diff --git a/tests/import/rel_import_inv.py b/tests/import/rel_import_inv.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f3b35e8b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/import/rel_import_inv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+try:
+    from . import foo
+except:
+    print("Invalid relative import caught")