diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
index dcc93f4a43..864b79d39f 100644
--- a/app/test/meson.build
+++ b/app/test/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ source_file_deps = {
     # the various test_*.c files
     'test_acl.c': ['net', 'acl'],
     'test_alarm.c': [],
+    'test_argparse.c': ['argparse'],
     'test_atomic.c': ['hash'],
     'test_barrier.c': [],
     'test_bitcount.c': [],
diff --git a/app/test/test_argparse.c b/app/test/test_argparse.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31c46ecccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/test_argparse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 HiSilicon Limited
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <rte_argparse.h>
+
+#include "test.h"
+
+static int default_argc;
+static char *default_argv[1];
+
+/*
+ * Define strdup wrapper.
+ * 1. Mainly to fix compile error "warning: assignment discards 'const'
+ *    qualifier from pointer target type [-Wdiscarded-qualifiers]" for
+ *    following code:
+ *      argv[x] = "100";
+ * 2. Because this is a test, the memory release which allocated by this
+ *    wrapper in the subtest is not considered.
+ */
+static char *
+test_strdup(const char *str)
+{
+	char *s = strdup(str);
+	if (s == NULL)
+		exit(-ENOMEM);
+	return s;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_setup(void)
+{
+	default_argc = 1;
+	default_argv[0] = test_strdup("test_argparse");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+test_argparse_teardown(void)
+{
+	free(default_argv[0]);
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_callback(uint32_t index, const char *value, void *opaque)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(index);
+	RTE_SET_USED(value);
+	RTE_SET_USED(opaque);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* valid templater, must contain at least two args. */
+#define argparse_templater() { \
+	.prog_name = "test_argparse", \
+	.usage = "-a xx -b yy", \
+	.descriptor = NULL, \
+	.epilog = NULL, \
+	.exit_on_error = false, \
+	.callback = test_argparse_callback, \
+	.args = { \
+		{ "--abc", "-a", "abc argument", (void *)1, (void *)1, RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_INT }, \
+		{ "--xyz", "-x", "xyz argument", (void *)1, (void *)2, RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_INT }, \
+		ARGPARSE_ARG_END(), \
+	}, \
+}
+
+static void
+test_argparse_copy(struct rte_argparse *dst, struct rte_argparse *src)
+{
+	uint32_t i;
+	memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(*src));
+	for (i = 0; /* NULL */; i++) {
+		memcpy(&dst->args[i], &src->args[i], sizeof(src->args[i]));
+		if (src->args[i].name_long == NULL)
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+static struct rte_argparse *
+test_argparse_init_obj(void)
+{
+	static struct rte_argparse backup = argparse_templater();
+	static struct rte_argparse obj = argparse_templater();
+	test_argparse_copy(&obj, &backup);
+	return &obj;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_basic_param(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->prog_name = NULL;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->usage = NULL;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return TEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_arg_name(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_long = "-ab";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_long = "-abc";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_long = "---c";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_long = "abc";
+	obj->args[0].name_short = "-a";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_short = "a";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_short = "abc";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_short = "ab";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_arg_help(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].help = NULL;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_has_val(void)
+{
+	uint32_t set_mask[] = { 0,
+				RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE,
+				RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_OPTIONAL_VALUE
+			      };
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	uint32_t index;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].flags &= ~0x3u;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	for (index = 0; index < RTE_DIM(set_mask); index++) {
+		obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+		obj->args[0].name_long = "abc";
+		obj->args[0].name_short = NULL;
+		obj->args[0].flags &= ~0x3u;
+		obj->args[0].flags |= set_mask[index];
+		ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+		TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_arg_saver(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* test saver == NULL with val-type != 0. */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = NULL;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_INT;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	/* test saver == NULL with callback is NULL. */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = NULL;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE;
+	obj->callback = NULL;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	/* test saver != NULL with val-type is zero! */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].val_set = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	/* test saver != NULL with val-type is max. */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].val_set = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_MAX;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	/* test saver != NULL with required value, but val-set is not NULL. */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].val_set = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_REQUIRED_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_INT;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_arg_flags(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].flags |= ~0x107FFu;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_long = "positional";
+	obj->args[0].name_short = NULL;
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].val_set = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_REQUIRED_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_INT |
+			     RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_SUPPORT_MULTI;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].flags |= RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_SUPPORT_MULTI;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = NULL;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_REQUIRED_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_SUPPORT_MULTI;
+	obj->callback = NULL;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_arg_repeat(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* test for long name repeat! */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[1].name_long = obj->args[0].name_long;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	/* test for short name repeat! */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[1].name_short = obj->args[0].name_short;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct unit_test_suite argparse_test_suite  = {
+	.suite_name = "Argparse Unit Test Suite",
+	.setup = test_argparse_setup,
+	.teardown = test_argparse_teardown,
+	.unit_test_cases = {
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_basic_param),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_arg_name),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_arg_help),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_has_val),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_arg_saver),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_arg_flags),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_arg_repeat),
+
+		TEST_CASES_END() /**< NULL terminate unit test array */
+	}
+};
+
+static int
+test_argparse(void)
+{
+	return unit_test_suite_runner(&argparse_test_suite);
+}
+
+REGISTER_FAST_TEST(argparse_autotest, true, true, test_argparse);
