[ "${dump_stats}" = 1 ] && dump_stats
 }
 
+chk_subflow_nr()
+{
+       local need_title="$1"
+       local msg="$2"
+       local subflow_nr=$3
+       local cnt1
+       local cnt2
+
+       if [ -n "${need_title}" ]; then
+               printf "%03u %-36s %s" "${TEST_COUNT}" "${TEST_NAME}" "${msg}"
+       else
+               printf "%-${nr_blank}s %s" " " "${msg}"
+       fi
+
+       cnt1=$(ss -N $ns1 -tOni | grep -c token)
+       cnt2=$(ss -N $ns2 -tOni | grep -c token)
+       if [ "$cnt1" != "$subflow_nr" -o "$cnt2" != "$subflow_nr" ]; then
+               echo "[fail] got $cnt1:$cnt2 subflows expected $subflow_nr"
+               fail_test
+               dump_stats=1
+       else
+               echo "[ ok ]"
+       fi
+
+       [ "${dump_stats}" = 1 ] && ( ss -N $ns1 -tOni ; ss -N $ns1 -tOni | grep token; ip -n $ns1 mptcp endpoint )
+}
+
 chk_link_usage()
 {
        local ns=$1
        fi
 }
 
-implicit_tests()
+endpoint_tests()
 {
        # userspace pm type prevents add_addr
        if reset "implicit EP"; then
                        $ns2 10.0.2.2 id 1 flags signal
                wait
        fi
+
+       if reset "delete and re-add"; then
+               pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 1 1
+               pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
+               pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.2.2 id 2 dev ns2eth2 flags subflow
+               run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 4 0 0 slow &
+
+               wait_mpj $ns2
+               pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns2 2 10.0.2.2
+               sleep 0.5
+               chk_subflow_nr needtitle "after delete" 1
+
+               pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.2.2 dev ns2eth2 flags subflow
+               wait_mpj $ns2
+               chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add" 2
+               wait
+       fi
 }
 
 # [$1: error message]
        d@deny_join_id0_tests
        m@fullmesh_tests
        z@fastclose_tests
-       I@implicit_tests
+       I@endpoint_tests
 )
 
 all_tests_args=""