diff --git a/components/tcp_transport/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/tcp_transport/test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88504a27f
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+++ b/components/tcp_transport/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set(COMPONENT_SRCDIRS ".")
+set(COMPONENT_PRIV_INCLUDEDIRS "../private_include" ".")
+set(COMPONENT_PRIV_REQUIRES unity test_utils tcp_transport)
+
+register_component()
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diff --git a/components/tcp_transport/test/component.mk b/components/tcp_transport/test/component.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22e49eddd
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+++ b/components/tcp_transport/test/component.mk
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+#
+#Component Makefile
+#
+COMPONENT_PRIV_INCLUDEDIRS := ../private_include .
+COMPONENT_ADD_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--whole-archive -l$(COMPONENT_NAME) -Wl,--no-whole-archive
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diff --git a/components/tcp_transport/test/test_transport.c b/components/tcp_transport/test/test_transport.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/components/tcp_transport/test/test_transport.c
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+#include "unity.h"
+
+#include "esp_transport.h"
+#include "esp_transport_tcp.h"
+#include "esp_transport_ssl.h"
+#include "esp_transport_ws.h"
+
+TEST_CASE("tcp_transport: init and deinit transport list", "[tcp_transport][leaks=0]")
+{
+    esp_transport_list_handle_t transport_list = esp_transport_list_init();
+    esp_transport_handle_t tcp = esp_transport_tcp_init();
+    esp_transport_list_add(transport_list, tcp, "tcp");
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, esp_transport_list_destroy(transport_list));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("tcp_transport: using ssl transport separately", "[tcp_transport][leaks=0]")
+{
+    esp_transport_handle_t h = esp_transport_ssl_init();
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, esp_transport_destroy(h));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("tcp_transport: using ws transport separately", "[tcp_transport][leaks=0]")
+{
+    esp_transport_handle_t tcp = esp_transport_tcp_init();
+    esp_transport_handle_t ws = esp_transport_ws_init(tcp);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, esp_transport_destroy(ws));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, esp_transport_destroy(tcp));
+}