diff --git a/bindings/pyroot_experimental/pythonizations/test/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/pyroot_experimental/pythonizations/test/CMakeLists.txt
index eb2ebbf0c3223..6a802207e987f 100644
--- a/bindings/pyroot_experimental/pythonizations/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/pyroot_experimental/pythonizations/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # For the licensing terms see $ROOTSYS/LICENSE.
 # For the list of contributors see $ROOTSYS/README/CREDITS.
 
+# Test library loads during importing ROOT
+ROOT_ADD_PYUNITTEST(pyroot_import_load_libs import_load_libs.py)
+
 # Test ROOT module
 ROOT_ADD_PYUNITTEST(pyroot_root_module root_module.py)
 
diff --git a/bindings/pyroot_experimental/pythonizations/test/import_load_libs.py b/bindings/pyroot_experimental/pythonizations/test/import_load_libs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7d5d8876ab48d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/pyroot_experimental/pythonizations/test/import_load_libs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import unittest
+import re
+
+
+class ImportLoadLibs(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Test which libraries are loaded during importing ROOT
+    """
+
+    # The whitelist is a list of regex expressions that mark wanted libraries
+    # Note that the regex has to result in an exact match with the library name.
+    known_libs = [
+            # ROOT libraries
+            'libCore',
+            'libCling',
+            'libcppyy.*',
+            'libROOTPythonizations.*',
+            # ROOT dependencies
+            '',
+            # System and Python libraries
+            'libpthread',
+            'libpython.*',
+            'math',
+            'libm',
+            'libdl',
+            'libc',
+            '_.*',
+            'ld.*',
+            'select',
+            'binascii',
+            'grp',
+            ]
+
+    # Verbose mode of the test
+    verbose = True
+
+    def test_import(self):
+        """
+        Test libraries loaded after importing ROOT
+        """
+        import ROOT
+        libs = str(ROOT.gSystem.GetLibraries())
+
+        # Split paths
+        libs = libs.split(' ')
+
+        # Get library name without full path and .so* suffix
+        libs = [l.strip().split('/')[-1] for l in libs]
+        libs = [l.strip().split('.')[0] for l in libs]
+
+        # Check that the loaded libraries are white listed
+        bad_libs = []
+        good_libs = []
+        matched_re = []
+        for l in libs:
+            matched = False
+            for r in self.known_libs:
+                m = re.search(r, l)
+                if m:
+                    if m[0] == l:
+                        matched = True
+                        good_libs.append(l)
+                        matched_re.append(r)
+                        break
+            if not matched:
+                bad_libs.append(l)
+
+        if self.verbose:
+            print('Found whitelisted libraries after importing ROOT with the shown regex match:')
+            for l, r in zip(good_libs, matched_re):
+                print(' - {} ({})'.format(l, r))
+            import sys
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+
+        if bad_libs:
+            raise Exception('Found not whitelisted libraries after importing ROOT:' \
+                    + '\n - ' + '\n - '.join(bad_libs) \
+                    + '\nIf the test fails with a library that is loaded on purpose, please add it to the whitelist.')