diff --git a/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates.rs b/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates.rs
index 09015eb208e437..65fb26b469da93 100644
--- a/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates.rs
+++ b/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates.rs
@@ -176,3 +176,17 @@ fn test_sbfv2() {
         .success();
     clean_target("noop");
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn test_package_metadata_tools_version() {
+    run_cargo_build("package-metadata", &[], false);
+    clean_target("package-metadata");
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn test_workspace_metadata_tools_version() {
+    run_cargo_build("workspace-metadata", &[], false);
+    clean_target("workspace-metadata");
+}
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/package-metadata/Cargo.toml b/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/package-metadata/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4de95889d4bf4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/package-metadata/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "package-metadata"
+version = "2.1.0"
+description = "Solana SBF test program with tools version in package metadata"
+authors = ["Anza Maintainers <maintainers@anza.xyz>"]
+repository = "https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+homepage = "https://anza.xyz"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[package.metadata.solana]
+tools-version = "v1.43"
+
+[dependencies]
+solana-program = { path = "../../../../program", version = "=2.1.0" }
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[workspace]
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/package-metadata/src/lib.rs b/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/package-metadata/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a6f2c05b770881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/package-metadata/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//! Example Rust-based SBF noop program
+
+use solana_program::{account_info::AccountInfo, entrypoint::ProgramResult, pubkey::Pubkey};
+
+solana_program::entrypoint!(process_instruction);
+fn process_instruction(
+    _program_id: &Pubkey,
+    _accounts: &[AccountInfo],
+    _instruction_data: &[u8],
+) -> ProgramResult {
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/workspace-metadata/Cargo.toml b/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/workspace-metadata/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a72b71aab5f9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/workspace-metadata/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "workspace-metadata"
+version = "2.1.0"
+description = "Solana SBF test program with tools version in workspace metadata"
+authors = ["Anza Maintainers <maintainers@anza.xyz>"]
+repository = "https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+homepage = "https://anza.xyz"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+solana-program = { path = "../../../../program", version = "=2.1.0" }
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[workspace]
+
+[workspace.metadata.solana]
+tools-version = "v1.43"
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/workspace-metadata/src/lib.rs b/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/workspace-metadata/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a6f2c05b770881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/cargo-build-sbf/tests/crates/workspace-metadata/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//! Example Rust-based SBF noop program
+
+use solana_program::{account_info::AccountInfo, entrypoint::ProgramResult, pubkey::Pubkey};
+
+solana_program::entrypoint!(process_instruction);
+fn process_instruction(
+    _program_id: &Pubkey,
+    _accounts: &[AccountInfo],
+    _instruction_data: &[u8],
+) -> ProgramResult {
+    Ok(())
+}