diff --git a/uefi-test-runner/src/proto/mod.rs b/uefi-test-runner/src/proto/mod.rs
index 6348aac73..0c900d84c 100644
--- a/uefi-test-runner/src/proto/mod.rs
+++ b/uefi-test-runner/src/proto/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+use uefi::boot::{self, OpenProtocolParams};
 use uefi::prelude::*;
 use uefi::proto::loaded_image::LoadedImage;
-use uefi::{boot, proto, Identify};
+use uefi::{proto, Identify};
 
 pub fn test(st: &mut SystemTable<Boot>) {
     info!("Testing various protocols");
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ pub fn test(st: &mut SystemTable<Boot>) {
     find_protocol(bt);
     test_protocols_per_handle(bt);
     test_protocols_per_handle_freestanding();
+    test_test_protocol_freestanding();
 
     debug::test(bt);
     device_path::test(bt);
@@ -63,6 +65,15 @@ fn test_protocols_per_handle_freestanding() {
     assert!(pph.iter().any(|guid| **guid == LoadedImage::GUID));
 }
 
+fn test_test_protocol_freestanding() {
+    assert!(boot::test_protocol::<LoadedImage>(OpenProtocolParams {
+        handle: boot::image_handle(),
+        agent: boot::image_handle(),
+        controller: None,
+    })
+    .unwrap());
+}
+
 mod console;
 mod debug;
 mod device_path;
diff --git a/uefi/src/boot.rs b/uefi/src/boot.rs
index b0e93a74d..e86edcb87 100644
--- a/uefi/src/boot.rs
+++ b/uefi/src/boot.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use core::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use core::ptr::{self, NonNull};
 use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};
 use core::{mem, slice};
-use uefi::{table, Char16, Event, Guid, Handle, Result, Status, StatusExt};
+use uefi::{table, Char16, Error, Event, Guid, Handle, Result, Status, StatusExt};
 use uefi_raw::table::boot::InterfaceType;
 
 #[cfg(doc)]
@@ -612,6 +612,38 @@ pub fn open_protocol_exclusive<P: ProtocolPointer + ?Sized>(
     }
 }
 
+/// Tests whether a handle supports a protocol.
+///
+/// Returns `Ok(true)` if the handle supports the protocol, `Ok(false)` if not.
+///
+/// # Errors
+///
+/// * [`Status::INVALID_PARAMETER`]: one of the handles in `params` is invalid.
+pub fn test_protocol<P: ProtocolPointer + ?Sized>(params: OpenProtocolParams) -> Result<bool> {
+    const TEST_PROTOCOL: u32 = 0x04;
+
+    let bt = boot_services_raw_panicking();
+    let bt = unsafe { bt.as_ref() };
+
+    let mut interface = ptr::null_mut();
+    let status = unsafe {
+        (bt.open_protocol)(
+            params.handle.as_ptr(),
+            &P::GUID,
+            &mut interface,
+            params.agent.as_ptr(),
+            Handle::opt_to_ptr(params.controller),
+            TEST_PROTOCOL,
+        )
+    };
+
+    match status {
+        Status::SUCCESS => Ok(true),
+        Status::UNSUPPORTED => Ok(false),
+        _ => Err(Error::from(status)),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Loads a UEFI image into memory and return a [`Handle`] to the image.
 ///
 /// There are two ways to load the image: by copying raw image data