diff --git a/tests/api/test_async_imports.py b/tests/api/test_async_imports.py
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+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+
+
+def test_asyncio_api_package_imports_in_clean_process():
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    existing_pythonpath = env.get("PYTHONPATH")
+    root_path = str(ROOT)
+    env["PYTHONPATH"] = (
+        f"{root_path}{os.pathsep}{existing_pythonpath}"
+        if existing_pythonpath
+        else root_path
+    )
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-c", "import sp_api.asyncio.api"],
+        cwd=ROOT,
+        env=env,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr