diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 61a6997178..5a100884f6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ tests.package.test_python_txaio.TestPythonPy2Txaio: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_txaio.TestPythonPy3Txaio: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_txtorcon.TestPythonPy2Txtorcon: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_txtorcon.TestPythonPy3Txtorcon: *runtime_test
+tests.package.test_python_ubjson.TestPythonPy2Ubjson: *runtime_test
+tests.package.test_python_ubjson.TestPythonPy3Ubjson: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_rust.TestRust: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_rust.TestRustBin: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_syslog_ng.TestSyslogNg: *runtime_test
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ubjson_dec.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ubjson_dec.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12ccdfd587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ubjson_dec.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import ubjson
+
+with open("/tmp/data.json", "rb") as f:
+    serialized = f.read()
+data = ubjson.loadb(serialized)
+print(data)
+assert(data["name"] == "python-ubjson")
+assert(data["versions"] == ["1", "2"])
+assert(data["group"]["is_a_package"] is True)
+assert(data["group"]["value"] == 42)
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ubjson_enc.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ubjson_enc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a2140ef85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ubjson_enc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import ubjson
+
+data = {
+    "name": "python-ubjson",
+    "versions": ["1", "2"],
+    "group": {
+        "is_a_package": True,
+        "value": 42
+    }
+}
+serialized = ubjson.dumpb(data)
+print(serialized)
+with open("/tmp/data.json", "wb") as f:
+    f.write(serialized)
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_ubjson.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_ubjson.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85c707e292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_ubjson.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from tests.package.test_python import TestPythonPackageBase
+
+
+class TestPythonPy2Ubjson(TestPythonPackageBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = TestPythonPackageBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_UBJSON=y
+        """
+    sample_scripts = ["tests/package/sample_python_ubjson_enc.py",
+                      "tests/package/sample_python_ubjson_dec.py"]
+
+
+class TestPythonPy3Ubjson(TestPythonPackageBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = TestPythonPackageBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_UBJSON=y
+        """
+    sample_scripts = ["tests/package/sample_python_ubjson_enc.py",
+                      "tests/package/sample_python_ubjson_dec.py"]