diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index 8bdb8bb48..9a53db689 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ if [ $SPDK_RUN_FUNCTIONAL_TEST -eq 1 ]; then
 	if [ $SPDK_TEST_BLOCKDEV -eq 1 ]; then
 		run_test "blockdev_general" test/bdev/blockdev.sh
 		run_test "bdev_raid" test/bdev/bdev_raid.sh
+		if [[ $(uname -s) == Linux ]]; then
+			run_test "spdk_dd" test/dd/dd.sh
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	if [ $SPDK_TEST_JSON -eq 1 ]; then
diff --git a/test/dd/basic_rw.sh b/test/dd/basic_rw.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5e9be5363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dd/basic_rw.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+testdir=$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$0")")
+rootdir=$(readlink -f "$testdir/../../")
+source "$testdir/common.sh"
+
+basic_rw() {
+	local native_bs=$1
+	local count size
+	local qds bss
+
+	qds=(1 64)
+	# Generate some bs for tests based on the native_bs
+	for bs in {0..4}; do
+		bss+=($((native_bs << bs)))
+	done
+
+	for bs in "${bss[@]}"; do
+		for qd in "${qds[@]}"; do
+			count=$((0xffff / bs))
+			count=$((count == 0 ? 1 : count))
+			size=$((count * bs))
+
+			gen_bytes "$size" > "$test_file0"
+
+			"${DD_APP[@]}" \
+				--if="$test_file0" \
+				--ob="$bdev0" \
+				--bs="$bs" \
+				--qd="$qd" \
+				--json <(gen_conf)
+
+			"${DD_APP[@]}" \
+				--ib="$bdev0" \
+				--of="$test_file1" \
+				--bs="$bs" \
+				--qd="$qd" \
+				--count="$count" \
+				--json <(gen_conf)
+
+			diff -q "$test_file0" "$test_file1"
+			clear_nvme "$bdev0" "" "$size"
+		done
+	done
+}
+
+basic_offset() {
+	# Check if offseting works - using default io size of 4k
+	local count seek skip data data_check
+
+	gen_bytes 4096 > "$test_file0"
+	((count = seek = skip = 1))
+	data=$(< "$test_file0")
+
+	"${DD_APP[@]}" \
+		--if="$test_file0" \
+		--ob="$bdev0" \
+		--seek="$seek" \
+		--json <(gen_conf)
+
+	"${DD_APP[@]}" \
+		--ib="$bdev0" \
+		--of="$test_file1" \
+		--skip="$skip" \
+		--count="$count" \
+		--json <(gen_conf)
+
+	read -rn${#data} data_check < "$test_file1"
+	[[ $data == "$data_check" ]]
+}
+
+plain_copy() {
+	# Test if copy between plain files works as well
+	"${DD_APP[@]}" --if="$test_file0" --of="$test_file1"
+	diff -q "$test_file0" "$test_file1"
+}
+
+cleanup() {
+	clear_nvme "$bdev0"
+	rm -f "$test_file0" "$test_file1"
+}
+
+trap "cleanup" EXIT
+
+nvmes=("$@")
+nvme0=Nvme0 nvme0_pci=${nvmes[0]} bdev0=Nvme0n1
+
+declare -A method_bdev_nvme_attach_controller_0=(
+	["name"]=$nvme0
+	["traddr"]=$nvme0_pci
+	["trtype"]=pcie
+)
+
+test_file0=$SPDK_TEST_STORAGE/dd.dump0
+test_file1=$SPDK_TEST_STORAGE/dd.dump1
+native_bs=$(get_native_nvme_bs "$nvme0_pci")
+
+# Test if running with bs < native_bs successfully fails
+run_test "dd_bs_lt_native_bs" \
+	NOT "${DD_APP[@]}" \
+	--if=<(:) \
+	--ob="$bdev0" \
+	--bs=$((native_bs >> 1)) \
+	--json <(gen_conf)
+
+run_test "dd_rw" basic_rw "$native_bs"
+run_test "dd_rw_offset" basic_offset
+run_test "dd_rw_file_copy" plain_copy
diff --git a/test/dd/common.sh b/test/dd/common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..225578602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dd/common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+source "$rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh"
+source "$rootdir/scripts/common.sh"
+
+clear_nvme() {
+	local bdev=$1
+	local nvme_ref=$2
+	local size=${3:-0xffff}
+
+	local bs=$((1024 << 10)) # 1M
+	local count=$(((size / bs) + (size % bs ? 1 : 0)))
+
+	"${DD_APP[@]}" \
+		--if="/dev/zero" \
+		--bs="$bs" \
+		--ob="$bdev" \
+		--count="$count" \
+		--json <(gen_conf $nvme_ref)
+}
+
+trunc_files() {
+	local f
+	for f; do : > "$f"; done
+}
+
+gen_conf() {
+	xtrace_disable
+
+	local ref_name
+	local method methods
+	local param params
+	local config
+
+	# Pick references to all assoc arrays and build subsystem's config
+	# around them. The assoc array should be the name of the rpc method
+	# suffixed with unique _ID (ID may be any string). Default arrays
+	# should be prefixed with _method string. The keys of the array
+	# should store names of the method's parameters - proper quoting
+	# of the values is done here. extra_subsystems[] can store extra
+	# json configuration for different subsystems, other than bdev.
+
+	methods=("${@:-${!method_@}}")
+	local IFS=","
+
+	for ref_name in "${methods[@]}"; do
+		method=${ref_name#*method_} method=${method%_*} params=()
+
+		# FIXME: centos7's Bash got trapped in 2011:
+		# local -n ref=$ref_name -> local: -n: invalid option
+		# HACK: it with eval and partial refs instead.
+		eval "local refs=(\${!${ref_name}[@]})"
+		local param_ref
+
+		for param in "${refs[@]}"; do
+			param_ref="${ref_name}[$param]"
+			if [[ ${!param_ref} =~ ^([0-9]+|true|false|\{.*\})$ ]]; then
+				params+=("\"$param\": ${!param_ref}")
+			else
+				params+=("\"$param\": \"${!param_ref}\"")
+			fi
+		done
+
+		config+=("$(
+			cat <<- JSON
+				{
+				  "params": {
+				    ${params[*]}
+				  },
+				  "method": "$method"
+				}
+			JSON
+		)")
+	done
+
+	jq . <<- JSON | tee /dev/stderr
+		{
+		  "subsystems": [
+		    {
+		      "subsystem": "bdev",
+		      "config": [
+		        ${config[*]}
+		      ]
+		    }
+		    ${extra_subsystems[*]:+,${extra_subsystems[*]}}
+		  ]
+		}
+	JSON
+
+	xtrace_restore
+}
+
+gen_bytes() {
+	xtrace_disable
+
+	local max=$1
+	local bytes
+	local byte
+	local string
+	shift
+
+	bytes=({a..z} {0..9})
+	if (($#)); then
+		bytes=("$@")
+	fi
+
+	for ((byte = 0; byte < max; byte++)); do
+		string+=${bytes[RANDOM % ${#bytes[@]}]}
+	done
+	printf '%b' "$string"
+
+	xtrace_restore
+}
+
+get_native_nvme_bs() {
+	# This is now needed since spdk_dd will reject all bs smaller than the
+	# native bs of given nvme. We need to make sure all tests are using
+	# bs >= native_bs. Use identify here so we don't have to switch nvmes
+	# between user space and the kernel back and forth.
+	local pci=$1 lbaf id
+
+	mapfile -t id < <("$rootdir/build/examples/identify" -r trtype:pcie "traddr:$pci")
+
+	# Get size of the current LBAF
+	[[ ${id[*]} =~ "Current LBA Format:"\ *"LBA Format #"([0-9]+) ]]
+	lbaf=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+	[[ ${id[*]} =~ "LBA Format #$lbaf: Data Size:"\ *([0-9]+) ]]
+	lbaf=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+
+	echo "$lbaf"
+}
diff --git a/test/dd/dd.sh b/test/dd/dd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b7fc62d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dd/dd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+testdir=$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$0")")
+rootdir=$(readlink -f "$testdir/../../")
+source "$testdir/common.sh"
+
+"$rootdir/scripts/setup.sh"
+nvmes=($(nvme_in_userspace))
+
+run_test "spdk_dd_basic_rw" "$testdir/basic_rw.sh" "${nvmes[@]}"