diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 6055ee5762e1..a94b3960ad5e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3306,6 +3306,17 @@ deny_join_id0_tests()
 		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1
 		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
 	fi
+
+	# default limits, server deny join id 0 + signal
+	if reset_with_allow_join_id0 "default limits, server deny join id 0" 0 1; then
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 2
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 2
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.2.1 flags signal
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.3.2 flags subflow
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.4.2 flags subflow
+		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1
+		chk_join_nr 2 2 2
+	fi
 }
 
 fullmesh_tests()