diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 00e4b7414..4796ce4e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ tests/regression/apparmor/open
 tests/regression/apparmor/openat
 tests/regression/apparmor/pipe
 tests/regression/apparmor/pivot_root
+tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq_rcv
+tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq_snd
 tests/regression/apparmor/ptrace
 tests/regression/apparmor/ptrace_helper
 tests/regression/apparmor/pwrite
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/Makefile b/tests/regression/apparmor/Makefile
index d035cf14c..fafc9f1f4 100644
--- a/tests/regression/apparmor/Makefile
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/Makefile
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ SRC=access.c \
     openat.c \
     pipe.c \
     pivot_root.c \
+    posix_mq_rcv.c \
+    posix_mq_snd.c \
     ptrace.c \
     ptrace_helper.c \
     pwrite.c \
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ TESTS=aa_exec \
       openat \
       pipe \
       pivot_root \
+      posix_ipc \
       ptrace \
       pwrite \
       query_label \
@@ -311,6 +314,12 @@ dbus_service: dbus_message dbus_service.c dbus_common.o
 dbus_unrequested_reply: dbus_service dbus_unrequested_reply.c dbus_common.o
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} $(filter-out dbus_service, $^) -o $@ ${LDLIBS} $(shell pkg-config --cflags --libs dbus-1)
 
+posix_mq_rcv: posix_mq_rcv.c
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LDLIBS} -lrt
+
+posix_mq_snd: posix_mq_snd.c
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LDLIBS} -lrt
+
 transition: transition.c
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${TRANSITION_CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LDLIBS}
 
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/mkprofile.pl b/tests/regression/apparmor/mkprofile.pl
index 17313641a..d00b68369 100755
--- a/tests/regression/apparmor/mkprofile.pl
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/mkprofile.pl
@@ -423,6 +423,26 @@ sub gen_path($) {
   }
 }
 
+sub gen_mqueue($) {
+  my $rule = shift;
+  my @rules = split (/:/, $rule);
+  if (@rules == 2) {
+      if ($rules[1] =~ /^ALL$/) {
+	  push (@{$output_rules{$hat}}, "  mqueue,\n");
+      } else {
+	  push (@{$output_rules{$hat}}, "  mqueue $rules[1],\n");
+      }
+  } elsif (@rules == 3) {
+      push (@{$output_rules{$hat}}, "  mqueue $rules[1] $rules[2],\n");
+  } elsif (@rules == 4) {
+      push (@{$output_rules{$hat}}, "  mqueue $rules[1] $rules[2] $rules[3],\n");
+  } elsif (@rules == 5) {
+      push (@{$output_rules{$hat}}, "  mqueue $rules[1] $rules[2] $rules[3] $rules[4],\n");
+  } else {
+      (!$nowarn) && print STDERR "Warning: invalid mqueue description '$rule', ignored\n";
+  }
+}
+
 sub emit_flags($) {
   my $hat = shift;
 
@@ -492,6 +512,8 @@ sub gen_from_args() {
       gen_xattr($rule);
     } elsif ($rule =~ /^path:/) {
       gen_path($rule);
+    } elsif ($rule =~ /^mqueue:/) {
+      gen_mqueue($rule);
     } else {
       gen_file($rule, $qualifier);
     }
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_ipc.sh b/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_ipc.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fd10bc75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_ipc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+# Test semaphores first, as they could be used for synchronization
+
+## TODO
+# posix_sem.sh
+
+## TODO
+# posix_shm.sh
+
+./posix_mq.sh
+
+
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq.h b/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b2376800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef POSIX_MQ_H_
+#define POSIX_MQ_H_
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <semaphore.h>
+
+#define QNAME "/testmq"
+#define SHM_PATH "/unnamedsemtest"
+#define SEM_PATH "/namedsemtest"
+#define OBJ_PERMS (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH)
+
+#define BUF_SIZE 1024
+struct shmbuf { // Buffer in shared memory
+	sem_t sem;
+	int cnt; // Number of bytes used in 'buf'
+	char buf[BUF_SIZE]; // Data being transferred
+};
+
+struct msgbuf {
+	long mtype;
+	char mtext[BUF_SIZE];
+};
+
+char *msg = "hello world";
+
+#endif /* #ifndef POSIX_MQ_H_ */
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq.sh b/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5c827d468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+#Copyright (C) 2022 Canonical, Ltd.
+#
+#This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+#modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+#published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the
+#License.
+
+#=NAME posix_mq
+#=DESCRIPTION
+# This test verifies if mediation of posix message queues is working
+#=END
+
+pwd=`dirname $0`
+pwd=`cd $pwd ; /bin/pwd`
+
+bin=$pwd
+
+. $bin/prologue.inc
+
+requires_kernel_features ipc/posix_mqueue
+requires_parser_support "mqueue,"
+
+settest posix_mq_rcv
+
+sender="$bin/posix_mq_snd"
+receiver="$bin/posix_mq_rcv"
+queuename="/queuename"
+queuename2="/queuename2"
+
+user="foo"
+adduser --gecos "First Last,RoomNumber,WorkPhone,HomePhone" --no-create-home --disabled-password $user >/dev/null
+echo "$user:password" | sudo chpasswd
+userid=$(id -u $user)
+
+# workaround to not have to set o+x
+chmod 6755 $receiver
+setcap cap_dac_read_search+pie $receiver
+
+cleanup()
+{
+    rm -f /dev/mqueue/$queuename
+    rm -f /dev/mqueue/$queuename2
+    deluser foo >/dev/null
+}
+do_onexit="cleanup"
+
+do_test()
+{
+    local desc="POSIX MQUEUE ($1)"
+    shift
+    runchecktest "$desc" "$@"
+}
+
+
+do_tests()
+{
+    prefix=$1
+    expect_send=$2
+    expect_recv=$3
+    expect_open=$4
+
+    all_args=("$@")
+    rest_args=("${all_args[@]:5}")
+
+    do_test "$prefix" "$expect_send" $sender "$expect_recv" -c $sender -k $queuename "${rest_args[@]}"
+
+    # notify requires netlink permissions
+    do_test "$prefix : mq_notify" "$expect_send" $sender "$expect_recv" -c $sender -k $queuename -n mq_notify "${rest_args[@]}"
+
+    do_test "$prefix : select" "$expect_open" -c $sender -k $queuename -n select "${rest_args[@]}"
+
+    do_test "$prefix : poll" "$expect_open" -c $sender -k $queuename -n poll "${rest_args[@]}"
+
+    do_test "$prefix : epoll" "$expect_open" -c $sender -k $queuename -n epoll "${rest_args[@]}"
+}
+
+
+for username in "root" "$userid" ; do
+    if [ $username == "root" ] ; then
+	usercmd=""
+    else
+	usercmd="-u $userid"
+    fi
+
+    do_tests "unconfined $username" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+    # No mqueue perms
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender
+    do_tests "confined $username - no perms" fail fail fail fail $usercmd
+
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "deny:mqueue" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "deny mqueue"
+    do_tests "confined $username - deny perms" fail fail fail fail $usercmd
+
+
+    # generic mqueue
+    # 2 Potential failures caused by missing other x permission in path
+    # to tests. Usually on the user home dir as it is now default to
+    # create a user without that
+    # * if you seen a capability dac_read_search denied failure from
+    #   apparmor when doing "root" username tests
+    # * if doing the $userid set of tests and you see
+    #   Permission denied in the test output
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:type=posix" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:type=posix"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue type=posix" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+    # queue name
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:$queuename" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:$queuename"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue /name 1" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:$queuename"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue /name 2" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:$queuename" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue /name 3" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:$queuename" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:$queuename2"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue /name 4" fail fail fail fail $usercmd -t 1
+
+
+    # specific permissions
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:(create,read,delete,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:write"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 1" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:(read,delete,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:write"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 2" fail fail fail fail $usercmd -t 1
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:(create,delete,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:write"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 3" fail fail fail fail $usercmd -t 1
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:(create,read,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:write"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 4" fail fail fail fail $usercmd -t 1
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:(create,read,delete,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:write"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 5" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:(create,read,delete,getattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:write"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 6" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:(create,read,delete,getattr,setattr)" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:read"
+    do_tests "confined $username - specific 7" fail fail fail fail $usercmd -t 1
+
+    # unconfined receiver
+    genprofile image=$sender "mqueue"
+    do_tests "confined sender $username - unconfined receiver" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+
+    # unconfined sender
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink"  "mqueue" "$sender:ux"
+    do_tests "confined receiver $username - unconfined sender" pass pass pass pass $usercmd
+
+
+    # queue label
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:label=$receiver" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:label=$receiver"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue label 1" xpass xpass xpass xpass $usercmd
+
+
+    # queue name and label
+    genprofile "cap:sys_resource:deny" "cap:setuid" "cap:fowner" "network:netlink" "mqueue:(create,read,delete):type=posix:label=$receiver:$queuename" "$sender:px" -- image=$sender "mqueue:(open,write):type=posix:label=$receiver:$queuename"
+    do_tests "confined $username - mqueue label 2" xpass xpass xpass xpass $usercmd
+
+    # ensure we are cleaned up for next pass
+    removeprofile
+    rm -f /dev/mqueue/$queuename
+    rm -f /dev/mqueue/$queuename2
+done
+
+# cross user tests
+
+
+# confined root with cap ??override
+
+
+# confined root without cap ??override
+
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq_rcv.c b/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq_rcv.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9ffc4d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq_rcv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+#include <mqueue.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include "posix_mq.h"
+
+int timeout = 5; //seconds
+char *queuename = QNAME;
+
+enum notify_options {
+	DO_NOT_NOTIFY,
+	MQ_NOTIFY,
+	SELECT,
+	POLL,
+	EPOLL
+};
+
+int receive_message(mqd_t mqd, char needs_timeout) {
+	ssize_t nbytes;
+	struct mq_attr attr;
+	char *buf = NULL;
+
+	if (mq_getattr(mqd, &attr) == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not mq_getattr");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	buf = malloc(attr.mq_msgsize);
+	if (buf == NULL) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not malloc");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (needs_timeout) { /* do we need this or should we just use mq_timedreceive always? */
+		struct timespec ts;
+		clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
+		ts.tv_sec += timeout;
+		nbytes = mq_timedreceive(mqd, buf, attr.mq_msgsize,
+					 NULL, &ts);
+	} else {
+		attr.mq_flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
+		if (mq_setattr(mqd, &attr, NULL) == -1){
+			perror("FAIL - could not mq_setattr");
+			goto out;
+		}
+		nbytes = mq_receive(mqd, buf, attr.mq_msgsize, NULL);
+	}
+
+	if (nbytes < 0) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not receive msg");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	buf[nbytes] = 0;
+
+	if (strncmp(buf, msg, BUF_SIZE) != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "FAIL - msg received does not match: %s - %s\n", buf, msg);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	printf("PASS\n");
+
+out:
+	free(buf);
+
+	if (mq_close(mqd) == (mqd_t) -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not close mq");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	if (mq_unlink(queuename) == (mqd_t) -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could unlink mq");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
+
+static void handle_signal(union sigval sv) {
+	mqd_t mqd = *((mqd_t *) sv.sival_ptr);
+	receive_message(mqd, 0);
+}
+
+static void usage(char *prog_name, char *msg)
+{
+	if (msg != NULL)
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg);
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [options]\n", prog_name);
+	fprintf(stderr, "Options are:\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "-n        get notified if there's an item in the queue\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "          available options are: mq_notify, select, poll and epoll\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "-k        message queue name (default is %s)\n", QNAME);
+	fprintf(stderr, "-c        path of the client binary\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "-u        run test as specified UID\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "-t        timeout in seconds\n");
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+void receive_mq_notify(mqd_t mqd)
+{
+	struct sigevent sev;
+	sev.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD;
+	sev.sigev_notify_function = handle_signal;
+	sev.sigev_notify_attributes = NULL;
+	sev.sigev_value.sival_ptr = &mqd;
+
+	if (mq_notify(mqd, &sev) == -1) {
+		perror(" FAIL - could not mq_notify");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	sleep(timeout);
+	fprintf(stderr, "FAIL - could not mq_notify: Connection timed out\n");
+}
+
+void receive_select(mqd_t mqd)
+{
+	fd_set read_fds;
+	struct timeval tv;
+	tv.tv_sec = timeout;
+	tv.tv_usec = 0;
+
+	FD_ZERO(&read_fds);
+	FD_SET(mqd, &read_fds);
+
+	if (select(mqd + 1, &read_fds, NULL, NULL, &tv) == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not select");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	} else {
+		if (FD_ISSET(mqd, &read_fds))
+			receive_message(mqd, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+void receive_poll(mqd_t mqd)
+{
+	struct pollfd fds[1];
+	fds[0].fd = mqd;
+	fds[0].events = POLLIN;
+
+	if (poll(fds, 1, timeout * 1000) == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not poll");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	} else {
+		if (fds[0].revents & POLLIN)
+			receive_message(mqd, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+void receive_epoll(mqd_t mqd)
+{
+	int epfd = epoll_create(1);
+	if (epfd == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not create epoll");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	struct epoll_event ev, rev[1];
+	ev.events = EPOLLIN;
+	ev.data.fd = mqd;
+	if (epoll_ctl(epfd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, mqd, &ev) == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not add mqd to epoll");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	if (epoll_wait(epfd, rev, 1, timeout * 1000) == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not epoll_wait");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	} else {
+		if (rev[0].data.fd == mqd && rev[0].events & EPOLLIN)
+			receive_message(mqd, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+void receive(enum notify_options notify, mqd_t mqd)
+{
+	switch(notify) {
+	case DO_NOT_NOTIFY:
+		receive_message(mqd, 1);
+		return;
+	case MQ_NOTIFY:
+		receive_mq_notify(mqd);
+		break;
+	case SELECT:
+		receive_select(mqd);
+		break;
+	case POLL:
+		receive_poll(mqd);
+		break;
+	case EPOLL:
+		receive_epoll(mqd);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	char opt = 0;
+	enum notify_options notify = DO_NOT_NOTIFY;
+	mqd_t mqd;
+	char *client = NULL;
+	int uid;
+	struct mq_attr attr;
+	attr.mq_flags = 0;
+	attr.mq_maxmsg = 10;
+	attr.mq_msgsize = BUF_SIZE;
+	attr.mq_curmsgs = 0;
+
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "n:k:c:u:t:")) != -1) {
+		switch (opt) {
+		case 'n':
+			if (strcmp(optarg, "mq_notify") == 0)
+				notify = MQ_NOTIFY;
+			else if (strcmp(optarg, "select") == 0)
+				notify = SELECT;
+			else if (strcmp(optarg, "poll") == 0)
+				notify = POLL;
+			else if (strcmp(optarg, "epoll") == 0)
+				notify = EPOLL;
+			else
+				usage(argv[0], "invalid option for -n");
+			break;
+		case 'k':
+			queuename = optarg;
+			if (queuename == NULL)
+				usage(argv[0], "-k option must specify the queue name\n");
+			break;
+		case 'c':
+			client = optarg;
+			if (client == NULL)
+				usage(argv[0], "-c option must specify the client binary\n");
+			break;
+		case 'u':
+			/* change file mode on output before setuid drops
+			 * privs. This is required to make sure we can
+			 * write to the output file and in some cases
+			 * even exec with our inherited output file
+			 *
+			 * This assume test infrastructure creates the
+			 * file as root and dups stderr to stdout
+			 */
+			if (fchmod(fileno(stdout), 0666) == -1) {
+				perror("FAIL - could not set output file mode");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
+			if (fchmod(fileno(stderr), 0666) == -1) {
+				perror("FAIL - could not set output file mode");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
+			uid = atoi(optarg);
+			if (setuid(uid) < 0) {
+				perror("FAIL - could not setuid");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
+			break;
+		case 't':
+			timeout = atoi(optarg);
+			break;
+		default:
+			usage(argv[0], "Unrecognized option\n");
+		}
+	}
+
+	mqd = mq_open(queuename, O_CREAT | O_RDONLY, OBJ_PERMS, &attr);
+	if (mqd == (mqd_t) -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not open mq");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	/* exec the client */
+	int pid = fork();
+	if (pid == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not fork");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	} else if (!pid) {
+		if (client == NULL) {
+			usage(argv[0], "client not specified");
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			/* execution of the main thread continues
+			 * in case the client will be manually executed
+			 */
+		}
+		execl(client, client, queuename, NULL);
+		printf("FAIL %d - execlp %s %s- %m\n", getuid(), client, queuename);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	receive(notify, mqd);
+
+	/* when the notification fails because of timeout, it ends up here
+	 * so, clean up the mqueue
+	 */
+
+	if (mq_close(mqd) == (mqd_t) -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could not close mq");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	if (mq_unlink(queuename) == (mqd_t) -1) {
+		perror("FAIL - could unlink mq");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq_snd.c b/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq_snd.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e560b632f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/posix_mq_snd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include <mqueue.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "posix_mq.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+	mqd_t mqd;
+	char *queuename = QNAME;
+
+	if (argc > 1) {
+		queuename = argv[1];
+	}
+	mqd = mq_open(queuename, O_WRONLY);
+	if (mqd == (mqd_t) -1) {
+		perror("FAIL sender - could not open mq");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (mq_send(mqd, msg, strnlen(msg, BUF_SIZE), 0) == -1) {
+		perror("FAIL sender - could not send");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (mq_close(mqd) == (mqd_t) -1) {
+		perror("FAIL sender - could not close mq");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	//printf("PASS client\n");
+	return 0;
+}