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diff --git a/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_full.in b/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_full.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8ae5d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_full.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#title: Hertzian dipole over a half-space
+#domain: 0.100 0.100 0.100
+#dx_dy_dz: 0.001 0.001 0.001
+#time_window: 3e-9
+
+#waveform: gaussiandot 1 1e9 myWave
+#hertzian_dipole: z 0.020 0.020 0.020 myWave
+#rx: 0.080 0.080 0.080
+
+#material: 8 0 1 0 half_space
+#sphere: 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 half_space
diff --git a/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_outside_boundary.in b/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_outside_boundary.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70f3f41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_outside_boundary.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#title: Hertzian dipole over a half-space
+#domain: 0.100 0.100 0.100
+#dx_dy_dz: 0.001 0.001 0.001
+#time_window: 3e-9
+
+#waveform: gaussiandot 1 1e9 myWave
+#hertzian_dipole: z 0.020 0.020 0.020 myWave
+#rx: 0.080 0.080 0.080
+
+#material: 8 0 1 0 half_space
+#sphere: 0.08 0.02 0.04 0.03 half_space
diff --git a/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_rigid.in b/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_rigid.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a63e13e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_rigid.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#title: Hertzian dipole over a half-space
+#domain: 0.100 0.100 0.100
+#dx_dy_dz: 0.001 0.001 0.001
+#time_window: 3e-9
+
+#waveform: gaussiandot 1 1e9 myWave
+#hertzian_dipole: z 0.020 0.020 0.020 myWave
+#rx: 0.080 0.080 0.080
+
+#material: 8 0 1 0 half_space
+#sphere: 0.04 0.051 0.049 0.03 half_space n
diff --git a/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_small.in b/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_small.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a444c983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reframe_tests/tests/src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry/sphere_small.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#title: Hertzian dipole over a half-space
+#domain: 0.100 0.100 0.100
+#dx_dy_dz: 0.001 0.001 0.001
+#time_window: 3e-9
+
+#waveform: gaussiandot 1 1e9 myWave
+#hertzian_dipole: z 0.020 0.020 0.020 myWave
+#rx: 0.080 0.080 0.080
+
+#material: 8 0 1 0 half_space
+#sphere: 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.02 half_space
diff --git a/reframe_tests/tests/test_geometry.py b/reframe_tests/tests/test_geometry.py
index be4b4832..ffc96f2f 100644
--- a/reframe_tests/tests/test_geometry.py
+++ b/reframe_tests/tests/test_geometry.py
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class TestConeGeometry(GprMaxRegressionTest):
     )
 
 
+@rfm.simple_test
+class TestSphereGeometry(GprMaxRegressionTest):
+    tags = {"test", "serial", "geometery", "sphere"}
+    sourcesdir = "src/geometry_tests/sphere_geometry"
+    model = parameter(["sphere_full", "sphere_small", "sphere_outside_boundary", "sphere_rigid"])
+
+
 @rfm.simple_test
 class TestEdgeGeometry(AntennaModelMixin, GprMaxRegressionTest):
     tags = {"test", "serial", "geometry", "edge", "transmission_line", "waveform", "antenna"}
@@ -75,6 +82,13 @@ class TestConeGeometryMpi(MpiMixin, TestConeGeometry):
     test_dependency = TestConeGeometry
 
 
+@rfm.simple_test
+class TestSphereGeometryMpi(MpiMixin, TestSphereGeometry):
+    tags = {"test", "mpi", "geometery", "sphere"}
+    mpi_layout = parameter([[2, 2, 2], [3, 3, 3], [4, 4, 4]])
+    test_dependency = TestSphereGeometry
+
+
 @rfm.simple_test
 class TestEdgeGeometryMpi(MpiMixin, TestEdgeGeometry):
     tags = {"test", "mpi", "geometry", "edge", "transmission_line", "waveform", "antenna"}