diff --git a/include/test_ipc.h b/include/test_ipc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0595ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/test_ipc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef __TEST_IPC_H
+#define __TEST_IPC_H
+
+#include <aos/aos.h>
+
+void do_test_ipc(void);
+
+#endif /* __TEST_IPC_H */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/grading/Hakefile b/lib/grading/Hakefile
index 397a377..f605679 100644
--- a/lib/grading/Hakefile
+++ b/lib/grading/Hakefile
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
         "test_helper.c",
         "test_mm.c",
         "test_paging.c",
-        "test_spawn.c"
+        "test_spawn.c",
+        "test_ipc.c"
     ],
     addLibraries = [
     ]
diff --git a/lib/grading/grading.c b/lib/grading/grading.c
index 67e508e..421e672 100644
--- a/lib/grading/grading.c
+++ b/lib/grading/grading.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <test_mm.h>
 #include <test_paging.h>
 #include <test_spawn.h>
+#include <test_ipc.h>
 
 void
 grading_setup_bsp_init(int argc, char **argv) {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ grading_test_mm(struct mm *test) {
 void
 grading_test_early(void) {
   do_test_spawn();
+  do_test_ipc();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/lib/grading/test_ipc.c b/lib/grading/test_ipc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a72a38b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/grading/test_ipc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <test_helper.h>
+#include <test_ipc.h>
+#include <spawn/spawn.h>
+
+void do_test_ipc(void) {
+    struct spawninfo si;
+    domainid_t pid;
+
+    CHECK_ERR(spawn_load_by_name("memeater", &si, &pid));
+}
+