diff --git a/.github/workflows/dax.yml b/.github/workflows/dax.yml
index d3455df79..04c36cf80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dax.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dax.yml
@@ -99,3 +99,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH=${{env.UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH}} ctest -C ${{matrix.build_type}} -R umf-provider_file_memory -V
           UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH=${{env.UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH}} ctest -C ${{matrix.build_type}} -R umf_example_dram_and_fsdax -V
+          UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH=${{env.UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH}} ctest -C ${{matrix.build_type}} -R umf-ipc_file_prov_fsdax -V
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index dc2554b32..a10562038 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ if(LINUX)
             common/ipc_common.c
             common/ipc_os_prov_common.c)
         add_umf_ipc_test(TEST ipc_file_prov)
+        add_umf_ipc_test(TEST ipc_file_prov_fsdax)
     endif()
 
     # TODO add IPC tests for CUDA
diff --git a/test/ipc_file_prov_fsdax.sh b/test/ipc_file_prov_fsdax.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f2c799f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ipc_file_prov_fsdax.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
+#
+# Under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions. See LICENSE.TXT.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+#
+
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+if [ "$UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH" = "" ]; then
+	echo "$0: Test skipped, UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH is not set";
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+FILE_NAME="$UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH"
+
+# port should be a number from the range <1024, 65535>
+PORT=$(( 1024 + ( $$ % ( 65535 - 1024 ))))
+
+UMF_LOG_VAL="level:debug;flush:debug;output:stderr;pid:yes"
+
+# make sure the temp file does not exist
+rm -f ${FILE_NAME}
+
+echo "Starting ipc_file_prov_fsdax CONSUMER on port $PORT ..."
+UMF_LOG=$UMF_LOG_VAL ./umf_test-ipc_file_prov_consumer $PORT $FILE_NAME &
+
+echo "Waiting 1 sec ..."
+sleep 1
+
+echo "Starting ipc_file_prov_fsdax PRODUCER on port $PORT ..."
+UMF_LOG=$UMF_LOG_VAL ./umf_test-ipc_file_prov_producer $PORT $FILE_NAME
+
+# remove the SHM file
+rm -f ${FILE_NAME}
diff --git a/test/test_valgrind.sh b/test/test_valgrind.sh
index c52243b40..4b8b25b3b 100755
--- a/test/test_valgrind.sh
+++ b/test/test_valgrind.sh
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ for test in $(ls -1 umf_test-*); do
 		;;
 	umf_test-ipc_file_prov_*)
 		echo "- SKIPPED"
-		continue; # skip testing helper binaries used by the ipc_file_prov test
+		continue; # skip testing helper binaries used by the ipc_file_prov_* tests
 		;;
 	umf_test-memspace_host_all)
 		FILTER='--gtest_filter="-*allocsSpreadAcrossAllNumaNodes"'