diff --git a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
index ec26f768e..ccb443182 100644
--- a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
+++ b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ PTESTS_FAST_META_PYTHON = "\
     python3-parse-type \
     python3-platformdirs \
     python3-polyline \
+    python3-portalocker \
     python3-precise-runner \
     python3-prettytable \
     python3-pydantic \
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python3-portalocker/python3-portalocker/run-ptest b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python3-portalocker/python3-portalocker/run-ptest
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d2017d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python3-portalocker/python3-portalocker/run-ptest
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+pytest --automake
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python3-portalocker/python3-portalocker_2.8.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python3-portalocker/python3-portalocker_2.8.2.bb
index 69578ba84..c45a3fcda 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python3-portalocker/python3-portalocker_2.8.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python3-portalocker/python3-portalocker_2.8.2.bb
@@ -8,11 +8,29 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "2b035aa7828e46c58e9b31390ee1f169b98e1066ab10b9a6a861fe7e25
 
 DEPENDS += "python3-setuptools-scm-native"
 
-inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
+inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta ptest
 
-BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
+SRC_URI += " \
+	file://run-ptest \
+"
+
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
+	python3-multiprocessing \
+	python3-pytest \
+	python3-redis \
+	python3-unittest-automake-output \
+	redis \
+"
+
+do_install_ptest() {
+	install -d ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests
+	cp -rf ${S}/portalocker_tests/* ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests/
+	rm -rf ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests/test_combined.py
+}
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
-        python3-fcntl \
-        python3-logging \
+	python3-fcntl \
+	python3-logging \
 "
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"