diff --git a/test/apps/Makefile b/test/apps/Makefile
index a04c577bc..1bfc85a01 100644
--- a/test/apps/Makefile
+++ b/test/apps/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ TEST_APPS := \
 	pipe \
 	pthread \
 	pty \
+	shm \
 	signal_c \
 	vsock \
 
diff --git a/test/apps/scripts/process.sh b/test/apps/scripts/process.sh
index 68845b9e9..ae263abe0 100755
--- a/test/apps/scripts/process.sh
+++ b/test/apps/scripts/process.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ mmap/mmap_shared_filebacked
 mmap/mmap_readahead
 pthread/pthread_test
 pty/open_pty
+shm/posix_shm
 signal_c/parent_death_signal
 signal_c/signal_test
 "
diff --git a/test/apps/shm/Makefile b/test/apps/shm/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c603a781a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/apps/shm/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+include ../test_common.mk
+
+EXTRA_C_FLAGS :=
diff --git a/test/apps/shm/posix_shm.c b/test/apps/shm/posix_shm.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd44a5df8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/apps/shm/posix_shm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/shm.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Helper macros
+// ============================================================================
+
+#define SHM_OBJ "shm_test" // Name of shared memory object
+#define SHM_SIZE 0x1000 // Size (in bytes) of shared memory object
+
+#define THROW_ERROR(msg)            \
+	do {                        \
+		perror(msg);        \
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE); \
+	} while (0)
+
+/* Messages to communicate through shared memory */
+#define MSG0 "1st Hello"
+#define MSG1 "2nd Hello"
+#define MSG2 "3rd Hello"
+#define MSG3 "4th Hello"
+#define MSG_SIZE (strlen(MSG0) + 1)
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Test functions for producer and consumer to communicate through shared memory
+// ============================================================================
+
+int producer_process()
+{
+	// Shared memory file descriptor
+	int shm_fd;
+	// Shared memory buffer
+	void *shm_buf;
+
+	// Create the shared memory object
+	shm_fd = shm_open(SHM_OBJ, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0666);
+	if (shm_fd < 0) {
+		THROW_ERROR("shm_open failed");
+	}
+
+	// Configure the size of the shared memory object
+	if (ftruncate(shm_fd, SHM_SIZE) < 0) {
+		THROW_ERROR("ftruncate error");
+	}
+
+	// Memory map the shared memory object
+	shm_buf = mmap(NULL, SHM_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED,
+		       shm_fd, 0);
+	if (shm_buf == MAP_FAILED) {
+		THROW_ERROR("mmap(MAP_SHARED) failed");
+	}
+
+	// Fork a child and launch consumer process
+	pid_t child_pid = fork();
+	if (child_pid < 0) {
+		THROW_ERROR("Spawn a child process failed");
+	} else if (child_pid == 0) {
+		execl("/test/shm/posix_shm", "posix_shm", "consumer", NULL);
+		THROW_ERROR("exec failed");
+	}
+
+	// Communicate through shared memory
+	strncpy(shm_buf, MSG0, MSG_SIZE);
+	printf("[Producer] send %s\n", MSG0);
+	while (1) {
+		if (strncmp(shm_buf, MSG1, MSG_SIZE) != 0) {
+			sleep(1);
+			continue;
+		}
+		printf("[Producer] receive %s\n", MSG1);
+		strncpy(shm_buf, MSG2, MSG_SIZE);
+		printf("[Producer] send %s\n", MSG2);
+		while (1) {
+			if (strncmp(shm_buf, MSG3, MSG_SIZE) != 0) {
+				sleep(1);
+				continue;
+			}
+			printf("[Producer] receive %s\n", MSG3);
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	// Unmap the shared memory
+	if (munmap(shm_buf, SHM_SIZE) < 0) {
+		THROW_ERROR("munmap failed");
+	}
+
+	// Unlink the shared memory object
+	shm_unlink(SHM_OBJ);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int consumer_process()
+{
+	// Shared memory file descriptor
+	int shm_fd;
+	// Shared memory buffer
+	void *shm_buf;
+
+	// Create the shared memory object
+	shm_fd = shm_open(SHM_OBJ, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0666);
+	if (shm_fd < 0) {
+		THROW_ERROR("shm_open failed");
+	}
+
+	// Configure the size of the shared memory object
+	if (ftruncate(shm_fd, SHM_SIZE) < 0) {
+		THROW_ERROR("ftruncate error");
+	}
+
+	// Memory map the shared memory object
+	shm_buf = mmap(NULL, SHM_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED,
+		       shm_fd, 0);
+	if (shm_buf == MAP_FAILED) {
+		THROW_ERROR("mmap(MAP_SHARED) failed");
+	}
+
+	while (1) {
+		if (strncmp(shm_buf, MSG0, MSG_SIZE) != 0) {
+			sleep(1);
+			continue;
+		}
+		printf("[Consumer] receive %s\n", MSG0);
+		strncpy(shm_buf, MSG1, MSG_SIZE);
+		printf("[Consumer] send %s\n", MSG1);
+		while (1) {
+			if (strncmp(shm_buf, MSG2, MSG_SIZE) != 0) {
+				sleep(1);
+				continue;
+			}
+			printf("[Consumer] receive %s\n", MSG2);
+			strncpy(shm_buf, MSG3, MSG_SIZE);
+			printf("[Consumer] send %s\n", MSG3);
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	// Unmap the shared memory
+	if (munmap(shm_buf, SHM_SIZE) < 0) {
+		THROW_ERROR("munmap failed");
+	}
+
+	// Unlink the shared memory object
+	shm_unlink(SHM_OBJ);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Test entry
+// ============================================================================
+
+int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
+{
+	if (argc == 1) {
+		// Producer side
+		return producer_process();
+	} else {
+		// Consumer side
+		return consumer_process();
+	}
+}