diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index d62bfaafb3..7fa97fb36d 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -2861,6 +2861,7 @@ F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_s3transfer.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_sdbus.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_sdbus_networkmanager.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_urllib3.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_harfbuzz.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_nginx_modsecurity/
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_nginx_modsecurity.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_jmespath.py
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_harfbuzz.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_harfbuzz.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4259a87514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_harfbuzz.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import os
+
+import infra.basetest
+
+
+class TestHarfbuzz(infra.basetest.BRTest):
+    config = infra.basetest.BASIC_TOOLCHAIN_CONFIG + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HARFBUZZ=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_DEJAVU=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        cpio_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "rootfs.cpio")
+        self.emulator.boot(arch="armv5",
+                           kernel="builtin",
+                           options=["-initrd", cpio_file])
+        self.emulator.login()
+
+        # The hb-shape utility needs a fond.
+        font = "/usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf"
+
+        # The library loads and the utility runs.
+        self.assertRunOk("hb-shape --version")
+
+        # Basic invocation with a font.
+        cmd = f"hb-shape --no-positions {font} A"
+        output, exit_code = self.emulator.run(cmd)
+        self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(output[0], "[A=0]")