diff --git a/test/TEST-29-UDEV-ID_RENAMING/test.sh b/test/TEST-29-UDEV-ID_RENAMING/test.sh
index 4feafc04d7..ddf6db9735 100755
--- a/test/TEST-29-UDEV-ID_RENAMING/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-29-UDEV-ID_RENAMING/test.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 TEST_DESCRIPTION="UDEV ID_RENAMING property"
+IMAGE_NAME="udev-id-renaming"
 TEST_NO_NSPAWN=1
 
 . $TEST_BASE_DIR/test-functions
 QEMU_TIMEOUT=300
 
+test_create_image() {
+    create_empty_image_rootdir
+
+    # Create what will eventually be our root filesystem onto an overlay
+    (
+        LOG_LEVEL=5
+        setup_basic_environment
+        mask_supporting_services
+
+        instmods dummy
+        generate_module_dependencies
+    )
+}
+
 do_test "$@" 29
diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-29.sh b/test/units/testsuite-29.sh
index 5abdb53eb3..5c62556895 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-29.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-29.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,22 @@ STATE=$(systemctl show --property=ActiveState --value sys-devices-virtual-net-lo
 rm -f /run/udev/rules.d/50-testsuite.rules
 udevadm control --reload --timeout=600
 
+# test for issue #16967
+
+ip link add hoge type dummy
+udevadm info --wait-for-initialization=10s /sys/devices/virtual/net/hoge
+sleep 1
+if ! systemctl status sys-devices-virtual-net-hoge.device; then exit 1; fi
+if ! systemctl status sys-subsystem-net-devices-hoge.device; then exit 1; fi
+
+ip link set hoge name foobar
+udevadm info --wait-for-initialization=10s /sys/devices/virtual/net/foobar
+sleep 1
+if systemctl status sys-devices-virtual-net-hoge.device; then exit 1; fi
+if systemctl status sys-subsystem-net-devices-hoge.device; then exit 1; fi
+if ! systemctl status sys-devices-virtual-net-foobar.device; then exit 1; fi
+if ! systemctl status sys-subsystem-net-devices-foobar.device; then exit 1; fi
+
 echo OK > /testok
 
 exit 0