diff --git a/tests/malloc_test.cpp b/tests/malloc_test.cpp
index eae44ce..74d5238 100644
--- a/tests/malloc_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/malloc_test.cpp
@@ -1268,6 +1268,22 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+TEST(android_mallopt, force_init_gwp_asan) {
+#if defined(__BIONIC__)
+  bool force_init = true;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(android_mallopt(M_INITIALIZE_GWP_ASAN, &force_init, sizeof(force_init)));
+
+  // Verify that trying to do the call again also passes no matter the
+  // value of force_init.
+  force_init = false;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(android_mallopt(M_INITIALIZE_GWP_ASAN, &force_init, sizeof(force_init)));
+  force_init = true;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(android_mallopt(M_INITIALIZE_GWP_ASAN, &force_init, sizeof(force_init)));
+#else
+  GTEST_SKIP() << "bionic extension";
+#endif
+}
+
 void TestHeapZeroing(int num_iterations, int (*get_alloc_size)(int iteration)) {
   std::vector<void*> allocs;
   constexpr int kMaxBytesToCheckZero = 64;