diff --git a/test/lisp/align-resources/python-mode.erts b/test/lisp/align-resources/python-mode.erts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ce50b32dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lisp/align-resources/python-mode.erts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+Name: align assignments
+
+=-=
+foo = "bar"
+x = 1
+zzzzz = True
+y        = None
+=-=
+foo   = "bar"
+x     = 1
+zzzzz = True
+y     = None
+=-=-=
+
+Name: python-chain-logic and basic-line-continuation
+
+=-=
+if foo or\
+   b and \
+   bcxxx and \
+   c:
+    pass
+=-=
+if foo   or  \
+   b     and \
+   bcxxx and \
+   c:
+    pass
+=-=-=
diff --git a/test/lisp/align-tests.el b/test/lisp/align-tests.el
index 52e136abfc8..90b6b9df9bf 100644
--- a/test/lisp/align-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/align-tests.el
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
   (ert-test-erts-file (ert-resource-file "java-mode.erts")
                       (test-align-transform-fun #'java-mode)))
 
+(ert-deftest align-python ()
+  (ert-test-erts-file (ert-resource-file "python-mode.erts")
+                      (test-align-transform-fun #'python-mode)))
+
 (ert-deftest align-toml ()
   (let ((indent-tabs-mode nil))
     (ert-test-erts-file (ert-resource-file "conf-toml-mode.erts")