diff --git a/tests/sys/netinet/carp.py b/tests/sys/netinet/carp.py
--- a/tests/sys/netinet/carp.py
+++ b/tests/sys/netinet/carp.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
+import subprocess
+import time
 from atf_python.sys.net.tools import ToolsHelper
+from atf_python.sys.net.vnet import VnetInstance
+from atf_python.sys.net.vnet import VnetInterface
 from atf_python.sys.net.vnet import VnetTestTemplate
 
 sc = None
@@ -51,3 +55,102 @@
         carp_pkts = sc.sniff(iface=if1.name, stop_filter=filter_f, timeout=5)
 
         self.check_carp_src_mac(carp_pkts)
+
+
+class BaseCarpTest(VnetTestTemplate):
+    REQUIRED_MODULES = ["carp"]
+
+    def wait_for_carp(self, vnet: VnetInstance, epair: VnetInterface):
+        while True:
+            out = ToolsHelper.get_output("ifconfig {}".format(epair.name))
+            for line in out.splitlines():
+                if "carp" in line and "MASTER" in line:
+                    self.send_object(vnet.pipe, "")
+                    return
+            print("vnet {}: waiting for CARP on {}".format(vnet.name, epair.name))
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+
+    def run(self, cmd):
+        assert subprocess.run(cmd.split()).returncode == 0
+
+
+class TestCarpBasicIPv4(BaseCarpTest):
+    TOPOLOGY = {
+        "vnet1": {"ifaces": ["epair2", "epair3", "bridge"]},
+        "vnet2": {"ifaces": ["epair2"]},
+        "vnet3": {"ifaces": ["epair3"]},
+        "epair2": {"prefixes4": [("", "192.0.2.202/29")]},
+        "epair3": {"prefixes4": [("", "192.0.2.203/29")]},
+        "bridge": {"type": "bridge", "prefixes4": [("192.0.2.4/29", "")]},
+    }
+
+    def vnet2_handler(self, vnet: VnetInstance):
+        self.run("ifconfig {} add vhid 1 192.0.2.1/29".format(vnet.epair2.name))
+        self.wait_for_carp(vnet, vnet.epair2)
+        self.wait()
+
+    def vnet3_handler(self, vnet: VnetInstance):
+        self.run("ifconfig {} add vhid 1 192.0.2.1/29".format(vnet.epair3.name))
+        self.wait_for_carp(vnet, vnet.epair3)
+        self.wait()
+
+    @pytest.mark.require_user("root")
+    def test_carp(self):
+        """Basic CARP test (IPv4)"""
+        vnet = self.vnet
+
+        vnet.epair2.turn_up()
+        vnet.epair3.turn_up()
+
+        self.run(
+            "ifconfig {} addm {} addm {}".format(
+                vnet.bridge.name, vnet.epair2.name, vnet.epair3.name
+            )
+        )
+
+        # Wait for carp readiness on one of the VNETs
+        self.wait_objects_any([self.vnet2.pipe, self.vnet3.pipe], timeout=10)
+
+        self.run("ping -c3 192.0.2.1")
+
+
+class TestCarpBasicIPv6(BaseCarpTest):
+    TOPOLOGY = {
+        "vnet1": {"ifaces": ["epair2", "epair3", "bridge"]},
+        "vnet2": {"ifaces": ["epair2"]},
+        "vnet3": {"ifaces": ["epair3"]},
+        "epair2": {"prefixes6": [("", "2001:db8::1:2/64")]},
+        "epair3": {"prefixes6": [("", "2001:db8::1:3/64")]},
+        "bridge": {"type": "bridge", "prefixes6": [("2001:db8::0:4/64", "")]},
+    }
+
+    def vnet2_handler(self, vnet: VnetInstance):
+        epair = vnet.epair2
+        self.run("ifconfig {} inet6 add vhid 1 2001:db8::0:1/64".format(epair.name))
+        self.wait_for_carp(vnet, epair)
+        self.wait()
+
+    def vnet3_handler(self, vnet: VnetInstance):
+        epair = vnet.epair3
+        self.run("ifconfig {} inet6 add vhid 1 2001:db8::0:1/64".format(epair.name))
+        self.wait_for_carp(vnet, epair)
+        self.wait()
+
+    @pytest.mark.require_user("root")
+    def test_carp(self):
+        """Basic CARP test (IPv4)"""
+        vnet = self.vnet
+
+        vnet.epair2.turn_up()
+        vnet.epair3.turn_up()
+
+        self.run(
+            "ifconfig {} addm {} addm {}".format(
+                vnet.bridge.name, vnet.epair2.name, vnet.epair3.name
+            )
+        )
+
+        # Wait for carp readiness on one of the VNETs
+        self.wait_objects_any([self.vnet2.pipe, self.vnet3.pipe], timeout=10)
+
+        self.run("ping -6 -c3 2001:db8::0:1")