diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst
index ceeed7b0798d..7d80e8c307d1 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ Bit  Log  Number  Reason that got the kernel tainted
  15  _/K   32768  kernel has been live patched
  16  _/X   65536  auxiliary taint, defined for and used by distros
  17  _/T  131072  kernel was built with the struct randomization plugin
+ 18  _/N  262144  an in-kernel test has been run
 ===  ===  ======  ========================================================
 
 Note: The character ``_`` is representing a blank in this table to make reading
diff --git a/include/linux/panic.h b/include/linux/panic.h
index e71161da69c4..c7759b3f2045 100644
--- a/include/linux/panic.h
+++ b/include/linux/panic.h
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ static inline void set_arch_panic_timeout(int timeout, int arch_default_timeout)
 #define TAINT_LIVEPATCH			15
 #define TAINT_AUX			16
 #define TAINT_RANDSTRUCT		17
-#define TAINT_FLAGS_COUNT		18
+#define TAINT_TEST			18
+#define TAINT_FLAGS_COUNT		19
 #define TAINT_FLAGS_MAX			((1UL << TAINT_FLAGS_COUNT) - 1)
 
 struct taint_flag {
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index a3c758dba15a..6b3369e21026 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ const struct taint_flag taint_flags[TAINT_FLAGS_COUNT] = {
 	[ TAINT_LIVEPATCH ]		= { 'K', ' ', true },
 	[ TAINT_AUX ]			= { 'X', ' ', true },
 	[ TAINT_RANDSTRUCT ]		= { 'T', ' ', true },
+	[ TAINT_TEST ]			= { 'N', ' ', true },
 };
 
 /**