diff --git a/test/units/TEST-53-TIMER.RandomizedDelaySec-reload.sh b/test/units/TEST-53-TIMER.RandomizedDelaySec-reload.sh
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@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+#
+# When deserializing a serialized timer unit with RandomizedDelaySec= set, systemd should use the last
+# inactive exit timestamp instead of current realtime to calculate the new next elapse, so the timer unit
+# actually runs in the given calendar window.
+#
+# Provides coverage for:
+#   - https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/18678
+#   - https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/27752
+set -eux
+set -o pipefail
+
+# shellcheck source=test/units/test-control.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")"/util.sh
+
+UNIT_NAME="timer-RandomizedDelaySec-$RANDOM"
+TARGET_TS="$(date --date="tomorrow 00:10")"
+TARGET_TS_S="$(date --date="$TARGET_TS" "+%s")"
+# Maximum possible next elapse timestamp: $TARGET_TS (OnCalendar=) + 22 hours (RandomizedDelaySec=)
+MAX_NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME_S="$((TARGET_TS_S + 22 * 60 * 60))"
+MAX_NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME="$(date --date="@$MAX_NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME_S")"
+
+# Let's make sure to return the date & time back to the original state once we're done with our time
+# shenigans. One way to do this would be to use hwclock, but the RTC in VMs can be unreliable or slow to
+# respond, causing unexpected test fails/timeouts.
+#
+# Instead, let's save the realtime timestamp before we start with the test together with a current monotonic
+# timestamp, after the test ends take the difference between the current monotonic timestamp and the "start"
+# one, add it to the originally saved realtime timestamp, and finally use that timestamp to set the system
+# time. This should advance the system time by the amount of time the test actually ran, and hence restore it
+# to some sane state after the time jumps performed by the test. It won't be perfect, but it should be close
+# enough for our needs.
+START_REALTIME="$(date "+%s")"
+START_MONOTONIC="$(cut -d . -f 1 /proc/uptime)"
+at_exit() {
+    : "Restore the system date to a sane state"
+    END_MONOTONIC="$(cut -d . -f 1 /proc/uptime)"
+    date --set="@$((START_REALTIME + END_MONOTONIC - START_MONOTONIC))"
+}
+trap at_exit EXIT
+
+# Set some predictable time so we can schedule the first timer elapse in a deterministic-ish way
+date --set="23:00"
+
+# Setup
+cat >"/run/systemd/system/$UNIT_NAME.timer" <<EOF
+[Timer]
+# Run this timer daily, ten minutes after midnight
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 00:10:00
+RandomizedDelaySec=22h
+AccuracySec=1ms
+EOF
+
+cat >"/run/systemd/system/$UNIT_NAME.service" <<EOF
+[Service]
+ExecStart=echo "Hello world"
+EOF
+
+systemctl daemon-reload
+
+check_elapse_timestamp() {
+    systemctl status "$UNIT_NAME.timer"
+    systemctl show -p InactiveExitTimestamp "$UNIT_NAME.timer"
+
+    NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME="$(systemctl show -P NextElapseUSecRealtime "$UNIT_NAME.timer")"
+    NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME_S="$(date --date="$NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME" "+%s")"
+    : "Next elapse timestamp should be $TARGET_TS <= $NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME <= $MAX_NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME"
+    assert_ge "$NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME_S" "$TARGET_TS_S"
+    assert_le "$NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME_S" "$MAX_NEXT_ELAPSE_REALTIME_S"
+}
+
+# Restart the timer unit and check the initial next elapse timestamp
+: "Initial next elapse timestamp"
+systemctl restart "$UNIT_NAME.timer"
+check_elapse_timestamp
+
+# Bump the system date to 1 minute after the original calendar timer would've expired (without any random
+# delay!) - systemd should recalculate the next elapse timestamp with a new randomized delay, but it should
+# use the original inactive exit timestamp as a "base", so the final timestamp should not end up beyond the
+# original calendar timestamp + randomized delay range.
+#
+# Similarly, do the same check after doing daemon-reload, as that also forces systemd to recalculate the next
+# elapse timestamp (this goes through a slightly different codepath that actually contained the original
+# issue).
+: "Next elapse timestamp after time jump"
+date -s "tomorrow 00:11"
+check_elapse_timestamp
+
+: "Next elapse timestamp after daemon-reload"
+systemctl daemon-reload
+check_elapse_timestamp
+
+# Cleanup
+systemctl stop "$UNIT_NAME".{timer,service}
+rm -f "/run/systemd/system/$UNIT_NAME".{timer,service}
+systemctl daemon-reload
diff --git a/test/units/util.sh b/test/units/util.sh
index 65f2d0b2e3..6ba7706b02 100755
--- a/test/units/util.sh
+++ b/test/units/util.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ assert_le() {(
     fi
 )}
 
+assert_ge() {(
+    set +ex
+
+    if [[ "${1:?}" -lt "${2:?}" ]]; then
+        echo "FAIL: '$1' < '$2'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+)}
+
 assert_in() {(
     set +ex