diff --git a/python/private/pypi/whl_library_targets.bzl b/python/private/pypi/whl_library_targets.bzl
index b3a52cd18c..7cab016890 100644
--- a/python/private/pypi/whl_library_targets.bzl
+++ b/python/private/pypi/whl_library_targets.bzl
@@ -374,10 +374,6 @@ def whl_library_targets(
             "**/*.py",
             "**/*.pyc",
             "**/*.pyc.*",  # During pyc creation, temp files named *.pyc.NNNN are created
-            # RECORD is known to contain sha256 checksums of files which might include the checksums
-            # of generated files produced when wheels are installed. The file is ignored to avoid
-            # Bazel caching issues.
-            "**/*.dist-info/RECORD",
         ]
         for item in data_exclude:
             if item not in _data_exclude:
diff --git a/tests/venv_site_packages_libs/BUILD.bazel b/tests/venv_site_packages_libs/BUILD.bazel
index d44bbcbb63..6a7b3b9e12 100644
--- a/tests/venv_site_packages_libs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/venv_site_packages_libs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -85,3 +85,17 @@ py_reconfig_test(
         "@whl_with_data2//:pkg",
     ],
 )
+
+py_reconfig_test(
+    name = "importlib_metadata_test",
+    srcs = ["importlib_metadata_test.py"],
+    bootstrap_impl = select({
+        "@platforms//os:windows": "system_python",
+        "//conditions:default": "script",
+    }),
+    main = "importlib_metadata_test.py",
+    venvs_site_packages = "yes",
+    deps = [
+        "@whl_with_data1//:pkg",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/tests/venv_site_packages_libs/importlib_metadata_test.py b/tests/venv_site_packages_libs/importlib_metadata_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..178ff14c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/venv_site_packages_libs/importlib_metadata_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import importlib.metadata
+import unittest
+
+
+class ImportlibMetadataTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_importlib_metadata_files(self):
+        files = importlib.metadata.files("whl-with-data1")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(files, "importlib.metadata.files returned None")
+        self.assertGreater(
+            len(files), 0, "importlib.metadata.files returned empty list"
+        )
+
+        # Verify it contains some expected files.
+        # The RECORD file lists paths relative to the installation root (site-packages).
+        # whl_with_data1-1.0.data/purelib/data_overlap.py should be installed as data_overlap.py
+        # whl_with_data1-1.0.data/platlib/whl_with_data1/platlib_file.txt should be whl_with_data1/platlib_file.txt
+
+        file_names = [f.name for f in files]
+        self.assertIn("data_overlap.py", file_names)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()