diff --git a/projects/rocshmem/tests/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocshmem/tests/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 7130c2c516..1f71119fd6 100644
--- a/projects/rocshmem/tests/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocshmem/tests/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ target_sources(
     notifier_gtest.cpp
     #forward_list_gtest.cpp
     free_list_gtest.cpp
+    context_ipc_gtest.cpp
 )
 
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diff --git a/projects/rocshmem/tests/unit_tests/context_ipc_gtest.cpp b/projects/rocshmem/tests/unit_tests/context_ipc_gtest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c963a65673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/rocshmem/tests/unit_tests/context_ipc_gtest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "context_ipc_gtest.hpp"
+
+using namespace rocshmem;
+
+TEST_F(ContextIpcTestFixture, constructor) {
+  /* do nothing for the moment, I *think* the 
+  ** constructor is invoked automatically 
+  */
+}
diff --git a/projects/rocshmem/tests/unit_tests/context_ipc_gtest.hpp b/projects/rocshmem/tests/unit_tests/context_ipc_gtest.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc39504958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/rocshmem/tests/unit_tests/context_ipc_gtest.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef ROCSHMEM_CONTEXT_IPC_GTEST_HPP
+#define ROCSHMEM_CONTEXT_IPC_GTEST_HPP
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+#include "../src/ipc/context_ipc.hpp"
+#include "../src/reverse_offload/backend_ro.hpp"
+
+namespace rocshmem {
+
+class ContextIpcTestFixture : public ::testing::Test
+{
+  protected:
+    /**
+     * @brief Context Ipc Test
+     */
+   ROBackend be{MPI_COMM_WORLD};
+
+   IPCContext ipc_context_ {&be};
+};
+
+} // namespace rocshmem
+
+#endif // ROCSHMEM_CONTEXT_IPC_GTEST_HPP