diff --git a/tests/kernel/interrupt/prj.conf b/tests/kernel/interrupt/prj.conf
index 9a75212e89d..c8656e42213 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/interrupt/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/kernel/interrupt/prj.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_OFFLOAD=y
+CONFIG_DYNAMIC_INTERRUPTS=y
diff --git a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/main.c
index 2b2fce3c48d..713057de748 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/main.c
@@ -9,9 +9,60 @@
 extern void test_nested_isr(void);
 extern void test_prevent_interruption(void);
 
+extern void z_irq_spurious(void *unused);
+
+/* Simple whitebox test of dynamic interrupt handlers as implemented
+ * by the GEN_SW_ISR feature.
+ */
+#if (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_INTERRUPTS)		\
+     && defined(CONFIG_GEN_SW_ISR_TABLE))
+#define DYNTEST 1
+#endif
+
+#ifdef DYNTEST
+static void dyn_isr(void *arg)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(arg);
+}
+
+extern struct _isr_table_entry __sw_isr_table _sw_isr_table[];
+
+static void do_isr_dynamic(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	void *argval;
+
+	for (i = CONFIG_GEN_IRQ_START_VECTOR; i < CONFIG_NUM_IRQS; i++) {
+		if (_sw_isr_table[i].isr == z_irq_spurious) {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	zassert_true(_sw_isr_table[i].isr == z_irq_spurious,
+		     "could not find slot for dynamic isr");
+
+	argval = &i;
+	z_arch_irq_connect_dynamic(i, 0, dyn_isr, argval, 0);
+
+	zassert_true(_sw_isr_table[i].isr == dyn_isr &&
+		     _sw_isr_table[i].arg == argval,
+		     "dynamic isr did not install successfully");
+}
+#endif /* DYNTEST */
+
+void test_isr_dynamic(void)
+{
+#ifdef DYNTEST
+	do_isr_dynamic();
+#else
+	ztest_test_skip();
+#endif
+}
+
 void test_main(void)
 {
 	ztest_test_suite(interrupt_feature,
+			ztest_unit_test(test_isr_dynamic),
 			ztest_unit_test(test_nested_isr),
 			ztest_unit_test(test_prevent_interruption)
 			);
diff --git a/tests/kernel/interrupt/testcase.yaml b/tests/kernel/interrupt/testcase.yaml
index 646c6ecee63..c061cef4835 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/interrupt/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/kernel/interrupt/testcase.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 tests:
   arch.interrupt:
-    arch_exclude: nios2 riscv32
+    arch_exclude: nios2 riscv32 arc qemu_x86 qemu_x86_coverage qemu_x86_64
     platform_exclude: hexiwear_kw40z frdm_kw41z frdm_kl25z nucleo_f103rb
         nucleo_f091rc olimexino_stm32 usb_kw24d512 stm32_min_dev_blue
         stm32_min_dev_black v2m_beetle
     tags: interrupt
+
+  # Platforms without relevant (gen isr) dynamic interrupt support:
+  arch.interrupt.nodyn:
+    arch_whitelist: arc qemu_x86 qemu_x86_coverage qemu_x86_64
+    tags: interrupt
+    extra_configs:
+      - CONFIG_DYNAMIC_INTERRUPTS=n