diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/Makefile
index 9c0f758310fe..a179f0dca8ce 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 TEST_PROGS := nft_trans_stress.sh nft_nat.sh bridge_brouter.sh \
 	conntrack_icmp_related.sh nft_flowtable.sh ipvs.sh \
-	nft_concat_range.sh \
+	nft_concat_range.sh nft_conntrack_helper.sh \
 	nft_queue.sh
 
 LDLIBS = -lmnl
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_conntrack_helper.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_conntrack_helper.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..edf0a48da6bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_conntrack_helper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# This tests connection tracking helper assignment:
+# 1. can attach ftp helper to a connection from nft ruleset.
+# 2. auto-assign still works.
+#
+# Kselftest framework requirement - SKIP code is 4.
+ksft_skip=4
+ret=0
+
+sfx=$(mktemp -u "XXXXXXXX")
+ns1="ns1-$sfx"
+ns2="ns2-$sfx"
+testipv6=1
+
+cleanup()
+{
+	ip netns del ${ns1}
+	ip netns del ${ns2}
+}
+
+nft --version > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+	echo "SKIP: Could not run test without nft tool"
+	exit $ksft_skip
+fi
+
+ip -Version > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+	echo "SKIP: Could not run test without ip tool"
+	exit $ksft_skip
+fi
+
+conntrack -V > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+	echo "SKIP: Could not run test without conntrack tool"
+	exit $ksft_skip
+fi
+
+which nc >/dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+	echo "SKIP: Could not run test without netcat tool"
+	exit $ksft_skip
+fi
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+ip netns add ${ns1}
+ip netns add ${ns2}
+
+ip link add veth0 netns ${ns1} type veth peer name veth0 netns ${ns2} > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+    echo "SKIP: No virtual ethernet pair device support in kernel"
+    exit $ksft_skip
+fi
+
+ip -net ${ns1} link set lo up
+ip -net ${ns1} link set veth0 up
+
+ip -net ${ns2} link set lo up
+ip -net ${ns2} link set veth0 up
+
+ip -net ${ns1} addr add 10.0.1.1/24 dev veth0
+ip -net ${ns1} addr add dead:1::1/64 dev veth0
+
+ip -net ${ns2} addr add 10.0.1.2/24 dev veth0
+ip -net ${ns2} addr add dead:1::2/64 dev veth0
+
+load_ruleset_family() {
+	local family=$1
+	local ns=$2
+
+ip netns exec ${ns} nft -f - <<EOF
+table $family raw {
+	ct helper ftp {
+             type "ftp" protocol tcp
+        }
+	chain pre {
+		type filter hook prerouting priority 0; policy accept;
+		tcp dport 2121 ct helper set "ftp"
+	}
+	chain output {
+		type filter hook output priority 0; policy accept;
+		tcp dport 2121 ct helper set "ftp"
+	}
+}
+EOF
+	return $?
+}
+
+check_for_helper()
+{
+	local netns=$1
+	local message=$2
+	local port=$3
+
+	ip netns exec ${netns} conntrack -L -p tcp --dport $port 2> /dev/null |grep -q 'helper=ftp'
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+		echo "FAIL: ${netns} did not show attached helper $message" 1>&2
+		ret=1
+	fi
+
+	echo "PASS: ${netns} connection on port $port has ftp helper attached" 1>&2
+	return 0
+}
+
+test_helper()
+{
+	local port=$1
+	local msg=$2
+
+	sleep 3 | ip netns exec ${ns2} nc -w 2 -l -p $port > /dev/null &
+
+	sleep 1
+	sleep 1 | ip netns exec ${ns1} nc -w 2 10.0.1.2 $port > /dev/null &
+
+	check_for_helper "$ns1" "ip $msg" $port
+	check_for_helper "$ns2" "ip $msg" $port
+
+	wait
+
+	if [ $testipv6 -eq 0 ] ;then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	ip netns exec ${ns1} conntrack -F 2> /dev/null
+	ip netns exec ${ns2} conntrack -F 2> /dev/null
+
+	sleep 3 | ip netns exec ${ns2} nc -w 2 -6 -l -p $port > /dev/null &
+
+	sleep 1
+	sleep 1 | ip netns exec ${ns1} nc -w 2 -6 dead:1::2 $port > /dev/null &
+
+	check_for_helper "$ns1" "ipv6 $msg" $port
+	check_for_helper "$ns2" "ipv6 $msg" $port
+
+	wait
+}
+
+load_ruleset_family ip ${ns1}
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+	echo "FAIL: ${ns1} cannot load ip ruleset" 1>&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+load_ruleset_family ip6 ${ns1}
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+	echo "SKIP: ${ns1} cannot load ip6 ruleset" 1>&2
+	testipv6=0
+fi
+
+load_ruleset_family inet ${ns2}
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+	echo "SKIP: ${ns1} cannot load inet ruleset" 1>&2
+	load_ruleset_family ip ${ns2}
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+		echo "FAIL: ${ns2} cannot load ip ruleset" 1>&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	if [ $testipv6 -eq 1 ] ;then
+		load_ruleset_family ip6 ${ns2}
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+			echo "FAIL: ${ns2} cannot load ip6 ruleset" 1>&2
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	fi
+fi
+
+test_helper 2121 "set via ruleset"
+ip netns exec ${ns1} sysctl -q 'net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_helper=1'
+ip netns exec ${ns2} sysctl -q 'net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_helper=1'
+test_helper 21 "auto-assign"
+
+exit $ret