diff --git a/tests/atf_python/sys/net/netlink.py b/tests/atf_python/sys/net/netlink.py
--- a/tests/atf_python/sys/net/netlink.py
+++ b/tests/atf_python/sys/net/netlink.py
@@ -1609,18 +1609,20 @@
         self.helper = NlHelper()
         self.nlsock = Nlsock(netlink_family, self.helper)
 
-    def write_message(self, msg):
-        print("")
-        print("============= >> TX MESSAGE =============")
-        msg.print_message()
+    def write_message(self, msg, silent=False):
+        if not silent:
+            print("")
+            print("============= >> TX MESSAGE =============")
+            msg.print_message()
+            msg.print_as_bytes(bytes(msg), "-- DATA --")
         self.nlsock.write_data(bytes(msg))
-        msg.print_as_bytes(bytes(msg), "-- DATA --")
 
-    def read_message(self):
+    def read_message(self, silent=False):
         msg = self.nlsock.read_message()
-        print("")
-        print("============= << RX MESSAGE =============")
-        msg.print_message()
+        if not silent:
+            print("")
+            print("============= << RX MESSAGE =============")
+            msg.print_message()
         return msg
 
     def get_reply(self, tx_msg):
diff --git a/tests/sys/netlink/Makefile b/tests/sys/netlink/Makefile
--- a/tests/sys/netlink/Makefile
+++ b/tests/sys/netlink/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ATF_TESTS_PYTEST +=	test_nl_core.py
 ATF_TESTS_PYTEST +=	test_rtnl_iface.py
 ATF_TESTS_PYTEST +=	test_rtnl_ifaddr.py
+ATF_TESTS_PYTEST +=	test_rtnl_route.py
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR:H:H:H}
 
diff --git a/tests/sys/netlink/test_rtnl_route.py b/tests/sys/netlink/test_rtnl_route.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sys/netlink/test_rtnl_route.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import ipaddress
+import socket
+
+import pytest
+from atf_python.sys.net.netlink import NetlinkRtMessage
+from atf_python.sys.net.netlink import NetlinkTestTemplate
+from atf_python.sys.net.netlink import NlAttrIp
+from atf_python.sys.net.netlink import NlConst
+from atf_python.sys.net.netlink import NlmBaseFlags
+from atf_python.sys.net.netlink import NlmGetFlags
+from atf_python.sys.net.netlink import NlmNewFlags
+from atf_python.sys.net.netlink import NlMsgType
+from atf_python.sys.net.netlink import NlRtMsgType
+from atf_python.sys.net.netlink import RtattrType
+from atf_python.sys.net.vnet import SingleVnetTestTemplate
+
+
+class TestRtNlRoute(NetlinkTestTemplate, SingleVnetTestTemplate):
+    IPV6_PREFIXES = ["2001:db8::1/64"]
+
+    def setup_method(self, method):
+        super().setup_method(method)
+        self.setup_netlink(NlConst.NETLINK_ROUTE)
+
+    @pytest.mark.timeout(20)
+    def test_buffer_override(self):
+        msg_flags = (
+            NlmBaseFlags.NLM_F_ACK.value
+            | NlmBaseFlags.NLM_F_REQUEST.value
+            | NlmNewFlags.NLM_F_CREATE.value
+        )
+
+        num_routes = 1000
+        base_address = bytearray(ipaddress.ip_address("2001:db8:ffff::").packed)
+        for i in range(num_routes):
+            base_address[7] = i % 256
+            base_address[6] = i // 256
+            prefix_address = ipaddress.IPv6Address(bytes(base_address))
+
+            msg = NetlinkRtMessage(self.helper, NlRtMsgType.RTM_NEWROUTE.value)
+            msg.nl_hdr.nlmsg_flags = msg_flags
+            msg.base_hdr.rtm_family = socket.AF_INET6
+            msg.base_hdr.rtm_dst_len = 65
+            msg.add_nla(NlAttrIp(RtattrType.RTA_DST, str(prefix_address)))
+            msg.add_nla(NlAttrIp(RtattrType.RTA_GATEWAY, "2001:db8::2"))
+
+            self.write_message(msg, silent=True)
+            rx_msg = self.read_message(silent=True)
+            assert rx_msg.is_type(NlMsgType.NLMSG_ERROR)
+            assert msg.nl_hdr.nlmsg_seq == rx_msg.nl_hdr.nlmsg_seq
+            assert rx_msg.error_code == 0
+        # Now, dump
+        msg = NetlinkRtMessage(self.helper, NlRtMsgType.RTM_GETROUTE.value)
+        msg.nl_hdr.nlmsg_flags = (
+            NlmBaseFlags.NLM_F_ACK.value
+            | NlmBaseFlags.NLM_F_REQUEST.value
+            | NlmGetFlags.NLM_F_ROOT.value
+            | NlmGetFlags.NLM_F_MATCH.value
+        )
+        msg.base_hdr.rtm_family = socket.AF_INET6
+        self.write_message(msg)
+        num_received = 0
+        while True:
+            rx_msg = self.read_message(silent=True)
+            if msg.nl_hdr.nlmsg_seq == rx_msg.nl_hdr.nlmsg_seq:
+                if rx_msg.is_type(NlMsgType.NLMSG_ERROR):
+                    if rx_msg.error_code != 0:
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            "unable to dump routes: error {}".format(rx_msg.error_code)
+                        )
+                if rx_msg.is_type(NlMsgType.NLMSG_DONE):
+                    break
+                if rx_msg.is_type(NlRtMsgType.RTM_NEWROUTE):
+                    if rx_msg.base_hdr.rtm_dst_len == 65:
+                        num_received += 1
+        assert num_routes == num_received