diff --git a/macros.python b/macros.python
index f0c3f14..04c47c5 100644
--- a/macros.python
+++ b/macros.python
@@ -66,6 +66,19 @@
   done
 }
 
+# With $PATH and $PYTHONPATH set to the %%buildroot,
+# try to import the given Python module(s).
+# Useful as a smoke test in %%check when running tests is not feasible.
+# Use spaces or commas as separators.
+%py_check_import() %{expand:\\\
+  (cd %{_topdir} &&\\\
+  PATH="%{buildroot}%{_bindir}:$PATH"\\\
+  PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH:-%{buildroot}%{python_sitearch}:%{buildroot}%{python_sitelib}}"\\\
+  PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1\\\
+  %{__python} -c "import %{lua:local m=rpm.expand('%{?*}'):gsub('[%s,]+', ', ');print(m)}"
+  )
+}
+
 %python_provide() %{lua:
   local python = require "fedora.srpm.python"
   function string.starts(String,Start)
diff --git a/macros.python3 b/macros.python3
index 6b19117..93b4199 100644
--- a/macros.python3
+++ b/macros.python3
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@
   done
 }
 
+# With $PATH and $PYTHONPATH set to the %%buildroot,
+# try to import the given Python 3 module(s).
+# Useful as a smoke test in %%check when running tests is not feasible.
+# Use spaces or commas as separators.
+%py3_check_import() %{expand:\\\
+  (cd %{_topdir} &&\\\
+  PATH="%{buildroot}%{_bindir}:$PATH"\\\
+  PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH:-%{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}:%{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}}"\\\
+  PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1\\\
+  %{__python3} -c "import %{lua:local m=rpm.expand('%{?*}'):gsub('[%s,]+', ', ');print(m)}"
+  )
+}
+
 # This only supports Python 3.5+ and will never work with Python 2.
 # Hence, it has no Python version in the name.
 %pycached() %{lua:
diff --git a/python-rpm-macros.spec b/python-rpm-macros.spec
index 622a7a8..46e2d1b 100644
--- a/python-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/python-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ elseif posix.stat('macros.python-srpm') then
 end
 }
 Version:        %{__default_python3_version}
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ install -m 755 brp-* %{buildroot}%{_rpmconfigdir}/redhat/
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 07 2021 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.10-5
+- Introduce %%py3_check_import
+
 * Wed Jun 30 2021 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.10-4
 - Include brp-python-hardlink in python-srpm-macros since it is no longer in RPM 4.17+
 
diff --git a/tests/test_evals.py b/tests/test_evals.py
index 4a15091..631f234 100644
--- a/tests/test_evals.py
+++ b/tests/test_evals.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import platform
+import re
 import sys
 import textwrap
 
@@ -548,6 +549,7 @@ unversioned_macros = pytest.mark.parametrize('macro', [
     '%py_install',
     '%py_install_egg',
     '%py_install_wheel',
+    '%py_check_import',
 ])
 
 
@@ -600,3 +602,46 @@ def test_python3_sitearch_value(lib):
     macro = '%python3_sitearch'
     assert rpm_eval(macro, __python3='/usr/bin/python3.6') == [f'/usr/{lib}/python3.6/site-packages']
     assert rpm_eval(macro) == [f'/usr/{lib}/python{X_Y}/site-packages']
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'args, imports',
+    [
+        ('six', 'six'),
+        ('five  six seven', 'five, six, seven'),
+        ('six,seven, eight', 'six, seven, eight'),
+        ('six.quarter  six.half,, SIX', 'six.quarter, six.half, SIX'),
+    ]
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('__python3', [None, f'/usr/bin/python{X_Y}', '/usr/bin/python3.6'])
+def test_py3_check_import(args, imports, __python3, lib):
+    x_y = X_Y
+    macors = {
+        'buildroot': 'BUILDROOT',
+        '_topdir': 'TOPDIR',
+    }
+    if __python3 is not None:
+        macors['__python3'] = __python3
+        # If the __python3 command has version at the end, parse it and expect it.
+        # Note that the command is used to determine %python3_sitelib and %python3_sitearch,
+        # so we only test known CPython schemes here and not PyPy for simplicity.
+        # We also only test main Python + 3.6 because those are required by the CI config.
+        if (match := re.match(r'.+python(\d+\.\d+)$', __python3)):
+            x_y = match.group(1)
+
+    lines = rpm_eval(f'%py3_check_import {args}', **macors)
+
+    # An equality check is a bit inflexible here,
+    # every time we change the macro we need to change this test.
+    # However actually executing it and verifying the result is much harder :/
+    # At least, let's make the lines saner to check:
+    lines = [line.rstrip('\\').strip() for line in lines]
+    expected = textwrap.dedent(fr"""
+        (cd TOPDIR &&
+        PATH="BUILDROOT/usr/bin:$PATH"
+        PYTHONPATH="${{PYTHONPATH:-BUILDROOT/usr/{lib}/python{x_y}/site-packages:BUILDROOT/usr/lib/python{x_y}/site-packages}}"
+        PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+        {__python3 or '/usr/bin/python3'} -c "import {imports}"
+        )
+        """)
+    assert lines == expected.splitlines()