diff --git a/tests/gtp/gtpie_test.c b/tests/gtp/gtpie_test.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/core/utils.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/application.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/logging.h>
+
+#include "../../lib/syserr.h"
+#include "../../gtp/gtpie.h"
+
+static const uint8_t in[] = { 1,2,3,4,5,6 };
+static uint8_t buf[256];
+static int rc;
+
+static void test_gtpie_tlv()
+{
+	unsigned int len = 0;
+
+	printf("Testing gtpie_tlv()\n");
+
+	/* normal / successful case */
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	rc = gtpie_tlv(buf, &len, sizeof(buf), 23, sizeof(in), in);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(len == sizeof(in) + 3);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(buf[0] == 23);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(ntohs(*(uint16_t *) &buf[1]) == sizeof(in));
+	OSMO_ASSERT(!memcmp(buf+3, in, sizeof(in)));
+
+	/* overflow */
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	rc = gtpie_tlv(buf, &len, 4, 23, sizeof(in), in);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(rc == 1);
+}
+
+static void test_gtpie_tv0()
+{
+	unsigned int len = 0;
+
+	printf("Testing gtpie_tv0()\n");
+
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	rc = gtpie_tv0(buf, &len, sizeof(buf), 42, sizeof(in), in);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(len == sizeof(in) + 1);
+}
+
+static void test_gtpie_tv1()
+{
+	unsigned int len = 0;
+
+	printf("Testing gtpie_tv1()\n");
+
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	rc = gtpie_tv1(buf, &len, sizeof(buf), 42, 0xAD);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(len == 2);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(buf[0] == 42);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(buf[1] == 0xAD);
+}
+
+static void test_gtpie_tv2()
+{
+	unsigned int len = 0;
+
+	printf("Testing gtpie_tv2()\n");
+
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	rc = gtpie_tv2(buf, &len, sizeof(buf), 42, 0xABCD);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(len == 3);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(buf[0] == 42);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(ntohs(*(uint16_t *) &buf[1]) == 0xABCD);
+}
+
+static void test_gtpie_tv4()
+{
+	unsigned int len = 0;
+
+	printf("Testing gtpie_tv4()\n");
+
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	rc = gtpie_tv4(buf, &len, sizeof(buf), 42, 0xABCD0123);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(len == 5);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(buf[0] == 42);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(ntohl(*(uint32_t *) &buf[1]) == 0xABCD0123);
+}
+
+static void test_gtpie_tv8()
+{
+	unsigned int len = 0;
+
+	printf("Testing gtpie_tv8()\n");
+
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	rc = gtpie_tv8(buf, &len, sizeof(buf), 42, 0x0001020304050607ULL);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(len == 9);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(buf[0] == 42);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(ntohl(*(uint32_t *) &buf[1]) == 0x00010203);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(ntohl(*(uint32_t *) &buf[5]) == 0x04050607);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
+	log_set_use_color(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
+	log_set_print_filename(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
+
+	srand(time(NULL));
+
+	test_gtpie_tlv();
+	test_gtpie_tv0();
+	test_gtpie_tv1();
+	test_gtpie_tv2();
+	test_gtpie_tv4();
+	test_gtpie_tv8();
+
+	/* TODO: gtpie_decaps() */
+	/* TODO: gtpie_encaps() */
+	/* TODO: gtpie_encaps2() */
+	/* TODO: gtpie_getie(), gtpie_exist(), gtpie_get*() */
+}