diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 8c0deb9e41..9dedf0a7a4 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -2158,7 +2158,9 @@ F:	utils/diffconfig
 N:	Marcus Hoffmann <bubu@bubu1.eu>
 F:	package/python-jc/
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_fastapi.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_ruamel_yaml.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_fastapi.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ruamel_yaml.py
 
 N:	Marek Belisko <marek.belisko@open-nandra.com>
 F:	package/libatasmart/
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ruamel_yaml.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ruamel_yaml.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b3a079471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_ruamel_yaml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+
+yaml_text = """
+Rootkey:
+  - ListEntry
+AnotherRootKey: some-string
+
+ListRoot:
+  - float-value: '1.0'
+    int-value: 10234
+    NestedList:
+      - 1
+      - 2
+
+  - another-float: '1.1'
+    another-int: 1111
+
+OneMoreRootKey: 9.99
+"""
+
+# Tests the pure python based implementation
+yaml = YAML(typ='safe', pure=True)
+
+parsed = yaml.load(yaml_text)
+
+assert parsed['OneMoreRootKey'] == 9.99
+assert parsed['ListRoot'][1]['another-int'] == 1111
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_ruamel_yaml.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_ruamel_yaml.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15062b4455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_ruamel_yaml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from tests.package.test_python import TestPythonPackageBase
+
+
+class TestPythonPy3RuamelYaml(TestPythonPackageBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = TestPythonPackageBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_RUAMEL_YAML=y
+        """
+    sample_scripts = ["tests/package/sample_python_ruamel_yaml.py"]
+    timeout = 40