diff --git a/src/test/Makefile b/src/test/Makefile
index 961172eac35..c87dc875c2d 100644
--- a/src/test/Makefile
+++ b/src/test/Makefile
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ OTHER_TESTS = \
 	util_uuid_generate\
 	util_vec\
 	util_vecq\
-	log_errno
+	log_errno\
+	valgrind_check
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH), x86_64)
 OTHER_TESTS += \
diff --git a/src/test/valgrind_check/.gitignore b/src/test/valgrind_check/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15bae9bd64e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/valgrind_check/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+valgrind_check
diff --git a/src/test/valgrind_check/Makefile b/src/test/valgrind_check/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6d2a7129e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/valgrind_check/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright 2024, Intel Corporation
+
+#
+# src/test/valgrind_check/Makefile -- build valgrind_check unit test
+#
+TARGET = valgrind_check
+OBJS = valgrind_check.o
+
+include ../Makefile.inc
diff --git a/src/test/valgrind_check/README b/src/test/valgrind_check/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba3ee397cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/valgrind_check/README
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Persistent Memory Development Kit
+
+This is src/test/valgrind_check/README.
+
+This directory contains a unit test for Valgrind enabling.
+
+The program in valgrind_check.c verifies if Valgrind was enabled during build.
diff --git a/src/test/valgrind_check/TEST0 b/src/test/valgrind_check/TEST0
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d7ffd137f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/valgrind_check/TEST0
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright 2024, Intel Corporation
+
+#
+# src/test/valgrind_check/TEST0 -- unit test for valgrind_check
+#
+
+. ../unittest/unittest.sh
+
+require_test_type short
+require_valgrind
+
+setup
+
+expect_normal_exit ./valgrind_check$EXESUFFIX
+
+pass
diff --git a/src/test/valgrind_check/valgrind_check.c b/src/test/valgrind_check/valgrind_check.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b719be9a0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/valgrind_check/valgrind_check.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+/* Copyright 2024, Intel Corporation */
+
+/*
+ * valgrind_check.c -- unit test Valgrind enabled during build
+ *
+ * usage: valgrind_check
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "valgrind_internal.h"
+
+#ifndef VALGRIND_ENABLED
+#error Valgrind tools not properly configured
+#endif
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+#if VALGRIND_ENABLED
+	return 0;
+#else
+	return 1;
+#endif
+}