diff a/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/valhalla/GetCtorLocal/libValueGetCtorLocal.cpp b/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/valhalla/GetCtorLocal/libValueGetCtorLocal.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "jvmti.h"
+#include "jni.h"
+#include "jvmti_common.hpp"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+static jvmtiEnv *jvmti = nullptr;
+static jobject cached_this = nullptr;
+
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Agent_OnLoad(JavaVM *jvm, char *options, void *reserved) {
+  jint res = jvm->GetEnv((void **) &jvmti, JVMTI_VERSION_1_1);
+  if (res != JNI_OK || jvmti == nullptr) {
+    LOG("GetEnv failed, res = %d", (int)res);
+    return JNI_ERR;
+  }
+
+  jvmtiCapabilities caps;
+  memset(&caps, 0, sizeof(caps));
+  caps.can_access_local_variables = 1;
+  jvmtiError err = jvmti->AddCapabilities(&caps);
+  if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
+    LOG("AddCapabilities failed: %s (%d)\n", TranslateError(err), err);
+    return JNI_ERR;
+  }
+
+  return JNI_OK;
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+Java_ValueGetCtorLocal_testCtorThis(JNIEnv *jni, jclass thisClass, jthread thread) {
+  const jint depth = 1;
+
+  jmethodID method = get_frame_method(jvmti, jni, thread, depth);
+  char* mname = get_method_name(jvmti, jni, method);
+
+  LOG("\ntestCtorThis: frame method: %s\n", mname);
+  jobject obj0 = get_local_object(jvmti, jni, thread, depth, 0);
+  jobject obj_this = get_local_instance(jvmti, jni, thread, depth);
+
+  // obj0 is expected to be equal to "this"
+  jboolean is_equal = jni->IsSameObject(obj0, obj_this);
+  LOG("testCtorThis: obj0: %p obj_this: %p objects are equal: %d\n",
+      (void*)obj0, (void*)obj_this, is_equal);
+
+  if (!is_equal) {
+    fatal(jni, "Failed: obj0 != obj_this\n");
+  }
+  if (cached_this == nullptr) { // first call to testCtorThis
+    cached_this = jni->NewGlobalRef(obj_this);
+  } else {
+    // cached_this must be a snapshot that does not mutate
+    // when the ctor changes field values
+    if (jni->IsSameObject(cached_this, obj_this)) {
+      fatal(jni, "Failed: unexpected: cached_this == obj_this\n");
+    }
+  }
+  deallocate(jvmti, jni, (void*)mname);
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif