diff --git a/crates/test-programs/src/bin/preview1_device_read.rs b/crates/test-programs/src/bin/preview1_device_read.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8109a1f1159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/test-programs/src/bin/preview1_device_read.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use std::fs::OpenOptions;
+use std::io::Read;
+
+/// Assert that we can read from "miscellanous" devices such as /dev/zero on UNIX-alikes (assuming
+/// /dev is passed as a preopen).
+fn main() {
+    let mut device = OpenOptions::new()
+        .read(true)
+        .open("zero")
+        .expect("/dev/zero should be found and openable");
+    let mut buffer = [1, 1];
+    device
+        .read_exact(&mut buffer)
+        .expect("/dev/zero should be readable");
+    assert_eq!(buffer, [0, 0]);
+}
diff --git a/crates/wasi-common/tests/all/async_.rs b/crates/wasi-common/tests/all/async_.rs
index 10b70b79c471..86cb970e9896 100644
--- a/crates/wasi-common/tests/all/async_.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi-common/tests/all/async_.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ async fn run(path: &str, inherit_stdio: bool) -> Result<()> {
                 .stdout(Box::new(stdout.clone()))
                 .stderr(Box::new(stderr.clone()));
         }
-        builder.arg(name)?.arg(".")?;
+        builder.arg(name)?.arg("/dev")?;
         println!("preopen: {workspace:?}");
-        let preopen_dir =
-            cap_std::fs::Dir::open_ambient_dir(workspace.path(), cap_std::ambient_authority())?;
+        let preopen_dir = cap_std::fs::Dir::open_ambient_dir("/dev", cap_std::ambient_authority())?;
         builder.preopened_dir(preopen_dir, ".")?;
         for (var, val) in test_programs_artifacts::wasi_tests_environment() {
             builder.env(var, val)?;
@@ -292,3 +291,8 @@ async fn preview1_file_write() {
 async fn preview1_path_open_lots() {
     run(PREVIEW1_PATH_OPEN_LOTS, true).await.unwrap()
 }
+#[test_log::test(tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread"))]
+#[cfg_attr(not(unix), ignore)]
+async fn preview1_device_read() {
+    run(PREVIEW1_DEVICE_READ, true).await.unwrap()
+}
diff --git a/crates/wasi-common/tests/all/sync.rs b/crates/wasi-common/tests/all/sync.rs
index 4e0d38ca2fca..9b9f36de4185 100644
--- a/crates/wasi-common/tests/all/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi-common/tests/all/sync.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ fn run(path: &str, inherit_stdio: bool) -> Result<()> {
                 .stdout(Box::new(stdout.clone()))
                 .stderr(Box::new(stderr.clone()));
         }
-        builder.arg(name)?.arg(".")?;
+        builder.arg(name)?.arg("/dev")?;
         println!("preopen: {workspace:?}");
-        let preopen_dir =
-            cap_std::fs::Dir::open_ambient_dir(workspace.path(), cap_std::ambient_authority())?;
+        let preopen_dir = cap_std::fs::Dir::open_ambient_dir("/dev", cap_std::ambient_authority())?;
         builder.preopened_dir(preopen_dir, ".")?;
         for (var, val) in test_programs_artifacts::wasi_tests_environment() {
             builder.env(var, val)?;
@@ -281,3 +280,8 @@ fn preview1_file_write() {
 fn preview1_path_open_lots() {
     run(PREVIEW1_PATH_OPEN_LOTS, true).unwrap()
 }
+#[test_log::test]
+#[cfg_attr(not(unix), ignore)]
+fn preview1_device_read() {
+    run(PREVIEW1_DEVICE_READ, true).unwrap()
+}
diff --git a/crates/wasi/tests/all/async_.rs b/crates/wasi/tests/all/async_.rs
index 7d25423726b2..b2737276e62e 100644
--- a/crates/wasi/tests/all/async_.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi/tests/all/async_.rs
@@ -399,3 +399,8 @@ async fn preview2_file_read_write() {
         .await
         .unwrap()
 }
+// #[test_log::test(tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread"))]
+// #[cfg_attr(not(unix), ignore)]
+// async fn preview1_device_read() {
+//     run(PREVIEW1_DEVICE_READ_COMPONENT, false).await.unwrap()
+// }
diff --git a/crates/wasi/tests/all/sync.rs b/crates/wasi/tests/all/sync.rs
index 5629d5d3ffd8..4d94ef93c1ec 100644
--- a/crates/wasi/tests/all/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi/tests/all/sync.rs
@@ -333,3 +333,8 @@ fn preview2_adapter_badfd() {
 fn preview2_file_read_write() {
     run(PREVIEW2_FILE_READ_WRITE_COMPONENT, false).unwrap()
 }
+// #[test_log::test]
+// #[cfg_attr(not(unix), ignore)]
+// fn preview1_device_read() {
+//     run(PREVIEW1_DEVICE_READ_COMPONENT, false).unwrap()
+// }