diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/tailcall_callback.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/tailcall_callback.c
index c41632cf423b..14fa7a87028e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/tailcall_callback.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/tailcall_callback.c
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ int callback_loop(int index, void **cb_ctx)
 	return ret ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
+static __noinline
+int callback_tail(int index, void **cb_ctx)
+{
+	bpf_tail_call_static(*cb_ctx, &jmp_table, 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static __noinline
 int callback_empty(int index, void *data)
 {
@@ -78,4 +85,13 @@ int tailcall_callback_2(struct __sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* callback with a direct tail call is rejected without a verifier bug */
+SEC("tc")
+__failure __msg("cannot tail call within callback")
+int tailcall_callback_3(struct __sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	bpf_loop(1, callback_tail, &skb, 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 char __license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";