diff --git a/test/unit/lib/accel/accel.c/accel_engine_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/accel/accel.c/accel_engine_ut.c
index a74fb86aa..96d293e3a 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/accel/accel.c/accel_engine_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/accel/accel.c/accel_engine_ut.c
@@ -450,6 +450,75 @@ test_spdk_accel_submit_dualcast(void)
 	spdk_free(dst2);
 }
 
+static void
+test_spdk_accel_submit_compare(void)
+{
+	void *src1;
+	void *src2;
+	uint64_t nbytes = TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE;
+	void *cb_arg = NULL;
+	int rc;
+	struct spdk_accel_task task;
+	struct spdk_accel_task *expected_accel_task = NULL;
+
+	src1 = calloc(1, TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(src1 != NULL);
+	src2 = calloc(1, TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(src2 != NULL);
+
+	/* Fail with no tasks on _get_task() */
+	rc = spdk_accel_submit_compare(g_ch, src1, src2, nbytes, dummy_submit_cb_fn, cb_arg);
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == -ENOMEM);
+
+	TAILQ_INIT(&g_accel_ch->task_pool);
+	task.cb_fn = dummy_submit_cb_fn;
+	task.cb_arg = cb_arg;
+	task.accel_ch = g_accel_ch;
+	task.batch = NULL;
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&g_accel_ch->task_pool, &task, link);
+
+	g_accel_ch->engine = &g_accel_engine;
+	g_accel_ch->engine->capabilities = ACCEL_COMPARE;
+	g_accel_ch->engine->submit_tasks = dummy_submit_tasks;
+
+	/* HW accel submission OK. */
+	rc = spdk_accel_submit_compare(g_ch, src1, src2, nbytes, dummy_submit_cb_fn, cb_arg);
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(task.src == src1);
+	CU_ASSERT(task.src2 == src2);
+	CU_ASSERT(task.op_code == ACCEL_OPCODE_COMPARE);
+	CU_ASSERT(task.nbytes == nbytes);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_dummy_submit_called == true);
+
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&g_accel_ch->task_pool, &task, link);
+	/* Reset values before next case */
+	g_dummy_submit_called = false;
+	g_accel_ch->engine->capabilities = 0;
+	task.src = 0;
+	task.src2 = 0;
+	task.op_code = 0xff;
+	task.nbytes = 0;
+
+	memset(src1, 0x5A, TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE);
+	memset(src2, 0x5A, TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE);
+
+	/* SW engine does compare. */
+	rc = spdk_accel_submit_compare(g_ch, src1, src2, nbytes, dummy_submit_cb_fn, cb_arg);
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(task.src == src1);
+	CU_ASSERT(task.src2 == src2);
+	CU_ASSERT(task.op_code == ACCEL_OPCODE_COMPARE);
+	CU_ASSERT(task.nbytes == nbytes);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_dummy_submit_cb_called == false);
+	CU_ASSERT(memcmp(src1, src2, TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE) == 0);
+	expected_accel_task = TAILQ_FIRST(&g_sw_ch->tasks_to_complete);
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&g_sw_ch->tasks_to_complete, expected_accel_task, link);
+	CU_ASSERT(expected_accel_task == &task);
+
+	free(src1);
+	free(src2);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	CU_pSuite	suite = NULL;
@@ -470,6 +539,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_get_task);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_spdk_accel_submit_copy);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_spdk_accel_submit_dualcast);
+	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_spdk_accel_submit_compare);
 
 	CU_basic_set_mode(CU_BRM_VERBOSE);
 	CU_basic_run_tests();