diff --git a/tests/fuzz/pybind_fuzzer.cc b/tests/fuzz/pybind_fuzzer.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bd9013ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fuzz/pybind_fuzzer.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "pybind11/pybind11.h"
+#include "pybind11/embed.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <fuzzer/FuzzedDataProvider.h>
+
+namespace py = pybind11;
+
+extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
+    FuzzedDataProvider fdp(data, size);
+
+    static py::scoped_interpreter guard{};
+    try {
+        auto locals = py::dict();
+        py::exec(fdp.ConsumeRandomLengthString().c_str(), py::globals(), locals);
+    } catch (pybind11::error_already_set &e) {
+    }
+
+    try {
+        py::object os = py::module_::import("os");
+        py::object makedirs = os.attr(fdp.ConsumeRandomLengthString().c_str());
+    } catch (py::error_already_set &e) {
+    }
+
+    try {
+        py::tuple args = py::make_tuple(fdp.ConsumeRandomLengthString().c_str(), py::none());
+        py::object Decimal = py::module_::import("decimal").attr("Decimal");
+        py::object pi = Decimal(fdp.ConsumeRandomLengthString().c_str());
+        py::object exp_pi = pi.attr(fdp.ConsumeRandomLengthString().c_str())();
+    } catch (py::error_already_set &e) {
+    }
+
+    try {
+        py::object obj = py::str(fdp.ConsumeRandomLengthString().c_str());
+    } catch (py::error_already_set &e) {
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_gil_scoped.py b/tests/test_gil_scoped.py
index 8c0ac9597d..76220d72f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_gil_scoped.py
+++ b/tests/test_gil_scoped.py
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ def _intentional_deadlock():
     m.intentional_deadlock()
 
 
-ALL_BASIC_TESTS_PLUS_INTENTIONAL_DEADLOCK = (*ALL_BASIC_TESTS, _intentional_deadlock)
+ALL_BASIC_TESTS_PLUS_INTENTIONAL_DEADLOCK = (
+    *ALL_BASIC_TESTS,
+    pytest.param(_intentional_deadlock, marks=skipif_not_free_threaded),
+)
 
 
 def _run_in_process(target, *args, **kwargs):