diff --git a/test/test_nat44_ed.py b/test/test_nat44_ed.py
index 7745987..d90afd2 100644
--- a/test/test_nat44_ed.py
+++ b/test/test_nat44_ed.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
     @staticmethod
     def random_port():
-        return randint(1025, 65535)
+        return randint(1024, 65535)
 
     @staticmethod
     def proto2layer(proto):
@@ -2358,6 +2358,197 @@
                 % (p_sent[IP].src, p_recvd[IP].src, a),
             )
 
+    def test_dynamic_edge_ports(self):
+        """NAT44ED dynamic translation test: edge ports"""
+
+        worker_count = self.vpp_worker_count or 1
+        port_offset = 1024
+        port_per_thread = (65536 - port_offset) // worker_count
+        port_count = port_per_thread * worker_count
+
+        # worker thread edge ports
+        thread_edge_ports = {0, port_offset - 1, 65535}
+        for i in range(0, worker_count):
+            port_thread_offset = (port_per_thread * i) + port_offset
+            for port_range_offset in [0, port_per_thread - 1]:
+                port = port_thread_offset + port_range_offset
+                thread_edge_ports.add(port)
+        thread_drop_ports = set(
+            filter(
+                lambda x: x not in range(port_offset, port_offset + port_count),
+                thread_edge_ports,
+            )
+        )
+
+        in_if = self.pg7
+        out_if = self.pg8
+
+        self.nat_add_address(self.nat_addr)
+
+        try:
+            self.configure_ip4_interface(in_if, hosts=worker_count)
+            self.configure_ip4_interface(out_if)
+
+            self.nat_add_inside_interface(in_if)
+            self.nat_add_outside_interface(out_if)
+
+            # in2out
+            tc1 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/in2out/slowpath/tcp"]
+            uc1 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/in2out/slowpath/udp"]
+            ic1 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/in2out/slowpath/icmp"]
+            dc1 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/in2out/slowpath/drops"]
+
+            pkt_count = worker_count * len(thread_edge_ports)
+
+            i2o_pkts = [[] for x in range(0, worker_count)]
+            for i in range(0, worker_count):
+                remote_host = in_if.remote_hosts[i]
+                for port in thread_edge_ports:
+                    p = (
+                        Ether(dst=in_if.local_mac, src=in_if.remote_mac)
+                        / IP(src=remote_host.ip4, dst=out_if.remote_ip4)
+                        / TCP(sport=port, dport=port)
+                    )
+                    i2o_pkts[i].append(p)
+
+                    p = (
+                        Ether(dst=in_if.local_mac, src=in_if.remote_mac)
+                        / IP(src=remote_host.ip4, dst=out_if.remote_ip4)
+                        / UDP(sport=port, dport=port)
+                    )
+                    i2o_pkts[i].append(p)
+
+                    p = (
+                        Ether(dst=in_if.local_mac, src=in_if.remote_mac)
+                        / IP(src=remote_host.ip4, dst=out_if.remote_ip4)
+                        / ICMP(id=port, seq=port, type="echo-request")
+                    )
+                    i2o_pkts[i].append(p)
+
+            for i in range(0, worker_count):
+                if len(i2o_pkts[i]) > 0:
+                    in_if.add_stream(i2o_pkts[i], worker=i)
+
+            self.pg_enable_capture(self.pg_interfaces)
+            self.pg_start()
+            capture = out_if.get_capture(pkt_count * 3)
+            for packet in capture:
+                self.assert_packet_checksums_valid(packet)
+                if packet.haslayer(TCP):
+                    self.assert_in_range(
+                        packet[TCP].sport,
+                        port_offset,
+                        port_offset + port_count,
+                        "src TCP port",
+                    )
+                elif packet.haslayer(UDP):
+                    self.assert_in_range(
+                        packet[UDP].sport,
+                        port_offset,
+                        port_offset + port_count,
+                        "src UDP port",
+                    )
+                elif packet.haslayer(ICMP):
+                    self.assert_in_range(
+                        packet[ICMP].id,
+                        port_offset,
+                        port_offset + port_count,
+                        "ICMP id",
+                    )
+                else:
+                    self.fail(
+                        ppp("Unexpected or invalid packet (outside network):", packet)
+                    )
+
+            if_idx = in_if.sw_if_index
+            tc2 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/in2out/slowpath/tcp"]
+            uc2 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/in2out/slowpath/udp"]
+            ic2 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/in2out/slowpath/icmp"]
+            dc2 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/in2out/slowpath/drops"]
+
+            self.assertEqual(tc2[:, if_idx].sum() - tc1[:, if_idx].sum(), pkt_count)
+            self.assertEqual(uc2[:, if_idx].sum() - uc1[:, if_idx].sum(), pkt_count)
+            self.assertEqual(ic2[:, if_idx].sum() - ic1[:, if_idx].sum(), pkt_count)
+            self.assertEqual(dc2[:, if_idx].sum() - dc1[:, if_idx].sum(), 0)
+
+            # out2in
+            tc1 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/out2in/fastpath/tcp"]
+            uc1 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/out2in/fastpath/udp"]
+            ic1 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/out2in/fastpath/icmp"]
+            dc1 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/out2in/fastpath/drops"]
+            dc3 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/out2in/slowpath/drops"]
+
+            # replies to unchanged thread ports should pass on each worker,
+            # excluding packets outside dynamic port range
+            drop_count = worker_count * len(thread_drop_ports)
+            pass_count = worker_count * len(thread_edge_ports) - drop_count
+
+            o2i_pkts = [[] for x in range(0, worker_count)]
+            for i in range(0, worker_count):
+                for port in thread_edge_ports:
+                    p = (
+                        Ether(dst=out_if.local_mac, src=out_if.remote_mac)
+                        / IP(src=out_if.remote_ip4, dst=self.nat_addr)
+                        / TCP(sport=port, dport=port)
+                    )
+                    o2i_pkts[i].append(p)
+
+                    p = (
+                        Ether(dst=out_if.local_mac, src=out_if.remote_mac)
+                        / IP(src=out_if.remote_ip4, dst=self.nat_addr)
+                        / UDP(sport=port, dport=port)
+                    )
+                    o2i_pkts[i].append(p)
+
+                    p = (
+                        Ether(dst=out_if.local_mac, src=out_if.remote_mac)
+                        / IP(src=out_if.remote_ip4, dst=self.nat_addr)
+                        / ICMP(id=port, seq=port, type="echo-reply")
+                    )
+                    o2i_pkts[i].append(p)
+
+            for i in range(0, worker_count):
+                if len(o2i_pkts[i]) > 0:
+                    out_if.add_stream(o2i_pkts[i], worker=i)
+
+            self.pg_enable_capture(self.pg_interfaces)
+            self.pg_start()
+            capture = in_if.get_capture(pass_count * 3)
+            for packet in capture:
+                self.assert_packet_checksums_valid(packet)
+                if packet.haslayer(TCP):
+                    self.assertIn(packet[TCP].dport, thread_edge_ports, "dst TCP port")
+                    self.assertEqual(packet[TCP].dport, packet[TCP].sport, "TCP ports")
+                elif packet.haslayer(UDP):
+                    self.assertIn(packet[UDP].dport, thread_edge_ports, "dst UDP port")
+                    self.assertEqual(packet[UDP].dport, packet[UDP].sport, "UDP ports")
+                elif packet.haslayer(ICMP):
+                    self.assertIn(packet[ICMP].id, thread_edge_ports, "ICMP id")
+                    self.assertEqual(packet[ICMP].id, packet[ICMP].seq, "ICMP id & seq")
+                else:
+                    self.fail(
+                        ppp("Unexpected or invalid packet (inside network):", packet)
+                    )
+
+            if_idx = out_if.sw_if_index
+            tc2 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/out2in/fastpath/tcp"]
+            uc2 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/out2in/fastpath/udp"]
+            ic2 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/out2in/fastpath/icmp"]
+            dc2 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/out2in/fastpath/drops"]
+            dc4 = self.statistics["/nat44-ed/out2in/slowpath/drops"]
+
+            self.assertEqual(tc2[:, if_idx].sum() - tc1[:, if_idx].sum(), pass_count)
+            self.assertEqual(uc2[:, if_idx].sum() - uc1[:, if_idx].sum(), pass_count)
+            self.assertEqual(ic2[:, if_idx].sum() - ic1[:, if_idx].sum(), pass_count)
+            self.assertEqual(dc2[:, if_idx].sum() - dc1[:, if_idx].sum(), 0)
+            self.assertEqual(
+                dc4[:, if_idx].sum() - dc3[:, if_idx].sum(), drop_count * 3
+            )
+
+        finally:
+            in_if.unconfig()
+            out_if.unconfig()
+
 
 class TestNAT44EDMW(TestNAT44ED):
     """NAT44ED MW Test Case"""