diff --git a/images/basic/tcpdump/Dockerfile b/images/basic/tcpdump/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6edc599b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/basic/tcpdump/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM python:3
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y tcpdump
+
+COPY sender.py sender.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/basic/tcpdump/sender.py b/images/basic/tcpdump/sender.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5b9cc153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/basic/tcpdump/sender.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Sender script for tcpdump test.
+"""
+# Copyright 2025 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.
+
+import socket
+
+
+def main():
+  sk = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+  sk.bind(("127.0.0.1", 9999))
+  sk.connect(("127.0.0.1", 9999))
+  assert sk.send(b"test",) == 4
+  assert sk.send(b"testtest",) == 8
+  return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  exit(main())
diff --git a/test/image/image_test.go b/test/image/image_test.go
index 3d0ad71c7..6e5c07e7b 100644
--- a/test/image/image_test.go
+++ b/test/image/image_test.go
@@ -339,6 +339,53 @@ func TestStdio(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTcpdump(t *testing.T) {
+	if testutil.IsRunningWithHostNet() {
+		t.Skip("docker doesn't work with hostinet")
+	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	// The "-docker" runtime comes with the net_raw capabilities enabled which are
+	// required for tcpdump.
+	d := dockerutil.MakeContainerWithRuntime(ctx, t, "-docker")
+	defer d.CleanUp(ctx)
+
+	if err := d.Spawn(ctx, dockerutil.RunOpts{
+		Image: "basic/tcpdump",
+	}, "sleep", "infinity"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("docker run failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cmd := "tcpdump -c 2 -i lo port 9999"
+	tcpdumpProc, err := d.ExecProcess(ctx, dockerutil.ExecOpts{}, "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("docker run failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	cmd = "python3 sender.py"
+	senderProc, err := d.ExecProcess(ctx, dockerutil.ExecOpts{}, "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("docker exec failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if status, err := senderProc.WaitExitStatus(ctx); err != nil || status != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("docker exec failed: %v, status: %d", err, status)
+	}
+	if status, err := tcpdumpProc.WaitExitStatus(ctx); err != nil || status != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("docker exec failed: %v, status: %d", err, status)
+	}
+
+	expectedOutputStr1 := "IP localhost.9999 > localhost.9999: UDP, length 4"
+	logs, err := tcpdumpProc.Logs()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("docker exec failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(logs, expectedOutputStr1) {
+		t.Fatalf("docker didn't get output: %q, got: %q", expectedOutputStr1, logs)
+	}
+	expectedOutputStr2 := "IP localhost.9999 > localhost.9999: UDP, length 8"
+	if !strings.Contains(logs, expectedOutputStr2) {
+		t.Fatalf("docker didn't get output: %q, got: %q", expectedOutputStr2, logs)
+	}
+}
+
 func dockerInGvisorCapabilities() []string {
 	return []string{
 		"audit_write",