diff --git a/daemon/firewall/nftables/chains_test.go b/daemon/firewall/nftables/chains_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..010d127f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/firewall/nftables/chains_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package nftables
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/daemon/firewall/nftables/exprs"
+	"github.com/google/nftables"
+)
+
+func TestChains(t *testing.T) {
+	conn, newNS = OpenSystemConn(t)
+	defer CleanupSystemConn(t, newNS)
+	nft.conn = conn
+
+	if nft.addInterceptionTables() != nil {
+		t.Error("Error adding interception tables")
+	}
+
+	t.Run("AddChain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		filterPolicy := nftables.ChainPolicyAccept
+		chn := nft.AddChain(
+			exprs.NFT_HOOK_INPUT,
+			exprs.NFT_CHAIN_FILTER,
+			exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET,
+			nftables.ChainPriorityFilter,
+			nftables.ChainTypeFilter,
+			nftables.ChainHookInput,
+			filterPolicy)
+		if chn == nil {
+			t.Error("chain input-filter-inet not created")
+		}
+		if !nft.Commit() {
+			t.Error("error adding input-filter-inet chain")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("getChain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tblfilter := nft.getTable(exprs.NFT_CHAIN_FILTER, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET)
+		if tblfilter == nil {
+			t.Error("table filter-inet not created")
+		}
+
+		chn := nft.getChain(exprs.NFT_HOOK_INPUT, tblfilter, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET)
+		if chn == nil {
+			t.Error("chain input-filter-inet not added")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("delChain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tblfilter := nft.getTable(exprs.NFT_CHAIN_FILTER, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET)
+		if tblfilter == nil {
+			t.Error("table filter-inet not created")
+		}
+
+		chn := nft.getChain(exprs.NFT_HOOK_INPUT, tblfilter, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET)
+		if chn == nil {
+			t.Error("chain input-filter-inet not added")
+		}
+
+		if err := nft.delChain(chn); err != nil {
+			t.Error("error deleting chain input-filter-inet")
+		}
+	})
+
+	nft.delSystemTables()
+}
+
+// TestAddInterceptionChains checks if the needed tables and chains have been created.
+// We use 2: output-mangle-inet for intercepting outbound connections, and input-filter-inet for DNS responses interception
+func TestAddInterceptionChains(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := nft.addInterceptionTables(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error adding interception tables: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := nft.addInterceptionChains(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error adding interception chains: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	nft.delSystemTables()
+}
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/nftables/tables_test.go b/daemon/firewall/nftables/tables_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5e63b0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/firewall/nftables/tables_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package nftables
+
+import (
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/daemon/firewall/nftables/exprs"
+	"github.com/google/nftables"
+	"github.com/vishvananda/netns"
+)
+
+var (
+	conn  *nftables.Conn
+	newNS netns.NsHandle
+
+	nft, _ = Fw()
+)
+
+func init() {
+	initMapsStore()
+}
+
+// https://github.com/google/nftables/blob/8f2d395e1089dea4966c483fbeae7e336917c095/internal/nftest/system_conn.go#L15
+func OpenSystemConn(t *testing.T) (*nftables.Conn, netns.NsHandle) {
+	t.Helper()
+	// We lock the goroutine into the current thread, as namespace operations
+	// such as those invoked by `netns.New()` are thread-local. This is undone
+	// in nftest.CleanupSystemConn().
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+
+	ns, err := netns.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("netns.New() failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Log("OpenSystemConn() with NS:", ns)
+	c, err := nftables.New(nftables.WithNetNSFd(int(ns)))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("nftables.New() failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	return c, ns
+}
+
+func CleanupSystemConn(t *testing.T, newNS netns.NsHandle) {
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	if err := newNS.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("newNS.Close() failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func tableExists(t *testing.T, origtbl *nftables.Table, family string) bool {
+	tables, err := conn.ListTablesOfFamily(
+		getFamilyCode(family),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	found := false
+	for _, tbl := range tables {
+		if origtbl != nil && tbl.Name == origtbl.Name {
+			found = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return found
+}
+
+func TestAddTable(t *testing.T) {
+	conn, newNS = OpenSystemConn(t)
+	defer CleanupSystemConn(t, newNS)
+	nft.conn = conn
+
+	t.Run("inet family", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tblxxx, err := nft.AddTable("xxx", exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error("table xxx-inet not added:", err)
+		}
+		if tableExists(t, tblxxx, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET) == false {
+			t.Error("table xxx-inet not in the list")
+		}
+
+		nft.delSystemTables()
+		if tableExists(t, tblxxx, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET) {
+			t.Errorf("table xxx-inet still exists: %+v", sysTables)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ip family", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tblxxx, err := nft.AddTable("xxx", exprs.NFT_FAMILY_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error("table xxx-ip not added:", err)
+		}
+		if tableExists(t, tblxxx, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_IP) == false {
+			t.Error("table xxx-ip not in the list")
+		}
+
+		nft.delSystemTables()
+		if tableExists(t, tblxxx, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_IP) {
+			t.Errorf("table xxx-ip still exists: %+v", sysTables)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ip6 family", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tblxxx, err := nft.AddTable("xxx", exprs.NFT_FAMILY_IP6)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error("table xxx-ip6 not added:", err)
+		}
+		if tableExists(t, tblxxx, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_IP6) == false {
+			t.Error("table xxx-ip6 not in the list")
+		}
+
+		nft.delSystemTables()
+		if tableExists(t, tblxxx, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_IP6) {
+			t.Errorf("table xxx-ip6 still exists: %+v", sysTables)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// TestAddInterceptionTables checks if the needed tables have been created.
+// We use 2: mangle-inet for intercepting outbound connections, and filter-inet for DNS responses interception
+func TestAddInterceptionTables(t *testing.T) {
+	conn, newNS = OpenSystemConn(t)
+	defer CleanupSystemConn(t, newNS)
+	nft.conn = conn
+
+	if err := nft.addInterceptionTables(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("addInterceptionTables() error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("mangle-inet", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tblmangle := nft.getTable(exprs.NFT_CHAIN_MANGLE, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET)
+		if tblmangle == nil {
+			t.Error("interception table mangle-inet not in the list")
+		}
+		if tableExists(t, tblmangle, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET) == false {
+			t.Error("table mangle-inet not in the list")
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("filter-inet", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tblfilter := nft.getTable(exprs.NFT_CHAIN_FILTER, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET)
+		if tblfilter == nil {
+			t.Error("interception table filter-inet not in the list")
+		}
+		if tableExists(t, tblfilter, exprs.NFT_FAMILY_INET) == false {
+			t.Error("table filter-inet not in the list")
+		}
+	})
+}