diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index d9bedd1805..30cf69a28f 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -2229,12 +2229,14 @@ F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_django.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_fastapi.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_pydantic.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_pydantic_settings.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_requests.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_ruamel_yaml.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_waitress.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_django.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_fastapi.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pydantic.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pydantic_settings.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_requests.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ruamel_yaml.py
 
 N:	Marek Belisko <marek.belisko@open-nandra.com>
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_requests.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_requests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55a05d3910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_requests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import requests
+
+r = requests.get("http://localhost")
+assert r.status_code == 200
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_requests.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_requests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd55aa5476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_requests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import os
+from tests.package.test_python import TestPythonPackageBase
+
+
+class TestPythonPy3Requests(TestPythonPackageBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = TestPythonPackageBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_REQUESTS=y
+        """
+    sample_scripts = ["tests/package/sample_python_requests.py"]
+    timeout = 15
+
+    def login(self):
+        cpio_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "rootfs.cpio")
+        self.emulator.boot(arch="armv7",
+                           kernel="builtin",
+                           options=["-initrd", cpio_file])
+        self.emulator.login()
+        self.assertRunOk("python3 -m http.server 80 &")