diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 3737ad583757..558f41b5d35b 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3262,6 +3262,35 @@ userspace_tests()
 		kill_tests_wait
 	fi
 
+	# flush and re-add
+	if reset_with_tcp_filter "flush re-add" ns2 10.0.3.2 REJECT OUTPUT &&
+	   mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 2
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 2
+		# broadcast IP: no packet for this address will be received on ns1
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 224.0.0.1 id 2 flags signal
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.3.2 id 3 flags subflow
+		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 4 0 0 speed_20 2>/dev/null &
+		local tests_pid=$!
+
+		wait_attempt_fail $ns2
+		chk_subflow_nr needtitle "before flush" 1
+
+		pm_nl_flush_endpoint $ns2
+		pm_nl_flush_endpoint $ns1
+		wait_rm_addr $ns2 0
+		ip netns exec "${ns2}" ${iptables} -D OUTPUT -s "10.0.3.2" -p tcp -j REJECT
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.3.2 id 3 flags subflow
+		wait_mpj $ns2
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.3.1 id 2 flags signal
+		wait_mpj $ns2
+		kill_wait "${tests_pid}"
+		kill_tests_wait
+
+		chk_join_nr 2 2 2
+		chk_add_nr 2 2
+		chk_rm_nr 1 0 invert
+	fi
 }
 
 endpoint_tests()