diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fcbb066cf6..ab3493686d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ tests.package.test_python_autobahn.TestPythonPy2Autobahn: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_autobahn.TestPythonPy3Autobahn: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_cryptography.TestPythonPy2Cryptography: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_cryptography.TestPythonPy3Cryptography: *runtime_test
+tests.package.test_python_incremental.TestPythonPy2Incremental: *runtime_test
+tests.package.test_python_incremental.TestPythonPy3Incremental: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_txaio.TestPythonPy2Txaio: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_txaio.TestPythonPy3Txaio: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_txtorcon.TestPythonPy2Txtorcon: *runtime_test
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_incremental.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_incremental.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acf743cdd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_incremental.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from tests.package.test_python import TestPythonBase
+
+
+class TestPythonIncremental(TestPythonBase):
+    def str_test(self):
+        cmd = self.interpreter + " -c 'import incremental;"
+        cmd += "v = incremental.Version(\"package\", 1, 2, 3, release_candidate=4);"
+        cmd += "assert(str(v) == \"[package, version 1.2.3rc4]\")'"
+        _, exit_code = self.emulator.run(cmd, timeout=30)
+        self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
+
+
+class TestPythonPy2Incremental(TestPythonIncremental):
+    config = TestPythonBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_INCREMENTAL=y
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.login()
+        self.str_test()
+
+
+class TestPythonPy3Incremental(TestPythonIncremental):
+    config = TestPythonBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_INCREMENTAL=y
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.login()
+        self.str_test()