diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 52a25ac43d10..9ea6d698e9d3 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -1989,6 +1989,21 @@ signal_address_tests()
 		chk_add_nr 1 1
 	fi
 
+	# uncommon: subflow and signal flags on the same endpoint
+	# or because the user wrongly picked both, but still expects the client
+	# to create additional subflows
+	if reset "subflow and signal together"; then
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 2
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 2
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.3.2 flags signal,subflow
+		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1
+		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
+		chk_add_nr 1 1 0 invert  # only initiated by ns2
+		chk_add_nr 0 0 0         # none initiated by ns1
+		chk_rst_nr 0 0 invert    # no RST sent by the client
+		chk_rst_nr 0 0           # no RST sent by the server
+	fi
+
 	# accept and use add_addr with additional subflows
 	if reset "multiple subflows and signal"; then
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 3