diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index d4b42285..7e7f00bd 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ tests = {
   'fork': {'suites': ['softokn', 'softhsm', 'kryoptic']},
   'oaepsha2': {'suites': ['softokn', 'kryoptic']},
   'hkdf': {'suites': ['softokn', 'kryoptic']},
+  'imported' : {'suites': ['softokn', 'kryoptic']},
   'rsapss': {'suites': ['softokn', 'softhsm', 'kryoptic']},
   'rsapssam': {'suites': ['softhsm']},
   'genkey': {'suites': ['softokn', 'softhsm', 'kryoptic']},
diff --git a/tests/timported b/tests/timported
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..97e8536c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/timported
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Simo Sorce <simo@redhat.com>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+source "${TESTSSRCDIR}/helpers.sh"
+
+
+title PARA "Test imported key in token session"
+
+title LINE "Generate keypair in files"
+ossl 'genpkey -algorithm EC -out ${TMPPDIR}/file.ec.key.pem
+              -pkeyopt ec_paramgen_curve:P-256
+              -pkeyopt ec_param_enc:named_curve
+              -outpubkey ${TMPPDIR}/file.ec.pub.key.pem'
+
+#After key generation force all operations to happen on the token
+ORIG_OPENSSL_CONF=${OPENSSL_CONF}
+sed -e "s/#MORECONF/alg_section = algorithm_sec\n\n[algorithm_sec]\ndefault_properties = ?provider=pkcs11/" \
+    "${OPENSSL_CONF}" > "${OPENSSL_CONF}.forcetoken"
+OPENSSL_CONF=${OPENSSL_CONF}.forcetoken
+
+title LINE "Test Signing with private key imported from file"
+ossl 'pkeyutl -sign
+              -inkey ${TMPPDIR}/file.ec.key.pem
+              -in ${TMPPDIR}/sha256.bin
+              -out ${TMPPDIR}/file.ec.sig.bin'
+
+title LINE "Test Verifying with public key imported from file"
+ossl 'pkeyutl -verify -pubin
+              -inkey ${TMPPDIR}/file.ec.pub.key.pem
+              -sigfile ${TMPPDIR}/file.ec.sig.bin
+              -in ${TMPPDIR}/sha256.bin'
+
+OPENSSL_CONF=${ORIG_OPENSSL_CONF}
+
+exit 0