diff --git a/drivers/base/test/.kunitconfig b/drivers/base/test/.kunitconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..473923f0998b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/base/test/.kunitconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_KUNIT=y
+CONFIG_DM_KUNIT_TEST=y
diff --git a/drivers/base/test/Kconfig b/drivers/base/test/Kconfig
index 610a1ba7a467..9d42051f8f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/test/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/test/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ config TEST_ASYNC_DRIVER_PROBE
 
 	  If unsure say N.
 
+config DM_KUNIT_TEST
+	tristate "KUnit Tests for the device model" if !KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
+	depends on KUNIT
+
 config DRIVER_PE_KUNIT_TEST
 	bool "KUnit Tests for property entry API" if !KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
 	depends on KUNIT=y
diff --git a/drivers/base/test/Makefile b/drivers/base/test/Makefile
index 7f76fee6f989..d589ca3fa8fc 100644
--- a/drivers/base/test/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/base/test/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_ASYNC_DRIVER_PROBE)	+= test_async_driver_probe.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_DM_KUNIT_TEST)	+= root-device-test.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRIVER_PE_KUNIT_TEST) += property-entry-test.o
 CFLAGS_property-entry-test.o += $(DISABLE_STRUCTLEAK_PLUGIN)
diff --git a/drivers/base/test/root-device-test.c b/drivers/base/test/root-device-test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9a3e6cccae13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/base/test/root-device-test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright 2023 Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>
+
+#include <kunit/resource.h>
+
+#include <linux/device.h>
+
+#define DEVICE_NAME "test"
+
+struct test_priv {
+	bool probe_done;
+	bool release_done;
+	wait_queue_head_t release_wq;
+	struct device *dev;
+};
+
+static int root_device_devm_init(struct kunit *test)
+{
+	struct test_priv *priv;
+
+	priv = kunit_kzalloc(test, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, priv);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->release_wq);
+
+	test->priv = priv;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void devm_device_action(void *ptr)
+{
+	struct test_priv *priv = ptr;
+
+	priv->release_done = true;
+	wake_up_interruptible(&priv->release_wq);
+}
+
+#define RELEASE_TIMEOUT_MS	100
+
+/*
+ * Tests that a bus-less, non-probed device will run its device-managed
+ * actions when unregistered.
+ */
+static void root_device_devm_register_unregister_test(struct kunit *test)
+{
+	struct test_priv *priv = test->priv;
+	int ret;
+
+	priv->dev = root_device_register(DEVICE_NAME);
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, priv->dev);
+
+	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(priv->dev, devm_device_action, priv);
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
+
+	root_device_unregister(priv->dev);
+
+	ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(priv->release_wq, priv->release_done,
+					       msecs_to_jiffies(RELEASE_TIMEOUT_MS));
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_GT(test, ret, 0);
+}
+
+static void devm_put_device_action(void *ptr)
+{
+	struct test_priv *priv = ptr;
+
+	put_device(priv->dev);
+	priv->release_done = true;
+	wake_up_interruptible(&priv->release_wq);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Tests that a bus-less, non-probed device will run its device-managed
+ * actions when unregistered, even if someone still holds a reference to
+ * it.
+ */
+static void root_device_devm_register_get_unregister_with_devm_test(struct kunit *test)
+{
+	struct test_priv *priv = test->priv;
+	int ret;
+
+	kunit_skip(test, "This needs to be fixed in the core.");
+
+	priv->dev = root_device_register(DEVICE_NAME);
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, priv->dev);
+
+	get_device(priv->dev);
+
+	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(priv->dev, devm_put_device_action, priv);
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
+
+	root_device_unregister(priv->dev);
+
+	ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(priv->release_wq, priv->release_done,
+					       msecs_to_jiffies(RELEASE_TIMEOUT_MS));
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_GT(test, ret, 0);
+}
+
+static struct kunit_case root_device_devm_tests[] = {
+	KUNIT_CASE(root_device_devm_register_unregister_test),
+	KUNIT_CASE(root_device_devm_register_get_unregister_with_devm_test),
+	{}
+};
+
+static struct kunit_suite root_device_devm_test_suite = {
+	.name = "root-device-devm",
+	.init = root_device_devm_init,
+	.test_cases = root_device_devm_tests,
+};
+
+kunit_test_suite(root_device_devm_test_suite);