diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py b/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
index cdcc5b09ed..dce675354b 100755
--- a/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ cmp = lambda x, y: (x > y) - (x < y)
 from google.protobuf.internal import api_implementation # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
 from google.protobuf.internal import encoder
 from google.protobuf.internal import more_extensions_pb2
+from google.protobuf.internal import more_messages_pb2
 from google.protobuf.internal import packed_field_test_pb2
 from google.protobuf.internal import test_proto3_optional_pb2
 from google.protobuf.internal import test_util
@@ -496,6 +497,13 @@ class MessageTest(unittest.TestCase):
     msg.repeated_nested_message.MergeFrom(other_msg.repeated_nested_message)
     self.assertEqual([1, 2, 3, 4], [m.bb for m in msg.repeated_nested_message])
 
+  @unittest.skipIf(
+      api_implementation.Type() == 'upb',
+      "We can enable after protobuf updates to use the current upb repo")
+  def testInternalMergeWithMissingRequiredField(self, message_module):
+    req = more_messages_pb2.RequiredField()
+    more_messages_pb2.RequiredWrapper(request=req)
+
   def testAddWrongRepeatedNestedField(self, message_module):
     msg = message_module.TestAllTypes()
     try:
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/internal/more_messages.proto b/python/google/protobuf/internal/more_messages.proto
index 524dc701a9..3c5c971fae 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/internal/more_messages.proto
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/internal/more_messages.proto
@@ -358,3 +358,11 @@ message LotsNestedMessage {
   message B254 {}
   message B255 {}
 }
+
+message RequiredField {
+  required int32 id = 1;
+}
+
+message RequiredWrapper {
+  optional RequiredField request = 1;
+}