diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu-sdist.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu-sdist.yml
index fa99eaa94b..e0897b4882 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu-sdist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu-sdist.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ jobs:
         python3 -m build --sdist --outdir dist .
         pip3 install dist/pygame_ce-*.tar.gz -vv
 
+    - name: Install PyInstaller
+      run: pip3 install pyinstaller
+
     - name: Run tests
       env:
         SDL_VIDEODRIVER: "dummy"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index d90e4b42b9..ea887b26db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ jobs:
         shell: msys2 {0}
         run: python3 dev.py --ignore-dep ninja build --wheel /artifacts --lax
 
+      - name: Install PyInstaller
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+        run: pip install pyinstaller
+
       - name: Run tests
         env:
           SDL_VIDEODRIVER: "dummy"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-ubuntu-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/run-ubuntu-checks.yml
index 1c487e5fff..fa2f0226b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-ubuntu-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-ubuntu-checks.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pyenv global ${{ matrix.python }}-debug
         python dev.py build --lax --coverage --ctest --sanitize undefined
+
+    - name: Install PyInstaller
+      run: |
+        pyenv global ${{ matrix.python }}-debug
+        pip install pyinstaller
+
     - name: Run tests
       env:
         SDL_VIDEODRIVER: "dummy"
diff --git a/test/pyinstaller_tags.py b/test/pyinstaller_tags.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7a8fd01a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pyinstaller_tags.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+__tags__ = []
+
+exclude = False
+try:
+    import PyInstaller
+except ImportError:
+    exclude = True
+
+if exclude:
+    __tags__.extend(("ignore", "subprocess_ignore"))
diff --git a/test/pyinstaller_test.py b/test/pyinstaller_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5548baf2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pyinstaller_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+import pygame
+import pygame.examples
+
+
+class PyinstallerTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests that pygame-ce can be frozen into a standalone executable
+    using PyInstaller.
+
+    Note: PyInstaller cannot see into pygame-ce's editable-install import
+    hook, so this test only reflects a normal (non-editable) install of
+    pygame-ce, matching how CI and end users actually install the package.
+    """
+
+    def test_pyinstaller_build_and_run(self):
+        """A minimal pygame-ce script can be frozen with PyInstaller and
+        the resulting executable runs successfully (exit code 0)."""
+        if any(name.endswith("_editable_loader") for name in sys.modules):
+            self.skipTest(
+                "pygame-ce is installed in editable mode; PyInstaller cannot "
+                "see through the editable-install import hook to bundle it"
+            )
+
+        example_script = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(pygame.examples.__file__)),
+            "headless_no_windows_needed.py",
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(
+            os.path.isfile(example_script),
+            f"expected example script not found: {example_script}",
+        )
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
+            dist_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, "dist")
+            build_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, "build")
+            spec_path = tmp_dir
+
+            build_cmd = [
+                sys.executable,
+                "-m",
+                "PyInstaller",
+                "--onefile",
+                "--distpath",
+                dist_path,
+                "--workpath",
+                build_path,
+                "--specpath",
+                spec_path,
+                example_script,
+            ]
+
+            build_result = subprocess.run(
+                build_cmd,
+                timeout=120,
+                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(
+                build_result.returncode,
+                0,
+                f"PyInstaller build failed:\n{build_result.stderr.decode(errors='replace')}",
+            )
+
+            exe_name = "headless_no_windows_needed"
+            if sys.platform == "win32":
+                exe_name += ".exe"
+            exe_path = os.path.join(dist_path, exe_name)
+
+            self.assertTrue(
+                os.path.isfile(exe_path),
+                f"expected frozen executable not found: {exe_path}",
+            )
+
+            run_result = subprocess.run(
+                [exe_path],
+                timeout=30,
+                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(
+                run_result.returncode,
+                0,
+                f"frozen executable exited nonzero:\n{run_result.stderr.decode(errors='replace')}",
+            )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()