+		return 0;
+
+	map = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&outer_map, &zero);
+	if (!map)
+		return 0;
+	value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(map, &zero);
+	if (!value)
+		return 0;
+	bpf_timer_init(&value->timer, map, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+	cnt++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
