diff --git a/test/gtest/common.h b/test/gtest/common.h
index a7c835f9fb..bfbc88ac3d 100644
--- a/test/gtest/common.h
+++ b/test/gtest/common.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ struct nixlTestParam {
     unsigned numWorkers;
     unsigned numThreads;
     std::string engineConfig;
+    bool sglEnabled = false;
 };
 
 using nixl_test_t = testing::TestWithParam<nixlTestParam>;
@@ -237,4 +238,21 @@ checkPayload(const void *addr, size_t size, uint32_t index, uint32_t seed);
         testing::ValuesIn(std::vector<nixlTestParam>(   \
             {{_backend, _progress_thread_enabled, _num_workers, _num_threads, _engine_config}})));
 
+#define NIXL_INSTANTIATE_TEST_SGL(_test_name,                                    \
+                                  _test_case,                                    \
+                                  _backend,                                      \
+                                  _progress_thread_enabled,                      \
+                                  _num_workers,                                  \
+                                  _num_threads,                                  \
+                                  _engine_config)                                \
+    INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(                                                    \
+        _test_name,                                                              \
+        _test_case,                                                              \
+        testing::ValuesIn(std::vector<nixlTestParam>({{_backend,                 \
+                                                       _progress_thread_enabled, \
+                                                       _num_workers,             \
+                                                       _num_threads,             \
+                                                       _engine_config,           \
+                                                       true}})));
+
 #endif /* TEST_GTEST_COMMON_H */
diff --git a/test/gtest/test_transfer.cpp b/test/gtest/test_transfer.cpp
index eb5732290d..0164d79cf2 100644
--- a/test/gtest/test_transfer.cpp
+++ b/test/gtest/test_transfer.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ class TestTransfer : public nixl_test_t {
         // Disabling Telemetry until the corresponding test
         env.addVar("NIXL_TELEMETRY_ENABLE", "n");
 
+        env.addVar("NIXL_UCX_SGL_ENABLE", isSglEnabled() ? "y" : "n");
+
         if (getBackendName() == "MOONCAKE") {
             // TCP loopback on host memory: CI hosts may expose RDMA devices the
             // test cannot use, and CI builds Mooncake without GPU support.
@@ -195,6 +197,11 @@ class TestTransfer : public nixl_test_t {
         return GetParam().numThreads;
     }
 
+    bool
+    isSglEnabled() const {
+        return GetParam().sglEnabled;
+    }
+
     nixl_opt_args_t
     extra_params_ip(int remote) {
         nixl_opt_args_t extra_params;
@@ -813,6 +820,14 @@ NIXL_INSTANTIATE_TEST(ucx_threadpool_no_pt, TestTransfer, "UCX", false, 6, 4, ""
 NIXL_INSTANTIATE_TEST(mooncake, TestTransfer, "MOONCAKE", false, 1, 0, "");
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_UCX_SGL_API
+
+NIXL_INSTANTIATE_TEST_SGL(ucx_sgl, TestTransfer, "UCX", true, 2, 0, "");
+NIXL_INSTANTIATE_TEST_SGL(ucx_sgl_no_pt, TestTransfer, "UCX", false, 2, 0, "");
+NIXL_INSTANTIATE_TEST_SGL(ucx_sgl_threadpool, TestTransfer, "UCX", true, 6, 4, "");
+NIXL_INSTANTIATE_TEST_SGL(ucx_sgl_threadpool_no_pt, TestTransfer, "UCX", false, 6, 4, "");
+#endif
+
 NIXL_INSTANTIATE_TEST(ucx_telemetry, TestTransferTelemetry, "UCX", true, 2, 0, "");
 NIXL_INSTANTIATE_TEST(ucx_telemetry_no_pt, TestTransferTelemetry, "UCX", false, 2, 0, "");
 NIXL_INSTANTIATE_TEST(ucx_telemetry_threadpool, TestTransferTelemetry, "UCX", true, 6, 4, "");