diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
index 42806add0114..725ce59e4637 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ TARGETS += syscall_user_dispatch
 TARGETS += sysctl
 TARGETS += tc-testing
 TARGETS += tdx
+TARGETS += thermal/intel/workload_hint
 TARGETS += timens
 ifneq (1, $(quicktest))
 TARGETS += timers
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/thermal/intel/workload_hint/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/thermal/intel/workload_hint/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..37ff3286283b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/thermal/intel/workload_hint/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
+uname_M := $(shell uname -m 2>/dev/null || echo not)
+ARCH ?= $(shell echo $(uname_M) | sed -e s/i.86/x86/ -e s/x86_64/x86/)
+
+ifeq ($(ARCH),x86)
+TEST_GEN_PROGS := workload_hint_test
+
+include ../../../lib.mk
+
+endif
+endif
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/thermal/intel/workload_hint/workload_hint_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/thermal/intel/workload_hint/workload_hint_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..217c3a641c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/thermal/intel/workload_hint/workload_hint_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#define WORKLOAD_NOTIFICATION_DELAY_ATTRIBUTE "/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:04.0/workload_hint/notification_delay_ms"
+#define WORKLOAD_ENABLE_ATTRIBUTE "/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:04.0/workload_hint/workload_hint_enable"
+#define WORKLOAD_TYPE_INDEX_ATTRIBUTE  "/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:04.0/workload_hint/workload_type_index"
+
+static const char * const workload_types[] = {
+	"idle",
+	"battery_life",
+	"sustained",
+	"bursty",
+	NULL
+};
+
+#define WORKLOAD_TYPE_MAX_INDEX	3
+
+void workload_hint_exit(int signum)
+{
+	int fd;
+
+	/* Disable feature via sysfs knob */
+
+	fd = open(WORKLOAD_ENABLE_ATTRIBUTE, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		perror("Unable to open workload type feature enable file\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if (write(fd, "0\n", 2) < 0) {
+		perror("Can' disable workload hints\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	printf("Disabled workload type prediction\n");
+
+	close(fd);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct pollfd ufd;
+	char index_str[4];
+	int fd, ret, index;
+	char delay_str[64];
+	int delay = 0;
+
+	printf("Usage: workload_hint_test [notification delay in milli seconds]\n");
+
+	if (argc > 1) {
+		ret = sscanf(argv[1], "%d", &delay);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			printf("Invalid delay\n");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+
+		printf("Setting notification delay to %d ms\n", delay);
+		if (delay < 0)
+			exit(1);
+
+		sprintf(delay_str, "%s\n", argv[1]);
+
+		sprintf(delay_str, "%s\n", argv[1]);
+		fd = open(WORKLOAD_NOTIFICATION_DELAY_ATTRIBUTE, O_RDWR);
+		if (fd < 0) {
+			perror("Unable to open workload notification delay\n");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+
+		if (write(fd, delay_str, strlen(delay_str)) < 0) {
+			perror("Can't set delay\n");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+
+		close(fd);
+	}
+
+	if (signal(SIGINT, workload_hint_exit) == SIG_IGN)
+		signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
+	if (signal(SIGHUP, workload_hint_exit) == SIG_IGN)
+		signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
+	if (signal(SIGTERM, workload_hint_exit) == SIG_IGN)
+		signal(SIGTERM, SIG_IGN);
+
+	/* Enable feature via sysfs knob */
+	fd = open(WORKLOAD_ENABLE_ATTRIBUTE, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		perror("Unable to open workload type feature enable file\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if (write(fd, "1\n", 2) < 0) {
+		perror("Can' enable workload hints\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	close(fd);
+
+	printf("Enabled workload type prediction\n");
+
+	while (1) {
+		fd = open(WORKLOAD_TYPE_INDEX_ATTRIBUTE, O_RDONLY);
+		if (fd < 0) {
+			perror("Unable to open workload type file\n");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+
+		if ((lseek(fd, 0L, SEEK_SET)) < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to set pointer to beginning\n");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+
+		if (read(fd, index_str, sizeof(index_str)) < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to read from:%s\n",
+			WORKLOAD_TYPE_INDEX_ATTRIBUTE);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+
+		ufd.fd = fd;
+		ufd.events = POLLPRI;
+
+		ret = poll(&ufd, 1, -1);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			perror("poll error");
+			exit(1);
+		} else if (ret == 0) {
+			printf("Poll Timeout\n");
+		} else {
+			if ((lseek(fd, 0L, SEEK_SET)) < 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Failed to set pointer to beginning\n");
+				exit(1);
+			}
+
+			if (read(fd, index_str, sizeof(index_str)) < 0)
+				exit(0);
+
+			ret = sscanf(index_str, "%d", &index);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				break;
+			if (index > WORKLOAD_TYPE_MAX_INDEX)
+				printf("Invalid workload type index\n");
+			else
+				printf("workload type:%s\n", workload_types[index]);
+		}
+
+		close(fd);
+	}
+}