diff --git a/Lib/test/test_keyword.py b/Lib/test/test_keyword.py
index 3e2a8b3fb7f4c3..f329f88fa01d51 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_keyword.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_keyword.py
@@ -20,18 +20,36 @@ def test_changing_the_kwlist_does_not_affect_iskeyword(self):
         keyword.kwlist = ['its', 'all', 'eggs', 'beans', 'and', 'a', 'slice']
         self.assertFalse(keyword.iskeyword('eggs'))
 
+    def test_changing_the_softkwlist_does_not_affect_issoftkeyword(self):
+        oldlist = keyword.softkwlist
+        self.addCleanup(setattr, keyword, "softkwlist", oldlist)
+        keyword.softkwlist = ["foo", "bar", "spam", "egs", "case"]
+        self.assertFalse(keyword.issoftkeyword("spam"))
+
     def test_all_keywords_fail_to_be_used_as_names(self):
         for key in keyword.kwlist:
             with self.assertRaises(SyntaxError):
                 exec(f"{key} = 42")
 
+    def test_all_soft_keywords_can_be_used_as_names(self):
+        for key in keyword.softkwlist:
+            exec(f"{key} = 42")
+
     def test_async_and_await_are_keywords(self):
         self.assertIn("async", keyword.kwlist)
         self.assertIn("await", keyword.kwlist)
 
+    def test_match_and_case_are_soft_keywords(self):
+        self.assertIn("match", keyword.softkwlist)
+        self.assertIn("case", keyword.softkwlist)
+        self.assertIn("_", keyword.softkwlist)
+
     def test_keywords_are_sorted(self):
         self.assertListEqual(sorted(keyword.kwlist), keyword.kwlist)
 
+    def test_softkeywords_are_sorted(self):
+        self.assertListEqual(sorted(keyword.softkwlist), keyword.softkwlist)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()