diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 0f306b61f1..3c8a6197da 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -1755,6 +1755,7 @@ F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_ola.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_ola/
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_openblas.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_perftest.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_pigz.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_distro.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_gnupg.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_hkdf.py
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_pigz.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_pigz.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92a4170265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_pigz.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from tests.package.test_compressor_base import TestCompressorBase
+
+
+class TestPigz(TestCompressorBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = TestCompressorBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PIGZ=y
+        """
+    compress_cmd = "pigz -p3"
+    decompress_cmd = "pigz -d -p3"
+    compressed_file_ext = ".gz"