diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_msgpack.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_msgpack.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1940f70821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_msgpack.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import msgpack
+
+packaed = msgpack.packb([1, 2, 3], use_bin_type=True)
+
+assert msgpack.unpackb(packaed, raw=False) == [1, 2, 3]
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_msgpack.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_msgpack.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5876e400d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_msgpack.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from tests.package.test_python import TestPythonPackageBase
+
+
+class TestPythonPy3MsgPack(TestPythonPackageBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = TestPythonPackageBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_MSGPACK=y
+        """
+    sample_scripts = ["tests/package/sample_python_msgpack.py"]
+    timeout = 40