diff --git a/tests/misc/sys_atexit.py b/tests/misc/sys_atexit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5317953c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/sys_atexit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# test sys.atexit() function
+
+import sys
+try:
+    sys.atexit
+except AttributeError:
+    print('SKIP')
+    raise SystemExit
+
+some_var = None
+
+def do_at_exit():
+    print("done at exit:", some_var)
+
+sys.atexit(do_at_exit)
+
+some_var = "ok"
+print("done before exit")
diff --git a/tests/misc/sys_atexit.py.exp b/tests/misc/sys_atexit.py.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cbdae9a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/sys_atexit.py.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+done before exit
+done at exit: ok