diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1583d5ae8..23f8d13c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ INTEGRATION_TARGETS := //test/image:image_test //test/e2e:integration_test
 
 docker-tests: load-basic $(RUNTIME_BIN)
 	@$(call install_runtime,$(RUNTIME),) # Clear flags.
-	# Used by TestRlimitNoFile.
-	@$(call install_runtime,$(RUNTIME)-fdlimit,--fdlimit=2000)
-	@$(call install_runtime,$(RUNTIME)-dcache,--fdlimit=2000 --dcache=100)
+	@$(call install_runtime,$(RUNTIME)-fdlimit,--fdlimit=2000) # Used by TestRlimitNoFile.
+	@$(call install_runtime,$(RUNTIME)-dcache,--fdlimit=2000 --dcache=100) # Used by TestDentryCacheLimit.
+	@$(call install_runtime,$(RUNTIME)-host-uds,--host-uds=all) # Used by TestHostSocketConnect.
 	@$(call test_runtime,$(RUNTIME),$(INTEGRATION_TARGETS) //test/e2e:integration_runtime_test)
 .PHONY: docker-tests
 
diff --git a/images/basic/integrationtest/Dockerfile b/images/basic/integrationtest/Dockerfile
index 0a022f3d4..8b237bf65 100644
--- a/images/basic/integrationtest/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/basic/integrationtest/Dockerfile
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ RUN gcc -O2 -o test_copy_up test_copy_up.c
 RUN gcc -O2 -o test_rewinddir test_rewinddir.c
 RUN gcc -O2 -o link_test link_test.c
 RUN gcc -O2 -o test_sticky test_sticky.c
-RUN gcc -O2 -o host_fd host_fd.c
\ No newline at end of file
+RUN gcc -O2 -o host_fd host_fd.c
+RUN gcc -O2 -o host_connect host_connect.c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/basic/integrationtest/host_connect.c b/images/basic/integrationtest/host_connect.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4f6a3a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/basic/integrationtest/host_connect.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  int fd;
+  struct sockaddr_un addr;
+  char buff[10];
+
+  if ((fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0) {
+    perror("socket");
+    exit(1);
+  }
+
+  memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
+  addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+  strcpy(addr.sun_path, argv[1]);
+  if (connect(fd, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1) {
+    perror("connect");
+    exit(1);
+  }
+
+  strcpy(buff, "Hello");
+  if (send(fd, buff, strlen(buff) + 1, 0) == -1) {
+    perror("send");
+    exit(1);
+  }
+
+  close(fd);
+  exit(0);
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/BUILD b/test/e2e/BUILD
index d9f71f838..53c6219e0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/BUILD
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/test/dockerutil",
         "//pkg/test/testutil",
         "@com_github_docker_docker//api/types/mount:go_default_library",
+        "@org_golang_x_sys//unix:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/integration_runtime_test.go b/test/e2e/integration_runtime_test.go
index f25184941..34e74562e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/integration_runtime_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/integration_runtime_test.go
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/test/dockerutil"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/test/testutil"
 )
@@ -115,3 +120,61 @@ func TestDentryCacheLimit(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("docker failed: %v, %s", err, got)
 	}
 }
+
+// NOTE(gvisor.dev/issue/8126): Regression test.
+func TestHostSocketConnect(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	d := dockerutil.MakeContainerWithRuntime(ctx, t, "-host-uds")
+	defer d.CleanUp(ctx)
+
+	tmpDir := testutil.TmpDir()
+	tmpDirFD, err := unix.Open(tmpDir, unix.O_PATH, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("open error: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(tmpDirFD)
+	// Use /proc/self/fd to generate path to avoid EINVAL on large path.
+	l, err := net.Listen("unix", filepath.Join("/proc/self/fd", strconv.Itoa(tmpDirFD), "test.sock"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("listen error: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer l.Close()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		conn, err := l.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("accept error: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(30 * time.Second))
+		var buf [5]byte
+		if _, err := conn.Read(buf[:]); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("read error: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if want := "Hello"; string(buf[:]) != want {
+			t.Errorf("expected %s, got %v", want, string(buf[:]))
+		}
+	}()
+
+	opts := dockerutil.RunOpts{
+		Image:   "basic/integrationtest",
+		WorkDir: "/root",
+		Mounts: []mount.Mount{
+			{
+				Type:   mount.TypeBind,
+				Source: filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test.sock"),
+				Target: "/test.sock",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Run(ctx, opts, "./host_connect", "/test.sock"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("docker run failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}