diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f0187c48143..f8ee35ec662 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ Documentation
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Add test case for freeze.
+
 - Issue #20743: Fix a reference leak in test_tcl.
 
 - Issue #21097: Move test_namespace_pkgs into test_importlib.
diff --git a/Tools/freeze/test/Makefile b/Tools/freeze/test/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc0aada13f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/freeze/test/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Makefile to test freeze
+# set PYTHON to path of Python interpreter to test
+PYTHON=python
+# set OUTDIR to the temp directory for freeze
+OUTDIR=outdir
+
+test:
+	$(PYTHON) ../freeze.py -o $(OUTDIR) ok.py
+	make -C $(OUTDIR)
+	
diff --git a/Tools/freeze/test/ok.py b/Tools/freeze/test/ok.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e15e0b45032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/freeze/test/ok.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import sys
+sys.exit(0)