diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4796ce4e9..7b5dd5963 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ tests/regression/apparmor/syscall_setpriority
 tests/regression/apparmor/syscall_setscheduler
 tests/regression/apparmor/syscall_sysctl
 tests/regression/apparmor/sysctl_proc
+tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq_rcv
+tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq_snd
 tests/regression/apparmor/tcp
 tests/regression/apparmor/transition
 tests/regression/apparmor/unix_fd_client
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/Makefile b/tests/regression/apparmor/Makefile
index fafc9f1f4..fdc531b18 100644
--- a/tests/regression/apparmor/Makefile
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/Makefile
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ SRC=access.c \
     syscall_setdomainname.c \
     syscall_setscheduler.c \
     sysctl_proc.c \
+    sysv_mq_rcv.c \
+    sysv_mq_snd.c \
     tcp.c \
     transition.c \
     unix_fd_client.c \
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ TESTS=aa_exec \
       setattr \
       symlink \
       syscall \
+      sysv_ipc \
       tcp \
       unix_fd_server \
       unix_socket_pathname \
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_ipc.sh b/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_ipc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d68fcd594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_ipc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Test semaphores first, as they could be used for synchronization
+
+## TODO
+# sysv_sem.sh
+
+## TODO
+# sysv_shm.sh
+
+./sysv_mq.sh
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq.h b/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d716947c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#ifndef SYSV_MQ_H_
+#define SYSV_MQ_H_
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/ipc.h>
+#include <sys/sem.h>
+#include <sys/msg.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#define MQ_KEY (123)
+#define MQ_TYPE (0)
+#define SHM_KEY (456)
+#define SEM_KEY (789)
+#define OBJ_PERMS (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH)
+
+#define BUF_SIZE 1024
+struct msg_buf {
+	long mtype;
+	char mtext[BUF_SIZE];
+};
+
+union semun {
+	int              val;
+	struct semid_ds *buf;
+	unsigned short  *array;
+	struct seminfo  *__buf;
+};
+
+
+char *msg = "hello world";
+
+#endif /* #ifndef SYSV_MQ_H_ */
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq.sh b/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a9a2739a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+#Copyright (C) 2022 Canonical, Ltd.
+#
+#This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+#modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+#published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the
+#License.
+
+#=NAME sysv_mq
+#=DESCRIPTION
+# This test verifies if mediation of sysv message queues is working
+#=END
+
+pwd=`dirname $0`
+pwd=`cd $pwd ; /bin/pwd`
+
+bin=$pwd
+
+. $bin/prologue.inc
+
+requires_kernel_features ipc/sysv_mqueue
+requires_parser_support "mqueue,"
+
+settest sysv_mq_rcv
+
+sender="$bin/sysv_mq_snd"
+receiver="$bin/sysv_mq_rcv"
+qkey=123
+qkey2=124
+semaphore=456
+
+user="foo"
+adduser --gecos "First Last,RoomNumber,WorkPhone,HomePhone" --no-create-home --disabled-password $user >/dev/null
+echo "$user:password" | sudo chpasswd
+userid=$(id -u $user)
+
+# workaround to not have to set o+x
+chmod 6755 $receiver
+setcap cap_dac_read_search+pie $receiver
+
+cleanup()
+{
+    ipcrm --queue-key $qkey >/dev/null 2>&1
+    ipcrm --queue-key $qkey2 >/dev/null 2>&1
+    ipcrm --semaphore-key $semaphore >/dev/null 2>&1
+    deluser foo >/dev/null
+}
+do_onexit="cleanup"
+
+do_test()
+{
+    local desc="SYSV MQUEUE ($1)"
+    shift
+    runchecktest "$desc" "$@"
+}
+
+do_tests()
+{
+    prefix=$1
+    expect_send=$2
+
+    all_args=("$@")
+    rest_args=("${all_args[@]:2}")
+
+    do_test "$prefix" "$expect_send" -c $sender -k $qkey -s $semaphore "${rest_args[@]}"
+}
+
+for username in "root" "$userid" ; do
+    if [ $username == "root" ] ; then
+	usercmd=""
+    else
+	usercmd="-u $userid"
+    fi
+
+    do_tests "unconfined $username" pass $usercmd
+
+    # No mqueue perms
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender
+    do_tests "confined $username - no perms" fail $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "deny:mqueue" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "deny mqueue"
+    do_tests "confined $username - deny perms" fail $usercmd
+
+    # generic mqueue
+    # 2 Potential failures caused by missing other x permission in path
+    # to tests. Usually on the user home dir as it is now default to
+    # create a user without that
+    # * if you seen a capability dac_read_search denied failure from
+    #   apparmor when doing "root" username tests
+    # * if doing the $userid set of tests and you see
+    #   Permission denied in the test output
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue" pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:type=sysv" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:type=sysv"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue type=sysv" pass $usercmd
+
+    # queue name
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:$qkey" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:$qkey"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue /name 1" pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:$qkey"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue /name 2" pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:$qkey" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue /name 3" pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:$qkey" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:$qkey2"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue /name 4" fail $usercmd -t 1
+
+
+    # specific permissions
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:(create,read,delete,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:(open,write)"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 1" pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:(read,delete,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:(open,write)"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 2" fail $usercmd -t 1
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:(create,delete,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:(open,write)"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 3" fail $usercmd -t 1
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:(create,read,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:(open,write)"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 4" fail $usercmd -t 1
+    # we need to remove queue since the previous test didn't
+    ipcrm --queue-key $qkey >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:(create,read,delete,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:(open,write)"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 5" pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:(create,read,delete,getattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:(open,write)"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 6" pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:(create,read,delete,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:(open,read)"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 7" fail $usercmd -t 1
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:(create,read,delete,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:write"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 7" fail $usercmd -t 1
+
+
+    # unconfined receiver
+    genprofile image=$sender "mqueue"
+    do_tests "confined sender $username - unconfined receiver" pass $usercmd
+
+
+    # unconfined sender
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue" "$sender:ux"
+    do_tests "confined receiver $username - unconfined sender" pass $usercmd
+
+
+    # queue label
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:label=$receiver" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:label=$receiver"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue label 1" xpass $usercmd
+
+
+    # queue name and label
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "mqueue:(create,read,delete):type=sysv:label=$receiver:$qkey" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:(open,write):type=sysv:label=$receiver:$qkey"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue label 2" xpass $usercmd
+
+
+    # ensure we are cleaned up for next pass
+    removeprofile
+done
+
+
+# confined root with cap ??override
+
+
+# confined root without cap ??override
+
+
+# deliver message by mtype (posix lacks this)
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq_rcv.c b/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq_rcv.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..903e58d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq_rcv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "sysv_mq.h"
+
+int timeout = 5; //seconds
+key_t mqkey = MQ_KEY;
+long mqtype = MQ_TYPE;
+key_t semkey = SEM_KEY;
+
+// missing getattr and setattr
+int receive_message(int qid, long qtype)
+{
+	struct msg_buf mb;
+	ssize_t nbytes;
+
+	nbytes = msgrcv(qid, &mb, sizeof(mb.mtext), qtype,
+			MSG_NOERROR | IPC_NOWAIT);
+	if (nbytes < 0) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not receive msg");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	mb.mtext[nbytes] = 0;
+
+	if (strncmp(mb.mtext, msg, BUF_SIZE) != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "FAIL - msg received does not match: %s - %s\n", mb.mtext, msg);
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	printf("PASS\n");
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int receive(int qid, long qtype, int semid)
+{
+	struct sembuf sop;
+	sop.sem_num = 0;
+	sop.sem_op = 0;
+	sop.sem_flg = 0;
+
+	struct timespec ts;
+	ts.tv_sec = timeout;
+	ts.tv_nsec = 0;
+
+	if (semtimedop(semid, &sop, 1, &ts) < 0) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not wait for semaphore");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	return receive_message(qid, qtype);
+}
+
+static void usage(char *prog_name, char *msg)
+{
+	if (msg != NULL)
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg);
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [options]\n", prog_name);
+	fprintf(stderr, "Options are:\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "-k        message queue key (default is %d)\n", MQ_KEY);
+	fprintf(stderr, "-e        message queue type (default is %d)\n", MQ_TYPE);
+	fprintf(stderr, "-c        path of the client binary\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "-u        run test as specified UID\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "-t        timeout in seconds\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "-s        semaphore key (default is %d)\n", SEM_KEY);
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	char opt = 0;
+	char *client = NULL;
+	int uid;
+	int qid;
+	int semid;
+	int rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+	const int stringsize = 50;
+	char smqkey[stringsize];
+	char ssemkey[stringsize];
+
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "k:c:u:t:e:s:")) != -1) {
+		switch (opt) {
+		case 'k':
+			mqkey = atoi(optarg);
+			break;
+		case 'c':
+			client = optarg;
+			if (client == NULL)
+				usage(argv[0], "-c option must specify the client binary\n");
+			break;
+		case 'u':
+			/* change file mode on output before setuid drops
+			 * privs. This is required to make sure we can
+			 * write to the output file and in some cases
+			 * even exec with our inherited output file
+			 *
+			 * This assume test infrastructure creates the
+			 * file as root and dups stderr to stdout
+			 */
+			if (fchmod(fileno(stdout), 0666) == -1) {
+				perror("FAIL - could not set output file mode");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
+			if (fchmod(fileno(stderr), 0666) == -1) {
+				perror("FAIL - could not set output file mode");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
+			uid = atoi(optarg);
+			if (setuid(uid) < 0) {
+				perror("FAIL - could not setuid");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
+			break;
+		case 't':
+			timeout = atoi(optarg);
+			break;
+		case 'e':
+			mqtype = atoi(optarg);
+			break;
+		case 's':
+			semkey = atoi(optarg);
+			break;
+		default:
+			usage(argv[0], "Unrecognized option\n");
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	qid = msgget(mqkey, IPC_CREAT | OBJ_PERMS);
+	if (qid == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not msgget");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	semid = semget(semkey, 1, IPC_CREAT | OBJ_PERMS);
+	if (semid == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not get semaphore");
+		rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
+		goto out_mq;
+	}
+
+	union semun arg;
+	arg.val = 1;
+	if (semctl(semid, 0, SETVAL, arg) == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not get semaphore");
+		rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* exec the client */
+	int pid = fork();
+	if (pid == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not fork");
+		rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
+		goto out;
+	} else if (!pid) {
+		if (client == NULL) {
+			usage(argv[0], "client not specified");
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			/* execution of the main thread continues
+			 * in case the client will be manually executed
+			 */
+		}
+		snprintf(smqkey, stringsize - 1, "%d", mqkey);
+		snprintf(ssemkey, stringsize - 1, "%d", semkey);
+		execl(client, client, smqkey, ssemkey, NULL);
+		printf("FAIL %d - execl %s %d - %m\n", getuid(), client, mqkey);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	rc = receive(qid, mqtype, semid);
+out:
+	if (semctl(semid, 0, IPC_RMID) == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not remove semaphore");
+		rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+out_mq:
+	if (msgctl(qid, IPC_RMID, NULL) < 0) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not remove msg queue");
+		rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq_snd.c b/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq_snd.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35296072c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/sysv_mq_snd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include "sysv_mq.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	key_t mqkey = MQ_KEY;
+	key_t semkey = SEM_KEY;
+	long qtype = 1;
+	int qid, semid;
+	struct msg_buf mb;
+
+	if (argc != 1 && argc != 3) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "FAIL sender - specify values for message queue"
+			" key and semaphore key, respectively \n");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+	if (argc > 1) {
+		mqkey = atoi(argv[1]);
+		semkey = atoi(argv[2]);
+	}
+
+	qid = msgget(mqkey, IPC_CREAT | OBJ_PERMS);
+	if (qid == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL sender - could not msgget");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	semid = semget(semkey, 1, IPC_CREAT | OBJ_PERMS);
+	if (semid == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL sender - could not get semaphore");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	snprintf(mb.mtext, sizeof(mb.mtext), "%s", msg);
+	mb.mtype = qtype;
+
+	if (msgsnd(qid, &mb, sizeof(struct msg_buf),
+		   IPC_NOWAIT) == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL sender - could not msgsnd");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	/* notify using semaphore */
+
+	struct sembuf sop;
+	sop.sem_num = 0;
+	sop.sem_op = -1;
+	sop.sem_flg = 0;
+
+	if (semop(semid, &sop, 1) == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL sender - could not notify using semaphore");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}