diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
index 829320a519e7..56d4480e8d3c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 	fprintf(stderr,	"\n\tSupported Options:\n");
 	fprintf(stderr,	"\t\t-h: This help message.\n");
 	fprintf(stderr,	"\t\t-s: mTHP size, expressed as page order.\n");
-	fprintf(stderr,	"\t\t    Defaults to 0. Use this size for anon allocations.\n");
+	fprintf(stderr,	"\t\t    Defaults to 0. Use this size for anon or shmem allocations.\n");
 	exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -1209,6 +1209,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	default_settings.khugepaged.pages_to_scan = hpage_pmd_nr * 8;
 	default_settings.hugepages[hpage_pmd_order].enabled = THP_INHERIT;
 	default_settings.hugepages[anon_order].enabled = THP_ALWAYS;
+	default_settings.shmem_hugepages[hpage_pmd_order].enabled = SHMEM_INHERIT;
+	default_settings.shmem_hugepages[anon_order].enabled = SHMEM_ALWAYS;
 
 	save_settings();
 	thp_push_settings(&default_settings);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_settings.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_settings.c
index a4163438108e..577eaab6266f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_settings.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_settings.c
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ static const char * const thp_defrag_strings[] = {
 };
 
 static const char * const shmem_enabled_strings[] = {
+	"never",
 	"always",
 	"within_size",
 	"advise",
-	"never",
+	"inherit",
 	"deny",
 	"force",
 	NULL
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ void thp_write_num(const char *name, unsigned long num)
 void thp_read_settings(struct thp_settings *settings)
 {
 	unsigned long orders = thp_supported_orders();
+	unsigned long shmem_orders = thp_shmem_supported_orders();
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	int i;
 
@@ -234,12 +236,24 @@ void thp_read_settings(struct thp_settings *settings)
 		settings->hugepages[i].enabled =
 			thp_read_string(path, thp_enabled_strings);
 	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NR_ORDERS; i++) {
+		if (!((1 << i) & shmem_orders)) {
+			settings->shmem_hugepages[i].enabled = SHMEM_NEVER;
+			continue;
+		}
+		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "hugepages-%ukB/shmem_enabled",
+			(getpagesize() >> 10) << i);
+		settings->shmem_hugepages[i].enabled =
+			thp_read_string(path, shmem_enabled_strings);
+	}
 }
 
 void thp_write_settings(struct thp_settings *settings)
 {
 	struct khugepaged_settings *khugepaged = &settings->khugepaged;
 	unsigned long orders = thp_supported_orders();
+	unsigned long shmem_orders = thp_shmem_supported_orders();
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	int enabled;
 	int i;
@@ -271,6 +285,15 @@ void thp_write_settings(struct thp_settings *settings)
 		enabled = settings->hugepages[i].enabled;
 		thp_write_string(path, thp_enabled_strings[enabled]);
 	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NR_ORDERS; i++) {
+		if (!((1 << i) & shmem_orders))
+			continue;
+		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "hugepages-%ukB/shmem_enabled",
+			(getpagesize() >> 10) << i);
+		enabled = settings->shmem_hugepages[i].enabled;
+		thp_write_string(path, shmem_enabled_strings[enabled]);
+	}
 }
 
 struct thp_settings *thp_current_settings(void)
@@ -324,17 +347,18 @@ void thp_set_read_ahead_path(char *path)
 	dev_queue_read_ahead_path[sizeof(dev_queue_read_ahead_path) - 1] = '\0';
 }
 
-unsigned long thp_supported_orders(void)
+static unsigned long __thp_supported_orders(bool is_shmem)
 {
 	unsigned long orders = 0;
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	char buf[256];
-	int ret;
-	int i;
+	int ret, i;
+	char anon_dir[] = "enabled";
+	char shmem_dir[] = "shmem_enabled";
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_ORDERS; i++) {
-		ret = snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, THP_SYSFS "hugepages-%ukB/enabled",
-			(getpagesize() >> 10) << i);
+		ret = snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, THP_SYSFS "hugepages-%ukB/%s",
+			       (getpagesize() >> 10) << i, is_shmem ? shmem_dir : anon_dir);
 		if (ret >= PATH_MAX) {
 			printf("%s: Pathname is too long\n", __func__);
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -347,3 +371,13 @@ unsigned long thp_supported_orders(void)
 
 	return orders;
 }
+
+unsigned long thp_supported_orders(void)
+{
+	return __thp_supported_orders(false);
+}
+
+unsigned long thp_shmem_supported_orders(void)
+{
+	return __thp_supported_orders(true);
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_settings.h b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_settings.h
index 71cbff05f4c7..876235a23460 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_settings.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_settings.h
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ enum thp_defrag {
 };
 
 enum shmem_enabled {
+	SHMEM_NEVER,
 	SHMEM_ALWAYS,
 	SHMEM_WITHIN_SIZE,
 	SHMEM_ADVISE,
-	SHMEM_NEVER,
+	SHMEM_INHERIT,
 	SHMEM_DENY,
 	SHMEM_FORCE,
 };
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ struct khugepaged_settings {
 	unsigned long pages_to_scan;
 };
 
+struct shmem_hugepages_settings {
+	enum shmem_enabled enabled;
+};
+
 struct thp_settings {
 	enum thp_enabled thp_enabled;
 	enum thp_defrag thp_defrag;
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ struct thp_settings {
 	struct khugepaged_settings khugepaged;
 	unsigned long read_ahead_kb;
 	struct hugepages_settings hugepages[NR_ORDERS];
+	struct shmem_hugepages_settings shmem_hugepages[NR_ORDERS];
 };
 
 int read_file(const char *path, char *buf, size_t buflen);
@@ -76,5 +82,6 @@ void thp_save_settings(void);
 
 void thp_set_read_ahead_path(char *path);
 unsigned long thp_supported_orders(void);
+unsigned long thp_shmem_supported_orders(void);
 
 #endif /* __THP_SETTINGS_H__ */