diff --git a/tests/sys/shell/Makefile b/tests/sys/shell/Makefile
index 0c904de2de..ec4ed07377 100644
--- a/tests/sys/shell/Makefile
+++ b/tests/sys/shell/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ include ../Makefile.sys_common
 USEMODULE += app_metadata
 USEMODULE += shell_cmds_default
 USEMODULE += ps
+USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
 
 # Use a terminal that does not introduce extra characters into the stream.
 RIOT_TERMINAL ?= socat
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ APP_SHELL_FMT ?= NONE
 # microbit qemu failing currently
 TEST_ON_CI_BLACKLIST += microbit
 
+# requires #19005
+TEST_ON_CI_BLACKLIST += native native64
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
 
 CFLAGS += '-DTHREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN=(THREAD_STACKSIZE_SMALL+THREAD_EXTRA_STACKSIZE_PRINTF)'
diff --git a/tests/sys/shell/Makefile.ci b/tests/sys/shell/Makefile.ci
index 72db76ccb5..6dd70e7964 100644
--- a/tests/sys/shell/Makefile.ci
+++ b/tests/sys/shell/Makefile.ci
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := \
+    atmega328p-xplained-mini \
     atmega8 \
     #
diff --git a/tests/sys/shell/main.c b/tests/sys/shell/main.c
index bb665b0625..46fec268c9 100644
--- a/tests/sys/shell/main.c
+++ b/tests/sys/shell/main.c
@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "thread.h"
+#include "string_utils.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
 
 #include "architecture.h"
 #include "shell.h"
 
-#if MODULE_STDIO_RTT
-#include "xtimer.h"
-#endif
-
 /* define buffer to be used by the shell. Note: This is intentionally
  * smaller than 64 bytes, as the EDBG integrated UART bridge of the samr21-xpro
  * (and likely all other EDBG boards) drops chars when sending more than 64
@@ -100,12 +101,48 @@ static int print_empty(int argc, char **argv)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static char _stack[THREAD_STACKSIZE_TINY];
+static struct {
+    uint16_t period_ms;
+    uint16_t reps;
+} _periodic_ctx;
+
+static void *_func(void *arg)
+{
+    (void)arg;
+
+    while (_periodic_ctx.reps--) {
+        ztimer_sleep(ZTIMER_MSEC, _periodic_ctx.period_ms);
+        puts("test");
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* test to make sure that waiting for stdin does not block other threads */
+static int print_periodic(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    if (argc > 1) {
+        _periodic_ctx.reps = atoi(argv[1]);
+    } else {
+        _periodic_ctx.reps = 5;
+    }
+
+    _periodic_ctx.period_ms = 500;
+
+    thread_create(_stack, sizeof(_stack), THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN, THREAD_CREATE_STACKTEST,
+                  _func, NULL, "periodic");
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static const shell_command_t shell_commands[] = {
     { "bufsize", "Get the shell's buffer size", print_shell_bufsize },
     { "start_test", "starts a test", print_teststart },
     { "end_test", "ends a test", print_testend },
     { "echo", "prints the input command", print_echo },
     { "empty", "print nothing on command", print_empty },
+    { "periodic", "periodically print command", print_periodic },
     { NULL, NULL, NULL }
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/sys/shell/tests/01-run.py b/tests/sys/shell/tests/01-run.py
index fc9c081d0b..faa79a3859 100755
--- a/tests/sys/shell/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/sys/shell/tests/01-run.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ EXPECTED_HELP = (
     'end_test             ends a test',
     'echo                 prints the input command',
     'empty                print nothing on command',
+    'periodic             periodically print command',
     'app_metadata         Returns application metadata',
     'pm                   interact with layered PM subsystem',
     'ps                   Prints information about running threads.',
@@ -205,6 +206,18 @@ def check_control_d(child):
         child.expect_exact(PROMPT)
 
 
+def check_preempt(child):
+    child.expect(PROMPT)
+    child.sendline('periodic 5')
+
+    child.expect_exact('test')
+    child.expect_exact('test')
+    child.expect_exact('test')
+    child.expect_exact('test')
+    child.expect_exact('test')
+    child.sendline('')
+
+
 def testfunc(child):
     # avoid sending an extra empty line on native.
     if BOARD in ['native', 'native64']:
@@ -224,6 +237,8 @@ def testfunc(child):
 
     check_control_d(child)
 
+    check_preempt(child)
+
     # loop other defined commands and expected output
     for cmd, expected in CMDS: