diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_test_helpers.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_test_helpers.data
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+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_test_helpers.data
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+Memory poison+unpoison: offset=0 len=42
+memory_poison_unpoison:0:42
+
+Memory poison+unpoison: offset=0 len=1
+memory_poison_unpoison:0:1
+
+Memory poison+unpoison: offset=0 len=2
+memory_poison_unpoison:0:2
+
+Memory poison+unpoison: offset=1 len=1
+memory_poison_unpoison:1:1
+
+Memory poison+unpoison: offset=1 len=2
+memory_poison_unpoison:1:2
+
+Memory poison+unpoison: offset=7 len=1
+memory_poison_unpoison:7:1
+
+Memory poison+unpoison: offset=7 len=2
+memory_poison_unpoison:7:2
+
+Memory poison+unpoison: offset=0 len=0
+memory_poison_unpoison:0:0
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_test_helpers.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_test_helpers.function
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+/* BEGIN_HEADER */
+
+/* Test some parts of the test framework. */
+
+#include <test/helpers.h>
+#include <test/memory.h>
+
+/* END_HEADER */
+
+/* BEGIN_DEPENDENCIES */
+
+/* END_DEPENDENCIES */
+
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_TEST_MEMORY_CAN_POISON */
+/* Test that poison+unpoison leaves the memory accessible. */
+/* We can't test that poisoning makes the memory inaccessible:
+ * there's no sane way to catch an Asan/Valgrind complaint.
+ * That negative testing is done in programs/test/metatest.c. */
+void memory_poison_unpoison(int align, int size)
+{
+    unsigned char *buf = NULL;
+    const size_t buffer_size = align + size;
+    TEST_CALLOC(buf, buffer_size);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < buffer_size; i++) {
+        buf[i] = (unsigned char) (i & 0xff);
+    }
+
+    const unsigned char *start = buf == NULL ? NULL : buf + align;
+    mbedtls_test_memory_poison(start, (size_t) size);
+    mbedtls_test_memory_unpoison(start, (size_t) size);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < buffer_size; i++) {
+        TEST_EQUAL(buf[i], (unsigned char) (i & 0xff));
+    }
+
+exit:
+    mbedtls_free(buf);
+}
+/* END_CASE */