diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/local_kptr_stash.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/local_kptr_stash.c
index 158616c946582e..b25b870f87ba9b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/local_kptr_stash.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/local_kptr_stash.c
@@ -27,6 +27,27 @@ static void test_local_kptr_stash_simple(void)
 	local_kptr_stash__destroy(skel);
 }
 
+static void test_local_kptr_stash_plain(void)
+{
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, opts,
+		    .data_in = &pkt_v4,
+		    .data_size_in = sizeof(pkt_v4),
+		    .repeat = 1,
+	);
+	struct local_kptr_stash *skel;
+	int ret;
+
+	skel = local_kptr_stash__open_and_load();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "local_kptr_stash__open_and_load"))
+		return;
+
+	ret = bpf_prog_test_run_opts(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.stash_plain), &opts);
+	ASSERT_OK(ret, "local_kptr_stash_add_plain run");
+	ASSERT_OK(opts.retval, "local_kptr_stash_add_plain retval");
+
+	local_kptr_stash__destroy(skel);
+}
+
 static void test_local_kptr_stash_unstash(void)
 {
 	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, opts,
@@ -61,6 +82,8 @@ void test_local_kptr_stash(void)
 {
 	if (test__start_subtest("local_kptr_stash_simple"))
 		test_local_kptr_stash_simple();
+	if (test__start_subtest("local_kptr_stash_plain"))
+		test_local_kptr_stash_plain();
 	if (test__start_subtest("local_kptr_stash_unstash"))
 		test_local_kptr_stash_unstash();
 	if (test__start_subtest("local_kptr_stash_fail"))
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/local_kptr_stash.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/local_kptr_stash.c
index 06838083079c1b..b567a666d2b87f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/local_kptr_stash.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/local_kptr_stash.c
@@ -14,10 +14,16 @@ struct node_data {
 	struct bpf_rb_node node;
 };
 
+struct plain_local {
+	long key;
+	long data;
+};
+
 struct map_value {
 	struct prog_test_ref_kfunc *not_kptr;
 	struct prog_test_ref_kfunc __kptr *val;
 	struct node_data __kptr *node;
+	struct plain_local __kptr *plain;
 };
 
 /* This is necessary so that LLVM generates BTF for node_data struct
@@ -66,6 +72,28 @@ long stash_rb_nodes(void *ctx)
 	return create_and_stash(0, 41) ?: create_and_stash(1, 42);
 }
 
+SEC("tc")
+long stash_plain(void *ctx)
+{
+	struct map_value *mapval;
+	struct plain_local *res;
+	int idx = 0;
+
+	mapval = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&some_nodes, &idx);
+	if (!mapval)
+		return 1;
+
+	res = bpf_obj_new(typeof(*res));
+	if (!res)
+		return 1;
+	res->key = 41;
+
+	res = bpf_kptr_xchg(&mapval->plain, res);
+	if (res)
+		bpf_obj_drop(res);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 SEC("tc")
 long unstash_rb_node(void *ctx)
 {