diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/dualpi2.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/dualpi2.json
index cd1f2ee8f354..ed6a900bb568 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/dualpi2.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/dualpi2.json
@@ -250,5 +250,49 @@
         "teardown": [
             "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root"
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "891f",
+        "name": "Verify DualPI2 GSO backlog accounting with QFQ parent",
+        "category": [
+            "qdisc",
+            "dualpi2",
+            "qfq",
+            "gso"
+        ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
+        "setup": [
+            "$IP link set dev $DUMMY up || true",
+            "$IP addr add 10.10.10.10/24 dev $DUMMY || true",
+            "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root handle 1: qfq",
+            "$TC class add dev $DUMMY parent 1: classid 1:1 qfq weight 1 maxpkt 4096",
+            "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY parent 1:1 handle 2: dualpi2",
+            "$TC filter add dev $DUMMY parent 1: matchall classid 1:1"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "./tdc_gso.py 10.10.10.10 10.10.10.1 9000 1200 2400",
+        "expExitCode": "0",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC -j -s qdisc ls dev $DUMMY",
+        "matchJSON": [
+            {
+                "kind": "qfq",
+                "handle": "1:",
+                "packets": 2,
+                "backlog": 0,
+                "qlen": 0
+            },
+            {
+                "kind": "dualpi2",
+                "handle": "2:",
+                "packets": 2,
+                "backlog": 0,
+                "qlen": 0
+            }
+        ],
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY root",
+            "$IP addr del 10.10.10.10/24 dev $DUMMY || true"
+        ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tdc_gso.py b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tdc_gso.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..b66528ea4b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tdc_gso.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+"""
+tdc_gso.py - send a UDP GSO datagram
+
+Copyright (C) 2026 Xingquan Liu <b1n@b1n.io>
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import socket
+import struct
+import sys
+
+UDP_MAX_SEGMENTS = 1 << 7
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="UDP GSO datagram sender")
+parser.add_argument("src", help="source IPv4 address")
+parser.add_argument("dst", help="destination IPv4 address")
+parser.add_argument("port", type=int, help="destination UDP port")
+parser.add_argument("gso_size", type=int, help="UDP GSO segment payload size")
+parser.add_argument("payload_len", type=int, help="total UDP payload length")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+if args.gso_size <= 0 or args.gso_size > 0xFFFF:
+    parser.error("gso_size must fit in an unsigned 16-bit integer")
+if args.payload_len <= args.gso_size:
+    parser.error("payload_len must be larger than gso_size")
+if args.payload_len > args.gso_size * UDP_MAX_SEGMENTS:
+    parser.error("payload_len exceeds UDP_MAX_SEGMENTS")
+
+SOL_UDP = getattr(socket, "SOL_UDP", socket.IPPROTO_UDP)
+UDP_SEGMENT = getattr(socket, "UDP_SEGMENT", 103)
+
+sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+sock.bind((args.src, 0))
+
+payload = b"b" * args.payload_len
+cmsg = [(SOL_UDP, UDP_SEGMENT, struct.pack("=H", args.gso_size))]
+
+sent = sock.sendmsg([payload], cmsg, 0, (args.dst, args.port))
+sys.exit(sent != len(payload))