diff --git a/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt
index b0325e24a82..b8c5253699f 100644
--- a/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ add_blender_test(
   --output-dir ${TEST_OUT_DIR}/blendfile_io/
 )
 
+add_blender_test(
+  blendfile_versioning
+  --log "*blendfile*"
+  --debug-memory
+  --debug
+  --python ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/bl_blendfile_versioning.py --
+  --src-test-dir ${TEST_SRC_DIR}/
+)
+
 add_blender_test(
   blendfile_liblink
   --python ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/bl_blendfile_liblink.py --
diff --git a/tests/python/bl_blendfile_versioning.py b/tests/python/bl_blendfile_versioning.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1e0859725c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/python/bl_blendfile_versioning.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Blender Authors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# ./blender.bin --background -noaudio --python tests/python/bl_blendfile_versioning.py ..
+import bpy
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+from bl_blendfile_utils import TestHelper
+
+
+class TestBlendFileOpenAllTestFiles(TestHelper):
+
+    def __init__(self, args):
+        self.args = args
+        # Some files are known broken currently.
+        # Each file in this list should either be the source of a bug report,
+        # or removed from tests repo.
+        self.excluded_paths = {
+            # tests/modifier_stack/explode_modifier.blend
+            # BLI_assert failed: source/blender/blenlib/BLI_ordered_edge.hh:41, operator==(), at 'e1.v_low < e1.v_high'
+            "explode_modifier.blend",
+
+            # tests/depsgraph/deg_anim_camera_dof_driving_material.blend
+            # ERROR (bke.fcurve): source/blender/blenkernel/intern/fcurve_driver.cc:188 dtar_get_prop_val: Driver Evaluation Error: cannot resolve target for OBCamera -> data.dof_distance
+            "deg_anim_camera_dof_driving_material.blend",
+
+            # tests/depsgraph/deg_driver_shapekey_same_datablock.blend
+            # Error: Not freed memory blocks: 4, total unfreed memory 0.000427 MB
+            "deg_driver_shapekey_same_datablock.blend",
+
+            # tests/physics/fluidsim.blend
+            # Error: Not freed memory blocks: 3, total unfreed memory 0.003548 MB
+            "fluidsim.blend",
+
+            # tests/opengl/ram_glsl.blend
+            # Error: Not freed memory blocks: 4, total unfreed memory 0.000427 MB
+            "ram_glsl.blend",
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def iter_blendfiles_from_directory(cls, root_path):
+        for dir_entry in os.scandir(root_path):
+            if dir_entry.is_dir(follow_symlinks=False):
+                yield from cls.iter_blendfiles_from_directory(dir_entry.path)
+            elif dir_entry.is_file(follow_symlinks=False):
+                if os.path.splitext(dir_entry.path)[1] == ".blend":
+                    yield dir_entry.path
+
+    def test_open(self):
+        import subprocess
+        blendfile_paths = [p for p in self.iter_blendfiles_from_directory(self.args.src_test_dir)]
+        # `os.scandir()` used by `iter_blendfiles_from_directory` does not
+        # guarantee any form of order.
+        blendfile_paths.sort()
+        for bfp in blendfile_paths:
+            if os.path.basename(bfp) in self.excluded_paths:
+                continue
+            bpy.ops.wm.read_homefile(use_empty=True, use_factory_startup=True)
+            bpy.ops.wm.open_mainfile(filepath=bfp, load_ui=False)
+
+
+TESTS = (
+    TestBlendFileOpenAllTestFiles,
+)
+
+
+def argparse_create():
+    import argparse
+
+    # When --help or no args are given, print this help
+    description = ("Test basic versioning code by opening all blend files "
+                   "in `lib/tests` directory.")
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--src-test-dir",
+        dest="src_test_dir",
+        default="..",
+        help="Root tests directory to search for blendfiles",
+        required=False,
+    )
+
+    return parser
+
+
+def main():
+    args = argparse_create().parse_args()
+
+    for Test in TESTS:
+        Test(args).run_all_tests()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import sys
+    sys.argv = [__file__] + (sys.argv[sys.argv.index("--") + 1:] if "--" in sys.argv else [])
+    main()