diff --git a/test/rt/nosv/CMakeLists.txt b/test/rt/nosv/CMakeLists.txt
index 311a485..c45926c 100644
--- a/test/rt/nosv/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/rt/nosv/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ if(NOT NOSV_FOUND)
   return()
 endif()
 
-# Needed for the new nosv_attach() function.
-if("${NOSV_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "2.0.0")
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "nOS-V version ${NOSV_VERSION} too old, required at least 2.0.0")
+# Needed for nesting nosv_init/nosv_shutdown
+if("${NOSV_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "2.1.2")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "nOS-V version ${NOSV_VERSION} too old, required at least 2.1.2")
 endif()
 
 message(STATUS "Enabling nOS-V RT tests")
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ endfunction()
 nosv_test(attach.c SORT)
 nosv_test(waitfor.c SORT)
 nosv_test(several-tasks.c SORT)
+nosv_test(init-nested.c SORT)
 
 # Test multiple instrumentation levels
 nosv_test(several-tasks.c SORT NAME several-tasks-level-0 LEVEL 0)
diff --git a/test/rt/nosv/init-nested.c b/test/rt/nosv/init-nested.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..138396a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rt/nosv/init-nested.c
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2024 Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later */
+
+/* This test checks the correct emulation of a process that nests
+ * nosv_init/nosv_shutdown calls. This is a common behavior when combining
+ * multiple libraries that enable nosv on its own. */
+
+#include <nosv.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "compat.h"
+#include "ovni.h"
+
+static inline void
+instr_thread_start(int32_t cpu, int32_t creator_tid, uint64_t tag)
+{
+	ovni_thread_init(get_tid());
+
+	struct ovni_ev ev = {0};
+
+	ovni_ev_set_mcv(&ev, "OHx");
+	ovni_ev_set_clock(&ev, ovni_clock_now());
+	ovni_payload_add(&ev, (uint8_t *) &cpu, sizeof(cpu));
+	ovni_payload_add(&ev, (uint8_t *) &creator_tid, sizeof(creator_tid));
+	ovni_payload_add(&ev, (uint8_t *) &tag, sizeof(tag));
+	ovni_ev_emit(&ev);
+}
+
+static inline void
+instr_thread_end(void)
+{
+	struct ovni_ev ev = {0};
+
+	ovni_ev_set_mcv(&ev, "OHe");
+	ovni_ev_set_clock(&ev, ovni_clock_now());
+	ovni_ev_emit(&ev);
+
+	/* Flush the events to disk before killing the thread */
+	ovni_flush();
+
+	/* Free the thread */
+	ovni_thread_free();
+}
+
+static void *
+thread(void *arg)
+{
+	nosv_task_t task;
+	intptr_t attach = (intptr_t) arg;
+
+	if (attach) {
+		instr_thread_start(-1, -1, 0);
+		if (nosv_attach(&task, NULL, "thread", NOSV_ATTACH_NONE) != 0)
+			die("nosv_attach failed");
+	}
+
+	if (nosv_init() != 0)
+		die("nosv_init failed: Thread %s: Call 1",
+		    attach ? "attach" : "no-attach");
+
+	if (nosv_init() != 0)
+		die("nosv_init failed: Thread %s: Call 2",
+		    attach ? "attach" : "no-attach");
+
+
+	if (nosv_shutdown() != 0)
+		die("nosv_shutdown failed: Thread %s: Call 3",
+		    attach ? "attach" : "no-attach");
+
+	if (nosv_shutdown() != 0)
+		die("nosv_shutdown failed: Thread %s: Call 4",
+		    attach ? "attach" : "no-attach");
+
+	if (attach) {
+		if (nosv_detach(NOSV_DETACH_NONE) != 0)
+			die("nosv_detach failed");
+		instr_thread_end();
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	int rc;
+	pthread_t pthread;
+
+	if (nosv_init() != 0)
+		die("nosv_init failed: Thread main: Call 1");
+
+	if (nosv_init() != 0)
+		die("nosv_init failed: Thread main: Call 2");
+
+	if ((rc = pthread_create(&pthread, NULL, thread, NULL)))
+		die("pthread_create failed: Thread main: %s\n", strerror(rc));
+
+	if ((rc = pthread_join(pthread, NULL)))
+		die("pthread_join failed: Thread main: %s\n", strerror(rc));
+
+	if ((rc = pthread_create(&pthread, NULL, thread, (void *) 1)))
+		die("pthread_create failed: Thread main: %s\n", strerror(rc));
+
+	if ((rc = pthread_join(pthread, NULL)))
+		die("pthread_join failed: Thread main: %s\n", strerror(rc));
+
+	if (nosv_shutdown() != 0)
+		die("nosv_shutdown failed: Thread main: Call 3");
+
+	if (nosv_init() != 0)
+		die("nosv_init failed: Thread main: Call 4)");
+
+	if (nosv_shutdown() != 0)
+		die("nosv_shutdown failed: Thread main: Call 5");
+
+	if (nosv_shutdown() != 0)
+		die("nosv_shutdown failed: Thread main: Call 6");
+
+	return 0;
+}