diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 2b28384d0b..44056c5149 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -2283,10 +2283,12 @@ F:	package/python-typing-inspection/
 F:	package/python-tzlocal/
 F:	package/python-waitress/
 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_ruamel_yaml.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_tzlocal.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_waitress.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_ruamel_yaml.py
 
 N:	Marek Belisko <marek.belisko@open-nandra.com>
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pydantic.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pydantic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c22f5ede4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pydantic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, PositiveInt
+
+
+class User(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    name: str = "John Doe"
+    signup_ts: datetime | None
+    tastes: dict[str, PositiveInt]
+
+
+external_data = {
+    "id": 123,
+    "signup_ts": "2019-06-01 12:22",
+    "tastes": {
+        "wine": 9,
+        b"cheese": 7,
+        "cabbage": "1",
+    },
+}
+
+user = User(**external_data)
+expected_user_dump = {
+    "id": 123,
+    "name": "John Doe",
+    "signup_ts": datetime(2019, 6, 1, 12, 22),
+    "tastes": {"wine": 9, "cheese": 7, "cabbage": 1},
+}
+
+assert user.id == 123
+assert user.model_dump() == expected_user_dump
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_pydantic.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_pydantic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1369d82f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_pydantic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import os
+
+from tests.package.test_python import TestPythonPackageBase
+
+
+class TestPythonPy3Pydantic(TestPythonPackageBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_cortex_a9=y
+        BR2_ARM_ENABLE_NEON=y
+        BR2_ARM_ENABLE_VFP=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYDANTIC=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+    sample_scripts = ["tests/package/sample_python_pydantic.py"]
+    timeout = 30
+
+    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()