diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 7c109a109..92c19f718 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -737,12 +737,12 @@ endif
 
 check-local: atconfig $(TESTSUITE)
 	[ -e /proc/cpuinfo ] && cat /proc/cpuinfo
-	$(SHELL) '$(TESTSUITE)' $(TESTSUITEFLAGS)
+	$(SHELL) '$(TESTSUITE)' $(TESTSUITEFLAGS) ENABLE_URING=$(ENABLE_URING)
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) ext-tests
 
 installcheck-local: atconfig $(TESTSUITE)
 	$(SHELL) '$(TESTSUITE)' AUTOTEST_PATH='$(bindir)' \
-		$(TESTSUITEFLAGS)
+		$(TESTSUITEFLAGS) ENABLE_URING=$(ENABLE_URING)
 
 clean-local:
 	test ! -f '$(TESTSUITE)' || \
diff --git a/tests/testsuite.at b/tests/testsuite.at
index 4a0af0d29..3100ee5de 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite.at
+++ b/tests/testsuite.at
@@ -530,6 +530,14 @@ cat $abs_srcdir/osmo_io/osmo_io_test.err > experr
 AT_CHECK([$abs_top_builddir/tests/osmo_io/osmo_io_test], [0], [expout], [experr])
 AT_CLEANUP
 
+AT_SETUP([osmo_io (uring)])
+AT_KEYWORDS([osmo_io (uring)])
+AT_SKIP_IF([ test "$ENABLE_URING" != "yes" ])
+cat $abs_srcdir/osmo_io/osmo_io_test.ok > expout
+cat $abs_srcdir/osmo_io/osmo_io_test.err > experr
+AT_CHECK([LIBOSMO_IO_BACKEND=IO_URING $abs_top_builddir/tests/osmo_io/osmo_io_test], [0], [expout], [experr])
+AT_CLEANUP
+
 AT_SETUP([soft_uart])
 AT_KEYWORDS([soft_uart])
 cat $abs_srcdir/soft_uart/soft_uart_test.ok > expout