diff --git a/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/Makefile b/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/Makefile
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index 0000000000000..1e51f832b346d
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+++ b/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+include ../Makefile.sys_common
+
+USEMODULE += ztimer_usec
+USEMODULE += core_thread_flags
+USEMODULE += core_mbox
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/app.config.test b/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/app.config.test
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index 0000000000000..8d7e31b1901e6
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+++ b/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/app.config.test
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# this file enables modules defined in Kconfig. Do not use this file for
+# application configuration. This is only needed during migration.
+CONFIG_MODULE_ZTIMER=y
+CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_CORE_THREAD_FLAGS=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_CORE_MBOX=y
diff --git a/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/main.c b/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5f650d69a2d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
+ *
+ * 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       testing ztimer_mbox_get_timeout function
+ *
+ *
+ * @author      Marian Buschsieweke
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "mbox.h"
+#include "test_utils/expect.h"
+#include "time_units.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
+
+#define MSG_TYPE    42
+#define MSG_VAL     1337
+
+static msg_t queue[4];
+static mbox_t mbox = MBOX_INIT(queue, ARRAY_SIZE(queue));
+
+static void cb_mbox_put(void *arg)
+{
+    mbox_try_put(&mbox, arg);
+}
+
+static void test_mbox_already_full(void)
+{
+    printf("testing mbox already full prior call: ");
+    msg_t msg = { .type = MSG_TYPE, .content.value = MSG_VAL };
+    mbox_put(&mbox, &msg);
+    uint32_t start = ztimer_now(ZTIMER_USEC);
+    expect(ztimer_mbox_get_timeout(ZTIMER_USEC, &mbox, &msg, US_PER_SEC) == 0);
+    uint32_t stop = ztimer_now(ZTIMER_USEC);
+    /* Returning immediately should with nothing else running in this test app
+     * should not take more than a millisecond */
+    expect(stop - start < US_PER_MS);
+    printf("OK\n");
+}
+
+static void test_timeout_reached(void)
+{
+    const uint32_t timeout_us = 10 * US_PER_MS;
+    printf("testing timeout is reached: ");
+    msg_t msg = { .type = MSG_TYPE - 1, .content.value = MSG_VAL - 1 };
+    uint32_t start = ztimer_now(ZTIMER_USEC);
+    expect(ztimer_mbox_get_timeout(ZTIMER_USEC, &mbox, &msg, timeout_us) == -ECANCELED);
+    uint32_t stop = ztimer_now(ZTIMER_USEC);
+    /* This may take longer than the timeout due to overhead, background tasks,
+     * etc. But it MUST NOT return early. */
+    expect(stop - start >= timeout_us);
+    /* But it should also not take way too long */
+    expect(stop - start < 2 * timeout_us);
+    /* msg must not be changed */
+    expect((msg.type == MSG_TYPE - 1) && (msg.content.value == MSG_VAL - 1)) ;
+    printf("OK\n");
+}
+
+static void test_msg_prior_timeout(void)
+{
+    const uint32_t msg_timeout_us = 10 * US_PER_MS;
+    const uint32_t wait_timeout_us = 20 * US_PER_MS;
+
+    msg_t msg = { .type = MSG_TYPE, .content.value = MSG_VAL };
+    msg_t got = { .type = 0 };
+    ztimer_t t = {
+        .callback = cb_mbox_put,
+        .arg = &msg,
+    };
+
+    ztimer_set(ZTIMER_USEC, &t, msg_timeout_us);
+    uint32_t start = ztimer_now(ZTIMER_USEC);
+    expect(ztimer_mbox_get_timeout(ZTIMER_USEC, &mbox, &got, wait_timeout_us) == 0);
+    uint32_t stop = ztimer_now(ZTIMER_USEC);
+
+    /* the function should return AFTER the message was send, but BEFORE the
+     * timeout was triggered */
+    expect(stop - start >= msg_timeout_us);
+    expect(stop - start < wait_timeout_us);
+
+    /* we should have gotten the correct message */
+    expect((got.type == msg.type) && (got.content.value == msg.content.value));
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    printf("Testing ztimer_mbox_get_timeout()\n"
+           "=================================\n");
+    test_mbox_already_full();
+    test_timeout_reached();
+    printf("repeating test, but with sporadic THREAD_FLAG_TIMEOUT set...\n");
+    thread_flags_set(thread_get_active(), THREAD_FLAG_TIMEOUT);
+    test_timeout_reached();
+    test_msg_prior_timeout();
+
+    printf("ALL TESTS SUCCEEDED\n");
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/tests/01-run.py b/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/tests/01-run.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..80df7e90d2e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sys/ztimer_mbox_get_timeout/tests/01-run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+#  Copyright (C) 2023 Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
+#
+# 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.
+
+# @author      Marian Buschsieweke <marian.buschsieweke@posteo.net>
+
+import sys
+from testrunner import run
+
+
+def testfunc(child):
+    child.expect("Testing ztimer_mbox_get_timeout()")
+    child.expect("ALL TESTS SUCCEEDED")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(run(testfunc))