diff --git a/tests/ztest/base/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/ztest/base/CMakeLists.txt
index e6da41a3086..28ff02e543c 100644
--- a/tests/ztest/base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/ztest/base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ else()
   project(base)
 
   target_sources(app PRIVATE src/main.c)
+
+  target_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_USERSPACE app PRIVATE src/main_userspace.c)
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/ztest/base/src/main_userspace.c b/tests/ztest/base/src/main_userspace.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc8d81e304b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ztest/base/src/main_userspace.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Google Inc
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <kernel.h>
+#include <ztest.h>
+
+ZTEST_USER(framework_tests, test_userspace_is_user)
+{
+	zassert_true(k_is_user_context(), NULL);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ztest/base/testcase.yaml b/tests/ztest/base/testcase.yaml
index 41c04a3e512..984b0d826e0 100644
--- a/tests/ztest/base/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/ztest/base/testcase.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ tests:
     tags: test_framework
     integration_platforms:
       - native_posix
+  testing.ztest.base.verbose_0_userspace:
+    filter: CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_USERSPACE
+    extra_args: CONF_FILE=prj_verbose_0.conf
+    tags: test_framework userspace
+    extra_configs:
+      - CONFIG_TEST_USERSPACE=y
+    integration_platforms:
+      - native_posix
   testing.ztest.base.verbose_1:
     extra_args: CONF_FILE=prj_verbose_1.conf
     tags: test_framework