diff --git a/nfapi/CMakeLists.txt b/nfapi/CMakeLists.txt
index 1362e33b06ab84cf4ddca32322224e5c28fe89b0..d6c5b0e92a39acf1489578a9c3e8d0e7b92594ff 100644
--- a/nfapi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nfapi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 add_subdirectory(oai_integration/aerial)
 add_subdirectory(open-nFAPI)
+add_subdirectory(tests)
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/fapi/inc/nr_fapi_p5.h b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/fapi/inc/nr_fapi_p5.h
index 197f23d06d5d76336b1adf0000c1671f5ccc3d89..983fe153026135c1108262ff4e5ae028535faacb 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/fapi/inc/nr_fapi_p5.h
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/fapi/inc/nr_fapi_p5.h
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@
 #include "stdint.h"
 #include "nfapi_interface.h"
 
+uint8_t pack_nr_param_request(void *msg, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *end, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config);
+uint8_t unpack_nr_param_request(uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, void *msg, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config);
 #endif // OPENAIRINTERFACE_NR_FAPI_P5_H
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/fapi/src/nr_fapi_p5.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/fapi/src/nr_fapi_p5.c
index 7cfe261f9c496cbdabd6ea399610450d26687844..bc1f0d932b4f0e9790fad06574bbffd231a2264a 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/fapi/src/nr_fapi_p5.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/fapi/src/nr_fapi_p5.c
@@ -338,3 +338,15 @@ int check_nr_fapi_unpack_length(nfapi_nr_phy_msg_type_e msgId, uint32_t unpacked
 
   return retLen;
 }
+
+
+uint8_t pack_nr_param_request(void *msg, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *end, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config) {
+  nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t *pNfapiMsg = (nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t *)msg;
+  return (pack_vendor_extension_tlv(pNfapiMsg->vendor_extension, ppWritePackedMsg, end, config));
+}
+
+uint8_t unpack_nr_param_request(uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, void *msg, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config)
+{
+  nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t *pNfapiMsg = (nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t *)msg;
+  return unpack_nr_tlv_list(NULL, 0, ppReadPackedMsg, end, config, &(pNfapiMsg->vendor_extension));
+}
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface.h b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface.h
index 46d85e08e8824404cb58af402d751d916b104d98..7fcb42bedc833e1b1ca4ea62aa0fad6a1628ae7e 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface.h
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface.h
@@ -4118,10 +4118,6 @@ int pack_nr_srs_beamforming_report(void *pMessageBuf, void *pPackedBuf, uint32_t
  */
 int unpack_nr_srs_beamforming_report(void *pMessageBuf, uint32_t messageBufLen, void *pUnpackedBuf, uint32_t unpackedBufLen);
 
-uint8_t pack_nr_param_request(void *msg, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *end, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config);
-
-uint8_t unpack_nr_param_request(uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, void *msg, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config);
-
 uint8_t pack_nr_param_response(void *msg, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *end, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config);
 
 uint8_t unpack_nr_param_response(uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, void *msg, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config);
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p5.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p5.c
index cda4fb173d9bbd19c88b6e189e50e263398375b7..a7cab371b45726140ba704b4dc9b1bdee9ba25c9 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p5.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p5.c
@@ -273,11 +273,6 @@ static uint8_t pack_pnf_stop_response(void *msg, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uin
            pack_vendor_extension_tlv(pNfapiMsg->vendor_extension, ppWritePackedMsg, end, config));
 }
 
-uint8_t pack_nr_param_request(void *msg, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *end, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config) {
-  nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t *pNfapiMsg = (nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t *)msg;
-  return (pack_vendor_extension_tlv(pNfapiMsg->vendor_extension, ppWritePackedMsg, end, config));
-}
-
 static uint8_t pack_param_request(void *msg, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *end, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config) {
   nfapi_param_request_t *pNfapiMsg = (nfapi_param_request_t *)msg;
   return (pack_vendor_extension_tlv(pNfapiMsg->vendor_extension, ppWritePackedMsg, end, config));
@@ -2450,11 +2445,6 @@ static uint8_t unpack_param_request(uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, voi
   return unpack_tlv_list(NULL, 0, ppReadPackedMsg, end, config, &(pNfapiMsg->vendor_extension));
 }
 
-uint8_t unpack_nr_param_request(uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, void *msg, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config)
-{
-  nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t *pNfapiMsg = (nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t *)msg;
-  return unpack_nr_tlv_list(NULL, 0, ppReadPackedMsg, end, config, &(pNfapiMsg->vendor_extension));
-}
 
 static uint8_t unpack_param_response(uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, void *msg, nfapi_p4_p5_codec_config_t *config)
 {
diff --git a/nfapi/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/nfapi/tests/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..64f26743da678b32d1ad92dacb967baf1f5fc8cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfapi/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if(ENABLE_TESTS)
+    add_subdirectory(p5)
+endif()
diff --git a/nfapi/tests/nr_fapi_test.h b/nfapi/tests/nr_fapi_test.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e2ef2fbfc630a0f50bc3ef9e1d2e72938486eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfapi/tests/nr_fapi_test.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance licenses this file to You under
+ * the OAI Public License, Version 1.1  (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ * except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.openairinterface.org/?page_id=698
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * For more information about the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance:
+ *      contact@openairinterface.org
+ */
+/*! \file nfapi/tests/p5/nr_fapi_test.h
+ * \brief
+ * \author Ruben S. Silva
+ * \date 2024
+ * \version 0.1
+ * \company OpenAirInterface Software Alliance
+ * \email: contact@openairinterface.org, rsilva@allbesmart.pt
+ * \note
+ * \warning
+ */
+
+#ifndef OPENAIRINTERFACE_NR_FAPI_TEST_H
+#define OPENAIRINTERFACE_NR_FAPI_TEST_H
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#ifndef _STANDALONE_TESTING_
+#include "common/utils/LOG/log.h"
+#endif
+#include "nfapi_nr_interface.h"
+#include "nfapi_nr_interface_scf.h"
+
+#define CMP_TLV(_a,_b) do{ if(_a != _b){ return -1; } }while(0)
+
+uint8_t rand8()
+{
+  return (rand() & 0xff);
+}
+uint16_t rand16()
+{
+  return rand8() << 8 | rand8();
+}
+uint32_t rand24()
+{
+  return rand16() << 8 | rand8();
+}
+uint32_t rand32()
+{
+  return rand24() << 8 | rand8();
+}
+uint64_t rand64()
+{
+  return (uint64_t)rand32() << 32 | rand32();
+}
+
+uint8_t rand8_range(uint8_t lower, uint8_t upper)
+{
+  return (rand() % (upper - lower + 1)) + lower;
+}
+
+uint16_t rand16_range(uint16_t lower, uint16_t upper)
+{
+  return (rand() % (upper - lower + 1)) + lower;
+}
+
+int main(int n, char *v[]);
+
+static inline void fapi_test_init()
+{
+  time_t now = time(NULL);
+  srand(now);
+  printf("srand seed is %ld\n", now);
+  logInit();
+  set_glog(OAILOG_DISABLE);
+}
+#endif // OPENAIRINTERFACE_NR_FAPI_TEST_H
diff --git a/nfapi/tests/p5/CMakeLists.txt b/nfapi/tests/p5/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4feef1a5fc28f7a0623c6d0878662176ff63d417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfapi/tests/p5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+set(Test_Labels fapi p5)
+set (_fapi_p5_messages "param_request")
+
+foreach (fapi_p5_message IN LISTS _fapi_p5_messages)
+    add_executable(nr_fapi_${fapi_p5_message}_test nr_fapi_${fapi_p5_message}_test.c)
+    target_link_libraries(nr_fapi_${fapi_p5_message}_test PUBLIC nr_fapi_p5)
+    target_link_libraries(nr_fapi_${fapi_p5_message}_test PRIVATE pthread UTIL ${T_LIB} minimal_lib)
+    target_compile_definitions(nr_fapi_${fapi_p5_message}_test PRIVATE TEST="nr_fapi_test.h")
+    add_dependencies(tests nr_fapi_${fapi_p5_message}_test)
+
+    add_test(NAME nr_fapi_${fapi_p5_message}_test
+            COMMAND nr_fapi_${fapi_p5_message}_test ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+    set_tests_properties(nr_fapi_${fapi_p5_message}_test PROPERTIES LABELS "${Test_Labels}")
+endforeach ()
diff --git a/nfapi/tests/p5/nr_fapi_param_request_test.c b/nfapi/tests/p5/nr_fapi_param_request_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..faf56dc3c99cf09740d196f84690542e3ff782e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfapi/tests/p5/nr_fapi_param_request_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance licenses this file to You under
+ * the OAI Public License, Version 1.1  (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ * except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.openairinterface.org/?page_id=698
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * For more information about the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance:
+ *      contact@openairinterface.org
+ */
+/*! \file nfapi/tests/p5/nr_fapi_param_request_test.c
+ * \brief
+ * \author Ruben S. Silva
+ * \date 2024
+ * \version 0.1
+ * \company OpenAirInterface Software Alliance
+ * \email: contact@openairinterface.org, rsilva@allbesmart.pt
+ * \note
+ * \warning
+ */
+#include "nfapi/tests/nr_fapi_test.h"
+#include "nr_fapi_p5_utils.h"
+
+void test_pack_unpack(nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t *req)
+{
+  uint8_t msg_buf[65535];
+  uint16_t msg_len = sizeof(*req);
+  // first test the packing procedure
+  int pack_result = fapi_nr_p5_message_pack(req, msg_len, msg_buf, sizeof(msg_buf), NULL);
+  // PARAM.request message body length is 0
+  DevAssert(pack_result == 0 + NFAPI_HEADER_LENGTH);
+  // update req message_length value with value calculated in message_pack procedure
+  req->header.message_length = pack_result - NFAPI_HEADER_LENGTH;
+  // test the unpacking of the header
+  // copy first NFAPI_HEADER_LENGTH bytes into a new buffer, to simulate SCTP PEEK
+  fapi_message_header_t header;
+  uint32_t header_buffer_size = NFAPI_HEADER_LENGTH;
+  uint8_t header_buffer[header_buffer_size];
+  for (int idx = 0; idx < header_buffer_size; idx++) {
+    header_buffer[idx] = msg_buf[idx];
+  }
+  uint8_t *pReadPackedMessage = header_buffer;
+  int unpack_header_result = fapi_nr_p5_message_header_unpack(&pReadPackedMessage, NFAPI_HEADER_LENGTH, &header, sizeof(header), 0);
+  DevAssert(unpack_header_result >= 0);
+  DevAssert(header.message_id == req->header.message_id);
+  DevAssert(header.message_length == req->header.message_length);
+  // test the unpacking and compare with initial message
+  nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t unpacked_req = {0};
+  int unpack_result =
+      fapi_nr_p5_message_unpack(msg_buf, header.message_length + NFAPI_HEADER_LENGTH, &unpacked_req, sizeof(unpacked_req), NULL);
+  DevAssert(unpack_result >= 0);
+  DevAssert(compare_param_request(&unpacked_req, req));
+  free_param_request(&unpacked_req);
+}
+
+void test_copy(const nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t *msg)
+{
+  // Test copy function
+  nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t copy = {0};
+  copy_param_request(msg, &copy);
+  DevAssert(compare_param_request(msg, &copy));
+  free_param_request(&copy);
+}
+
+int main(int n, char *v[])
+{
+  fapi_test_init();
+
+  nfapi_nr_param_request_scf_t req = {.header.message_id = NFAPI_NR_PHY_MSG_TYPE_PARAM_REQUEST};
+  // Perform tests
+  test_pack_unpack(&req);
+  test_copy(&req);
+  // All tests successful!
+  free_param_request(&req);
+  return 0;
+}