diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7f311f74cf..2fc0fe7e6a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ tests.package.test_python_autobahn.TestPythonPy2Autobahn: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_autobahn.TestPythonPy3Autobahn: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_automat.TestPythonPy2Automat: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_automat.TestPythonPy3Automat: *runtime_test
+tests.package.test_python_bitstring.TestPythonPy2Bitstring: *runtime_test
+tests.package.test_python_bitstring.TestPythonPy3Bitstring: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_crossbar.TestPythonPy3Crossbar: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_cryptography.TestPythonPy2Cryptography: *runtime_test
 tests.package.test_python_cryptography.TestPythonPy3Cryptography: *runtime_test
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_bitstring.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_bitstring.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cc10dba65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_bitstring.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import bitstring
+
+value = bitstring.BitArray("uint:12=42")
+assert(value.hex == "02a")
+assert(value.bin == "000000101010")
+assert(value.uint == 42)
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_bitstring.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_bitstring.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63b3fdb69c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_bitstring.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from tests.package.test_python import TestPythonPackageBase
+
+
+class TestPythonPy2Bitstring(TestPythonPackageBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = TestPythonPackageBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_BITSTRING=y
+        """
+    sample_scripts = ["tests/package/sample_python_bitstring.py"]
+
+
+class TestPythonPy3Bitstring(TestPythonPackageBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = TestPythonPackageBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_BITSTRING=y
+        """
+    sample_scripts = ["tests/package/sample_python_bitstring.py"]