diff --git a/tests/sys/psa_crypto/Makefile b/tests/sys/psa_crypto/Makefile
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+include ../Makefile.sys_common
+
+USEMODULE += embunit
+
+USEMODULE += psa_crypto
+
+# FIXME: currently only needed for build to succeed
+USEMODULE += psa_cipher
+USEMODULE += psa_cipher_aes_128_cbc
+
+USEMODULE += psa_asymmetric
+USEMODULE += psa_asymmetric_ecc_ed25519
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/sys/psa_crypto/main.c b/tests/sys/psa_crypto/main.c
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+++ b/tests/sys/psa_crypto/main.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 TU Dresden
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     tests
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Test application for the PSA Cryptography API
+ *
+ * @author      Mikolai Gütschow <mikolai.guetschow@tu-dresden.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "embUnit.h"
+#include "psa/crypto.h"
+
+#define TEST_ASSERT_PSA(func_) TEST_ASSERT_MESSAGE(func_ == PSA_SUCCESS, #func_ " failed");
+
+/*
+ * A second call to psa_crypto_init() should not reset key data.
+ */
+static void test_init_twice(void)
+{
+    TEST_ASSERT_PSA(psa_crypto_init());
+
+
+    psa_key_id_t key_id = PSA_KEY_ID_NULL;
+    psa_key_attributes_t key_attr = psa_key_attributes_init();
+    psa_set_key_algorithm(&key_attr, PSA_ALG_PURE_EDDSA);
+    psa_set_key_usage_flags(&key_attr, PSA_KEY_USAGE_EXPORT);
+    psa_set_key_bits(&key_attr, 255);
+    psa_set_key_type(&key_attr, PSA_KEY_TYPE_ECC_KEY_PAIR(PSA_ECC_FAMILY_TWISTED_EDWARDS));
+    TEST_ASSERT_PSA(psa_generate_key(&key_attr, &key_id));
+
+    uint8_t key_data[PSA_EXPORT_PUBLIC_KEY_OUTPUT_SIZE(psa_get_key_type(&key_attr), psa_get_key_bits(&key_attr))];
+    size_t key_data_len;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_PSA(psa_export_public_key(key_id, key_data, sizeof(key_data), &key_data_len));
+    TEST_ASSERT_PSA(psa_crypto_init());
+    TEST_ASSERT_PSA(psa_export_public_key(key_id, key_data, sizeof(key_data), &key_data_len));
+
+}
+
+static Test *tests_psa_crypto(void)
+{
+    EMB_UNIT_TESTFIXTURES(fixtures) {
+        new_TestFixture(test_init_twice),
+    };
+
+    EMB_UNIT_TESTCALLER(tests, NULL, NULL, fixtures);
+    return (Test *)&tests;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    puts("psa_crypto test");
+    TESTS_START();
+    TESTS_RUN(tests_psa_crypto());
+    TESTS_END();
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/sys/psa_crypto/tests/01-run.py b/tests/sys/psa_crypto/tests/01-run.py
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+++ b/tests/sys/psa_crypto/tests/01-run.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2023 TU Dresden
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+import sys
+from testrunner import run_check_unittests
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(run_check_unittests())