diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgsrasterlayer.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgsrasterlayer.cpp
index f5212f4e436..3ebac49d957 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgsrasterlayer.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgsrasterlayer.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ void TestQgsRasterLayer::pseudoColor()
 }
 
 void TestQgsRasterLayer::populateColorRampShader( QgsColorRampShader *colorRampShader, QgsColorRamp *colorRamp, int numberOfEntries )
-
 {
   // adapted from QgsSingleBandPseudoColorRendererWidget::on_mClassifyButton_clicked()
   // and TestQgsRasterLayer::pseudoColor()
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterlayer.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterlayer.py
index a6fd3796565..1abae1ffcda 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterlayer.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterlayer.py
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ class TestQgsRasterLayer(QgisTestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(layer.serverProperties(), QgsMapLayerServerProperties)
 
     def testQgsRasterMinMaxOrigin(self):
-
         mmo = QgsRasterMinMaxOrigin()
         mmo_default = QgsRasterMinMaxOrigin()
         self.assertEqual(mmo, mmo_default)
@@ -1272,6 +1271,53 @@ class TestQgsRasterLayer(QgisTestCase):
         )
         self.assertEqual(rl.renderer().opacity(), 0.6)
 
+    def testRasterType(self):
+        """Test that raster type is correctly assigned/detected"""
+        # multiband
+        file_path = os.path.join(
+            unitTestDataPath(), "raster", "band3_byte_noct_epsg4326.tif"
+        )
+        layer = QgsRasterLayer(file_path, "test_raster", "gdal")
+        self.assertTrue(layer.isValid())
+        self.assertEqual(layer.bandCount(), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(layer.rasterType(), Qgis.RasterLayerType.Multiband)
+
+        # singleband, gray
+        file_path = os.path.join(
+            unitTestDataPath(), "raster", "band1_byte_noct_epsg4326.tif"
+        )
+        layer = QgsRasterLayer(file_path, "test_raster", "gdal")
+        self.assertTrue(layer.isValid())
+        self.assertEqual(layer.bandCount(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(layer.rasterType(), Qgis.RasterLayerType.GrayOrUndefined)
+
+        # singleband, palette
+        file_path = os.path.join(
+            unitTestDataPath(), "raster", "band1_byte_ct_epsg4326.tif"
+        )
+        layer = QgsRasterLayer(file_path, "test_raster", "gdal")
+        self.assertTrue(layer.isValid())
+        self.assertEqual(layer.bandCount(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(layer.rasterType(), Qgis.RasterLayerType.Palette)
+
+        # gray with alpha
+        file_path = os.path.join(
+            unitTestDataPath(), "raster", "band1_byte_noct_alpha_epsg4326.tif"
+        )
+        layer = QgsRasterLayer(file_path, "test_raster", "gdal")
+        self.assertTrue(layer.isValid())
+        self.assertEqual(layer.bandCount(), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(layer.rasterType(), Qgis.RasterLayerType.GrayOrUndefined)
+
+        # paletted with alpha
+        file_path = os.path.join(
+            unitTestDataPath(), "raster", "band1_byte_ct_alpha_epsg4326.tif"
+        )
+        layer = QgsRasterLayer(file_path, "test_raster", "gdal")
+        self.assertTrue(layer.isValid())
+        self.assertEqual(layer.bandCount(), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(layer.rasterType(), Qgis.RasterLayerType.Palette)
+
 
 class TestQgsRasterLayerTransformContext(QgisTestCase):
 
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