diff --git a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
index cdec25f876..be548f62b6 100644
--- a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
+++ b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ PTESTS_FAST_META_PYTHON = "\
     python3-unidiff \
     python3-uritemplate \
     python3-validators \
+    python3-waitress \
     python3-wrapt \
     python3-wsproto \
     python3-xlrd \
@@ -144,3 +145,10 @@ PTESTS_SLOW_META_PYTHON = "\
 
 PTESTS_PROBLEMS_META_PYTHON = "\
 "
+
+PTESTS_FAST_META_PYTHON:remove:libc-musl = "\
+    python3-waitress \
+"
+PTESTS_PROBLEMS_META_PYTHON:append:libc-musl = "\
+    python3-waitress \
+"
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-waitress/run-ptest b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-waitress/run-ptest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e0e96d0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-waitress/run-ptest
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+python3 -mputao.unittest
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-waitress_3.0.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-waitress_3.0.2.bb
index c495132c59..cc705f4efe 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-waitress_3.0.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-waitress_3.0.2.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
         python3-logging \
 "
 
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "\
+    python3-doctest \
+    python3-json \
+    python3-multiprocessing \
+    python3-pytest \
+    python3-unittest \
+    python3-unittest-automake-output \
+"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://run-ptest"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "682aaaf2af0c44ada4abfb70ded36393f0e307f4ab9456a215ce0020baefc31f"
 
-inherit python_setuptools_build_meta pypi
+inherit python_setuptools_build_meta pypi ptest
+
+do_install_ptest(){
+    cp -r ${S}/tests ${D}${PTEST_PATH}
+}