diff --git a/cmd/zinject/zinject.c b/cmd/zinject/zinject.c
index d66b0d986f2d..4374e69a7f94 100644
--- a/cmd/zinject/zinject.c
+++ b/cmd/zinject/zinject.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static const char *const iotypestrtable[ZINJECT_IOTYPES] = {
 	[ZINJECT_IOTYPE_FLUSH]	= "flush",
 	[ZINJECT_IOTYPE_TRIM]	= "trim",
 	[ZINJECT_IOTYPE_ALL]	= "all",
+	[ZINJECT_IOTYPE_PROBE]	= "probe",
 };
 
 static zinject_iotype_t
diff --git a/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h b/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h
index 9afe984e1749..a8c3ffc76455 100644
--- a/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h
+++ b/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h
@@ -471,7 +471,8 @@ typedef enum zinject_iotype {
 	ZINJECT_IOTYPE_TRIM	= ZIO_TYPE_TRIM,
 	ZINJECT_IOTYPE_ALL	= ZIO_TYPES,
 	/* Room for future expansion for ZIO_TYPE_* */
-	ZINJECT_IOTYPES		= 16,
+	ZINJECT_IOTYPE_PROBE	= 16,
+	ZINJECT_IOTYPES,
 } zinject_iotype_t;
 
 typedef struct zfs_share {
diff --git a/man/man8/zinject.8 b/man/man8/zinject.8
index abccc4d086e0..53461681bb1d 100644
--- a/man/man8/zinject.8
+++ b/man/man8/zinject.8
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 .\" CDDL HEADER END
 .\"
 .\" Copyright 2013 Darik Horn <dajhorn@vanadac.com>. All rights reserved.
-.\" Copyright (c) 2024, Klara Inc.
+.\" Copyright (c) 2024, 2025, Klara, Inc.
 .\"
 .\" lint-ok: WARNING: sections out of conventional order: Sh SYNOPSIS
 .\"
-.Dd December 2, 2024
+.Dd January 14, 2025
 .Dt ZINJECT 8
 .Os
 .
@@ -265,15 +265,16 @@ will be translated to the appropriate blkid range according to the
 object's properties.
 .It Fl s Ar seconds
 Run for this many seconds before reporting failure.
-.It Fl T Ar failure
-Set the failure type to one of
-.Sy all ,
-.Sy flush ,
-.Sy claim ,
-.Sy free ,
-.Sy read ,
-or
-.Sy write .
+.It Fl T Ar type
+Inject the error into I/O of this type.
+.Bl -tag -compact -width "read, write, flush, claim, free"
+.It Sy read , Sy write , Sy flush , Sy claim , Sy free
+Fundamental I/O types
+.It Sy all
+All fundamental I/O types
+.It Sy probe
+Device probe I/O
+.El
 .It Fl t Ar mos_type
 Set this to
 .Bl -tag -compact -width "spacemap"
diff --git a/module/zfs/zio_inject.c b/module/zfs/zio_inject.c
index 6848d46f73e7..f90044299cef 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zio_inject.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zio_inject.c
@@ -386,6 +386,10 @@ zio_match_iotype(zio_t *zio, uint32_t iotype)
 	if (iotype >= ZINJECT_IOTYPES)
 		return (B_FALSE);
 
+	/* Probe IOs only match IOTYPE_PROBE, regardless of their type. */
+	if (zio->io_flags & ZIO_FLAG_PROBE)
+		return (iotype == ZINJECT_IOTYPE_PROBE);
+
 	/* Standard IO types, match against ZIO type. */
 	if (iotype < ZINJECT_IOTYPE_ALL)
 		return (iotype == zio->io_type);
@@ -405,9 +409,11 @@ zio_handle_device_injection_impl(vdev_t *vd, zio_t *zio, int err1, int err2)
 
 	/*
 	 * We skip over faults in the labels unless it's during device open
-	 * (i.e. zio == NULL) or a device flush (offset is meaningless)
+	 * (i.e. zio == NULL) or a device flush (offset is meaningless). We let
+	 * probe IOs through so we can match them to probe inject records.
 	 */
-	if (zio != NULL && zio->io_type != ZIO_TYPE_FLUSH) {
+	if (zio != NULL && zio->io_type != ZIO_TYPE_FLUSH &&
+	    !(zio->io_flags & ZIO_FLAG_PROBE)) {
 		uint64_t offset = zio->io_offset;
 
 		if (offset < VDEV_LABEL_START_SIZE ||
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/common.run b/tests/runfiles/common.run
index 9e186de37369..e2edfc9ebbb5 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/common.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/common.run
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ tests = ['json_sanity']
 tags = ['functional', 'cli_root', 'json']
 
 [tests/functional/cli_root/zinject]
-tests = ['zinject_args', 'zinject_counts']
+tests = ['zinject_args', 'zinject_counts', 'zinject_probe']
 pre =
 post =
 tags = ['functional', 'cli_root', 'zinject']
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/Makefile.am
index 044a70d1998b..d0eb4c30db48 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ nobase_dist_datadir_zfs_tests_tests_SCRIPTS += \
 	functional/cli_root/json/json_sanity.ksh \
 	functional/cli_root/zinject/zinject_args.ksh \
 	functional/cli_root/zinject/zinject_counts.ksh \
+	functional/cli_root/zinject/zinject_probe.ksh \
 	functional/cli_root/zdb/zdb_002_pos.ksh \
 	functional/cli_root/zdb/zdb_003_pos.ksh \
 	functional/cli_root/zdb/zdb_004_pos.ksh \
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zinject/zinject_probe.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zinject/zinject_probe.ksh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..c5d636c770ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zinject/zinject_probe.ksh
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/ksh -p
+#
+# CDDL HEADER START
+#
+# The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the
+# Common Development and Distribution License (the "License").
+# You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#
+# You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE
+# or https://opensource.org/licenses/CDDL-1.0.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions
+# and limitations under the License.
+#
+# When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each
+# file and include the License file at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE.
+# If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the
+# fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying
+# information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
+#
+# CDDL HEADER END
+#
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Klara, Inc.
+#
+
+. $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
+
+verify_runnable "global"
+
+log_assert "Check zinject can correctly inject a probe failure."
+
+DISK1=${DISKS%% *}
+
+function cleanup
+{
+	zinject -c all
+	default_cleanup_noexit
+}
+
+log_onexit cleanup
+
+zpool create $TESTPOOL $DISK1
+
+log_must zinject -d $DISK1 -e io -T probe $TESTPOOL
+log_must zinject -d $DISK1 -e io -T write $TESTPOOL
+
+log_must dd if=/dev/urandom of=/$TESTPOOL/file bs=1M count=1
+
+log_note "waiting for pool to suspend"
+typeset -i tries=10
+until [[ $(kstat state $TESTPOOL) == "SUSPENDED" ]] ; do
+	if ((tries-- == 0)); then
+		log_fail "pool didn't suspend"
+	fi
+	sleep 1
+done
+
+log_must zinject -c all
+log_must zpool clear $TESTPOOL
+log_must zpool destroy -f $TESTPOOL
+
+log_pass "zinject can correctly inject a probe failure."