diff --git a/framework b/framework
index ac0724b161..bf53c3d027 160000
--- a/framework
+++ b/framework
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ac0724b16121f01c16b29e50afa24f3a9c05846c
+Subproject commit bf53c3d027c73d96c3e79c8054ead967055df63b
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_threading.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_threading.data
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5d92b32cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_threading.data
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Mutex usage: init, free
+mutex_usage_nominal:0
+
+Mutex usage: lock 1
+mutex_usage_nominal:1
+
+Mutex usage: lock 2
+mutex_usage_nominal:2
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_threading.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_threading.function
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a712b6720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_platform_threading.function
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* BEGIN_HEADER */
+/* Basic tests for the threading interface.
+ */
+
+#include "mbedtls/threading.h"
+
+#include "test/threading_helpers.h"
+
+/* END_HEADER */
+
+/* BEGIN_DEPENDENCIES
+ * depends_on:MBEDTLS_THREADING_C
+ * END_DEPENDENCIES
+ */
+
+/* BEGIN_CASE */
+void mutex_usage_nominal(int lock_cycles)
+{
+    mbedtls_threading_mutex_t mutex;
+
+    mbedtls_mutex_init(&mutex);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < lock_cycles; i++) {
+        mbedtls_test_set_step(i);
+        TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_mutex_lock(&mutex), 0);
+        TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_mutex_unlock(&mutex), 0);
+    }
+
+exit:
+    mbedtls_mutex_free(&mutex);
+}
+/* END_CASE */