diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_tests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_tests.sh
index 7d1a7c0dc56a..67048f922ff2 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_tests.sh
@@ -979,6 +979,27 @@ ipv6_addr_metric_test()
 	fi
 	log_test $rc 0 "Prefix route with metric on link up"
 
+	# verify peer metric added correctly
+	set -e
+	run_cmd "$IP -6 addr flush dev dummy2"
+	run_cmd "$IP -6 addr add dev dummy2 2001:db8:104::1 peer 2001:db8:104::2 metric 260"
+	set +e
+
+	check_route6 "2001:db8:104::1 dev dummy2 proto kernel metric 260"
+	log_test $? 0 "Set metric with peer route on local side"
+	log_test $? 0 "User specified metric on local address"
+	check_route6 "2001:db8:104::2 dev dummy2 proto kernel metric 260"
+	log_test $? 0 "Set metric with peer route on peer side"
+
+	set -e
+	run_cmd "$IP -6 addr change dev dummy2 2001:db8:104::1 peer 2001:db8:104::3 metric 261"
+	set +e
+
+	check_route6 "2001:db8:104::1 dev dummy2 proto kernel metric 261"
+	log_test $? 0 "Modify metric and peer address on local side"
+	check_route6 "2001:db8:104::3 dev dummy2 proto kernel metric 261"
+	log_test $? 0 "Modify metric and peer address on peer side"
+
 	$IP li del dummy1
 	$IP li del dummy2
 	cleanup
@@ -1320,13 +1341,20 @@ ipv4_addr_metric_test()
 
 	run_cmd "$IP addr flush dev dummy2"
 	run_cmd "$IP addr add dev dummy2 172.16.104.1/32 peer 172.16.104.2 metric 260"
-	run_cmd "$IP addr change dev dummy2 172.16.104.1/32 peer 172.16.104.2 metric 261"
 	rc=$?
 	if [ $rc -eq 0 ]; then
-		check_route "172.16.104.2 dev dummy2 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.104.1 metric 261"
+		check_route "172.16.104.2 dev dummy2 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.104.1 metric 260"
 		rc=$?
 	fi
-	log_test $rc 0 "Modify metric of address with peer route"
+	log_test $rc 0 "Set metric of address with peer route"
+
+	run_cmd "$IP addr change dev dummy2 172.16.104.1/32 peer 172.16.104.3 metric 261"
+	rc=$?
+	if [ $rc -eq 0 ]; then
+		check_route "172.16.104.3 dev dummy2 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.104.1 metric 261"
+		rc=$?
+	fi
+	log_test $rc 0 "Modify metric and peer address for peer route"
 
 	$IP li del dummy1
 	$IP li del dummy2