diff --git a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/CMakeLists.txt
index 24472eb8574..1a187eace6d 100644
--- a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_ram GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT}
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_ram2 GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN 4)
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_ram_named GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN 4)
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_ram_numeric NUMERIC GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN 4)
+zephyr_iterable_section(NAME ramn_alt GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN 4)
 
 zephyr_linker_sources(SECTIONS sections-rom.ld)
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_rom KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_rom2 KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_rom_named KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_rom_numeric NUMERIC KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
+zephyr_iterable_section(NAME romn_alt KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
diff --git a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld
index c7c86a8d97c..96454fb282d 100644
--- a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld
+++ b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram, 4)
 ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram2, 4)
 ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram_named, 4)
 ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM_NUMERIC(test_ram_numeric, 4)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(ramn_alt, 4)
diff --git a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld
index c837cbfbc4b..525c480c7bf 100644
--- a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld
+++ b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom, 4)
 ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom2, 4)
 ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom_named, 4)
 ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM_NUMERIC(test_rom_numeric, 4)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(romn_alt, 4)
diff --git a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/src/main.c b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/src/main.c
index e5d697b8a80..a2dde51bd23 100644
--- a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/src/main.c
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(test_ram_numeric, ramn_10) = {0x03};
 const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(test_ram_numeric, ramn_11) = {0x04};
 const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(test_ram_numeric, ramn_3) = {0x02};
 
+#define NAMED_ALT_EXPECT 0x4273
+
+/* alternate naming */
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED_ALTERNATE(test_ram_named, ramn_alt, R, ramn_42) = {0x42};
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED_ALTERNATE(test_ram_named, ramn_alt, W, ramn_73) = {0x73};
+
 /**
  *
  * @brief Test iterable in read write section.
@@ -89,6 +95,13 @@ ZTEST(iterable_sections, test_ram)
 	}
 
 	zassert_equal(out, RAM_EXPECT, "Check value incorrect (got: 0x%x)", out);
+
+	out = 0;
+	STRUCT_SECTION_FOREACH_ALTERNATE(ramn_alt, test_ram_named, t) {
+		out = (out << 8) | t->i;
+	}
+
+	zassert_equal(out, NAMED_ALT_EXPECT, "Check value incorrect (got: 0x%x)", out);
 }
 
 struct test_rom {
@@ -126,6 +139,10 @@ const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(test_rom_numeric, romn_10) = {0x30};
 const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(test_rom_numeric, romn_11) = {0x40};
 const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(test_rom_numeric, romn_3) = {0x20};
 
+/* alternate naming */
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED_ALTERNATE(test_rom_named, romn_alt, R, romn_73) = {0x73};
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED_ALTERNATE(test_rom_named, romn_alt, O, romn_42) = {0x42};
+
 /**
  *
  * @brief Test iterable in read only section.
@@ -161,6 +178,13 @@ ZTEST(iterable_sections, test_rom)
 	}
 
 	zassert_equal(out, ROM_EXPECT, "Check value incorrect (got: 0x%x)", out);
+
+	out = 0;
+	STRUCT_SECTION_FOREACH_ALTERNATE(romn_alt, test_rom_named, t) {
+		out = (out << 8) | t->i;
+	}
+
+	zassert_equal(out, NAMED_ALT_EXPECT, "Check value incorrect (got: 0x%x)", out);
 }
 
 ZTEST_SUITE(iterable_sections, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);