diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 2cf343f9bc..9b73b725b6 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -1728,6 +1728,7 @@ F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_gnupg.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_hwdata.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pyalsa.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_spake2.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_bzip2.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_compressor_base.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_ddrescue.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_ddrescue/
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_bzip2.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_bzip2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b7ae8180f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_bzip2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from tests.package.test_compressor_base import TestCompressorBase
+
+
+class TestBzip2(TestCompressorBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = TestCompressorBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_BZIP2=y
+        """
+    compress_cmd = "bzip2"
+    decompress_cmd = "bunzip2"
+    compressed_file_ext = ".bz2"