diff --git a/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/CMakeLists.txt b/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8aef82d44fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20.0)
+
+project(virtualmemoryheaps)
+
+message(PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR="${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../zephyr/include")
+message(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SANITY1545)
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../zephyr/include/sof/lib")
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../src/include")
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../posix/include")
+
+
+find_package(Zephyr COMPONENTS unittest REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE})
+
+target_compile_definitions(testbinary PRIVATE -D CONFIG_ZTEST=1)
+
+target_sources(testbinary PRIVATE ../../../zephyr/lib/regions_mm.c main.c)
+
diff --git a/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/main.c b/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c2373a9b2f9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//#include "sof/lib/regions_mm.h"
+#include <zephyr/fff.h>
+#include <zephyr/ztest.h>
+#include "regions_mm.h"
+#include "vmh_test_helper.h"
+
+ZTEST(vmh_heaps, test_basic_memory_heap)
+{
+	struct vmh_heap* test_heap = vmh_init_heap(NULL,0, 0, true);
+
+	zexpect_true(test_heap);
+}
+
+ZTEST_SUITE(vmh_heap, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/prj.conf b/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/prj.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9467c2926896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/prj.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_ZTEST=y
diff --git a/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/testcase.yaml b/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/testcase.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b36ee51c0c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/testcase.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+common:
+    tags: vmh
+
+tests:
+vmh_heap:
+  platform_allow:
+      intel_adsp_cavs25 intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm intel_adsp_ace20_lnl
+      nxp_adsp_imx8 nxp_adsp_imx8x nxp_adsp_imx8m
+    tags: vmh
+    integration_platforms:
+    - intel_adsp_cavs25  # TGL
+    - intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm  # MTL
+    - intel_adsp_ace20_lnl
+    - nxp_adsp_imx8
+    - nxp_adsp_imx8x
+    - nxp_adsp_imx8m
+    - nxp_adsp_imx8ulp
diff --git a/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/vmh_test_helper.h b/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/vmh_test_helper.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fa4302e4c264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ztest/virtualmemoryheaps/vmh_test_helper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdlib.h> 
+
+void* rzalloc(int zone, int unused , int caps, size_t size)
+{
+	return malloc(size);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zephyr/include/sof/lib/regions_mm.h b/zephyr/include/sof/lib/regions_mm.h
index 7e9d3a1a40a7..abb670771b6e 100644
--- a/zephyr/include/sof/lib/regions_mm.h
+++ b/zephyr/include/sof/lib/regions_mm.h
@@ -8,14 +8,19 @@
 #ifndef ZEPHYR_LIB_REGIONS_MM_H_
 #define ZEPHYR_LIB_REGIONS_MM_H_
 
+#if CONFIG_ZTEST
+#include <zephyr/ztest.h>
+#else
 #include <adsp_memory.h>
 #include <adsp_memory_regions.h>
 #include <ipc/topology.h>
 #include <rtos/alloc.h>
-#include <sof/list.h>
-#include <zephyr/drivers/mm/system_mm.h>
-#include <zephyr/init.h>
+#endif // ! CONFIG_ZTEST
+
 #include <zephyr/sys/mem_blocks.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
+#include <zephyr/drivers/mm/system_mm.h>
+#include <sof/list.h>
 
 /* Dependency on ipc/topology.h created due to memory capability definitions
  * that are defined there
diff --git a/zephyr/lib/regions_mm.c b/zephyr/lib/regions_mm.c
index dbb1aa087b26..1131a714ced4 100644
--- a/zephyr/lib/regions_mm.c
+++ b/zephyr/lib/regions_mm.c
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
  * Author: Jakub Dabek <jakub.dabek@intel.com>
  */
 
-#include <zephyr/init.h>
-
 #include <sof/lib/regions_mm.h>
 
 /* list of vmh_heap objects created */