diff --git a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
index 196ff6a73..07ae46908 100644
--- a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
+++ b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ PTESTS_FAST_META_PYTHON = "\
     python3-blinker \
     python3-cachetools \
     python3-cbor2 \
+    python3-configobj \
     python3-click \
     python3-dasbus \
     python3-dominate \
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-configobj/run-ptest b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-configobj/run-ptest
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8d2017d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-configobj/run-ptest
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+pytest --automake
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-configobj_5.0.9.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-configobj_5.0.9.bb
index 2f6572af5..d41d71a4e 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-configobj_5.0.9.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-configobj_5.0.9.bb
@@ -3,12 +3,25 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=e2df3cb285297a24cd1097dfe6e96f95"
 
-PYPI_PACKAGE = "configobj"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "03c881bbf23aa07bccf1b837005975993c4ab4427ba57f959afdd9d1a2386848"
 
-inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
+inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta ptest
+
+SRC_URI += " \
+	file://run-ptest \
+"
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
-    python3-pprint \
-    python3-six \
+	python3-pprint \
+	python3-six \
 "
+
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
+	python3-pytest \
+	python3-unittest-automake-output \
+"
+
+do_install_ptest() {
+	install -d ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests
+	cp -rf ${S}/src/tests/* ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests/
+}