diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_commands.py b/frappe/tests/test_commands.py
index e6af22dd0c..1de2365713 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -547,6 +547,42 @@ class TestBackups(BaseTestCommands):
 		self.assertIn("successfully completed", self.stdout)
 		self.assertNotEqual(before_backup["database"], after_backup["database"])
 
+	@skipIf(
+		not (frappe.conf.db_type == "mariadb"),
+		"Only for MariaDB",
+	)
+	def test_backup_extract_restore(self):
+		"""Restore a backup after extracting"""
+		self.execute("bench --site {site} backup")
+		self.assertEqual(self.returncode, 0)
+		backup = fetch_latest_backups()
+		self.execute(f"gunzip {backup['database']}")
+		self.assertEqual(self.returncode, 0)
+		backup_sql = backup["database"].replace(".gz", "")
+		assert os.path.isfile(backup_sql)
+		self.execute(
+			"bench --site {site} restore {backup_sql}",
+			{
+				"backup_sql": backup_sql,
+			},
+		)
+		self.assertEqual(self.returncode, 0)
+
+	@skipIf(
+		not (frappe.conf.db_type == "mariadb"),
+		"Only for MariaDB",
+	)
+	def test_old_backup_restore(self):
+		"""Restore a backup after extracting"""
+		self.execute("bench --site {site} backup --old-backup-metadata")
+		self.assertEqual(self.returncode, 0)
+		backup = fetch_latest_backups()
+		self.execute(
+			"bench --site {site} restore {database}",
+			backup,
+		)
+		self.assertEqual(self.returncode, 0)
+
 	def test_backup_fails_with_exit_code(self):
 		"""Provide incorrect options to check if exit code is 1"""
 		odb = BackupGenerator(