diff --git a/examples/ssh_client.c b/examples/ssh_client.c
index 1b516830..c95e7394 100644
--- a/examples/ssh_client.c
+++ b/examples/ssh_client.c
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ static void batch_shell(ssh_session session)
 static int client(ssh_session session)
 {
     int auth = 0;
+    int authenticated = 0;
     char *banner = NULL;
     int state;
 
@@ -369,16 +370,28 @@ static int client(ssh_session session)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ssh_userauth_none(session, NULL);
     banner = ssh_get_issue_banner(session);
     if (banner) {
         printf("%s\n", banner);
         free(banner);
     }
-    auth = authenticate_console(session);
-    if (auth != SSH_AUTH_SUCCESS) {
+    auth = ssh_userauth_none(session, NULL);
+    if (auth == SSH_AUTH_SUCCESS) {
+        authenticated = 1;
+    } else if (auth == SSH_AUTH_ERROR) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+                "Authentication error during none auth: %s\n",
+                ssh_get_error(session));
         return -1;
     }
+
+    if (!authenticated) {
+        auth = authenticate_console(session);
+        if (auth != SSH_AUTH_SUCCESS) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (cmds[0] == NULL) {
         shell(session);
     } else {
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index cf1adf56..68cbf1bf 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ if (CLIENT_TESTING OR SERVER_TESTING)
     file(READ keys/pkcs11/id_pkcs11_ecdsa_256_openssh.pub CONTENTS)
     file(APPEND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/home/charlie/.ssh/authorized_keys "${CONTENTS}")
 
+    # Create home directory for noneuser (for "none" authentication test)
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/home/noneuser/.ssh)
+
     file(READ keys/pkcs11/id_pkcs11_ecdsa_384_openssh.pub CONTENTS)
     file(APPEND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/home/charlie/.ssh/authorized_keys "${CONTENTS}")
 
diff --git a/tests/client/torture_auth.c b/tests/client/torture_auth.c
index 99d59b94..7a5d0ced 100644
--- a/tests/client/torture_auth.c
+++ b/tests/client/torture_auth.c
@@ -228,6 +228,44 @@ static void torture_auth_none_max_tries(void **state) {
     torture_update_sshd_config(state, "");
 }
 
+static void torture_auth_none_success(void **state)
+{
+    struct torture_state *s = *state;
+    const char *additional_config = "PermitEmptyPasswords yes\n"
+                                    "PasswordAuthentication yes\n"
+                                    "KbdInteractiveAuthentication no\n"
+                                    "PubkeyAuthentication no\n"
+                                    "AuthenticationMethods none\n";
+
+    ssh_session session = s->ssh.session;
+    int rc;
+
+    torture_update_sshd_config(state, additional_config);
+
+    /* Use noneuser which has an empty password set in shadow.in
+     * When PermitEmptyPasswords is yes and PasswordAuthentication is yes,
+     * OpenSSH's userauth_none() internally calls mm_auth_password() with
+     * an empty password, which succeeds for users with empty passwords.
+     */
+    rc = ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_USER, TORTURE_SSH_USER_NONEUSER);
+    if (rc != SSH_OK) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    rc = ssh_connect(session);
+    if (rc != SSH_OK) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    rc = ssh_userauth_none(session, NULL);
+    assert_int_equal(rc, SSH_AUTH_SUCCESS);
+
+cleanup:
+    torture_update_sshd_config(state, "");
+    if (rc != SSH_OK && rc != SSH_AUTH_SUCCESS) {
+        assert_int_equal(rc, SSH_OK);
+    }
+}
 
 static void torture_auth_pubkey(void **state) {
     struct torture_state *s = *state;
@@ -1373,6 +1411,9 @@ int torture_run_tests(void) {
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_none_nonblocking,
                                         session_setup,
                                         session_teardown),
+        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_none_success,
+                                        session_setup,
+                                        session_teardown),
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_none_max_tries,
                                         session_setup,
                                         session_teardown),
@@ -1424,9 +1465,10 @@ int torture_run_tests(void) {
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_agent_identities_only,
                                         agent_setup,
                                         agent_teardown),
-        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_agent_identities_only_protected,
-                                        agent_setup,
-                                        agent_teardown),
+        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(
+            torture_auth_agent_identities_only_protected,
+            agent_setup,
+            agent_teardown),
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_pubkey_types,
                                         pubkey_setup,
                                         session_teardown),
@@ -1436,15 +1478,17 @@ int torture_run_tests(void) {
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_pubkey_types_ecdsa,
                                         pubkey_setup,
                                         session_teardown),
-        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_pubkey_types_ecdsa_nonblocking,
-                                        pubkey_setup,
-                                        session_teardown),
+        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(
+            torture_auth_pubkey_types_ecdsa_nonblocking,
+            pubkey_setup,
+            session_teardown),
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_pubkey_types_ed25519,
                                         pubkey_setup,
                                         session_teardown),
-        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_pubkey_types_ed25519_nonblocking,
-                                        pubkey_setup,
-                                        session_teardown),
+        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(
+            torture_auth_pubkey_types_ed25519_nonblocking,
+            pubkey_setup,
+            session_teardown),
 #ifdef WITH_FIDO2
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_pubkey_types_sk_ecdsa,
                                         pubkey_setup,
@@ -1456,9 +1500,10 @@ int torture_run_tests(void) {
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_pubkey_rsa_key_size,
                                         pubkey_setup,
                                         session_teardown),
-        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_pubkey_rsa_key_size_nonblocking,
-                                        pubkey_setup,
-                                        session_teardown),
+        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(
+            torture_auth_pubkey_rsa_key_size_nonblocking,
+            pubkey_setup,
+            session_teardown),
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_auth_pubkey_skip_none,
                                         pubkey_setup,
                                         session_teardown),
diff --git a/tests/etc/pam_matrix_passdb.in b/tests/etc/pam_matrix_passdb.in
index 9404bc0e..234bad70 100644
--- a/tests/etc/pam_matrix_passdb.in
+++ b/tests/etc/pam_matrix_passdb.in
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ bob:secret:sshd
 alice:secret:sshd
 charlie:secret:sshd
 doe:secret:sshd
+noneuser::sshd
diff --git a/tests/etc/passwd.in b/tests/etc/passwd.in
index fff78780..aaac4c79 100644
--- a/tests/etc/passwd.in
+++ b/tests/etc/passwd.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ alice:x:5001:9000:alice gecos:@HOMEDIR@/alice:/bin/sh
 charlie:x:5002:9000:charlie gecos:@HOMEDIR@/charlie:/bin/sh
 doe:x:5003:9000:doe gecos:@HOMEDIR@/doe:/bin/sh
 frank:x:5003:9000:doe gecos:@HOMEDIR@/frank:/bin/sh
+noneuser:x:5004:9000:noneuser gecos:@HOMEDIR@/noneuser:/bin/sh
 sshd:x:65530:65531:sshd:@HOMEDIR@:/sbin/nologin
 nobody:x:65533:65534:nobody gecos:@HOMEDIR@:/bin/false
 root:x:0:0:root gecos:@HOMEDIR@:/bin/false
diff --git a/tests/etc/shadow.in b/tests/etc/shadow.in
index 0f03b149..c3b61ae5 100644
--- a/tests/etc/shadow.in
+++ b/tests/etc/shadow.in
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ alice:$6$0jWkA8VP$MvBUvtGy38jWCZ5KtqnZEKQWXvvImDkDhDQII1kTqtAp3/xH31b71c.AjGkBFl
 bob:$6$0jWkA8VP$MvBUvtGy38jWCZ5KtqnZEKQWXvvImDkDhDQII1kTqtAp3/xH31b71c.AjGkBFle.2QwCJQH7OzB/NXiMprusr/::0:::::
 charlie:$6$0jWkA8VP$MvBUvtGy38jWCZ5KtqnZEKQWXvvImDkDhDQII1kTqtAp3/xH31b71c.AjGkBFle.2QwCJQH7OzB/NXiMprusr/::0:::::
 doe:$6$0jWkA8VP$MvBUvtGy38jWCZ5KtqnZEKQWXvvImDkDhDQII1kTqtAp3/xH31b71c.AjGkBFle.2QwCJQH7OzB/NXiMprusr/::0:::::
+noneuser:::0:::::
diff --git a/tests/torture.h b/tests/torture.h
index 0120bd6f..443e709b 100644
--- a/tests/torture.h
+++ b/tests/torture.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 #define TORTURE_SSH_USER_ALICE "alice"
 #define TORTURE_SSH_USER_CHARLIE "charlie"
+#define TORTURE_SSH_USER_NONEUSER "noneuser"
 
 /* Used by main to communicate with parse_opt. */
 struct argument_s {