diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/uart/mod.rs b/embassy-rp/src/uart/mod.rs
index 97f4463e5..682243a27 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/uart/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/uart/mod.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use embassy_cortex_m::interrupt::InterruptExt;
 use embassy_hal_common::{into_ref, PeripheralRef};
 
 use crate::dma::{AnyChannel, Channel};
 use crate::gpio::sealed::Pin;
 use crate::gpio::AnyPin;
-use crate::{pac, peripherals, Peripheral, RegExt};
+use crate::{pac, peripherals, Peripheral};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
 mod buffered;
diff --git a/tests/rp/src/bin/uart_upgrade.rs b/tests/rp/src/bin/uart_upgrade.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8c9aecf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rp/src/bin/uart_upgrade.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
+
+use defmt::{assert_eq, *};
+use embassy_executor::Spawner;
+use embassy_rp::interrupt;
+use embassy_rp::uart::{Config, Uart};
+use embedded_io::asynch::{Read, Write};
+use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
+
+#[embassy_executor::main]
+async fn main(_spawner: Spawner) {
+    let p = embassy_rp::init(Default::default());
+    info!("Hello World!");
+
+    let (tx, rx, uart) = (p.PIN_0, p.PIN_1, p.UART0);
+
+    let config = Config::default();
+    let mut uart = Uart::new_blocking(uart, tx, rx, config);
+
+    // We can't send too many bytes, they have to fit in the FIFO.
+    // This is because we aren't sending+receiving at the same time.
+
+    let data = [0xC0, 0xDE];
+    uart.blocking_write(&data).unwrap();
+
+    let mut buf = [0; 2];
+    uart.blocking_read(&mut buf).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(buf, data);
+
+    let irq = interrupt::take!(UART0_IRQ);
+    let tx_buf = &mut [0u8; 16];
+    let rx_buf = &mut [0u8; 16];
+
+    let mut uart = uart.into_buffered(irq, tx_buf, rx_buf);
+
+    // Make sure we send more bytes than fits in the FIFO, to test the actual
+    // bufferedUart.
+
+    let data = [
+        1u8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,
+        30, 31,
+    ];
+    uart.write_all(&data).await.unwrap();
+    info!("Done writing");
+
+    let mut buf = [0; 31];
+    uart.read_exact(&mut buf).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(buf, data);
+
+    info!("Test OK");
+    cortex_m::asm::bkpt();
+}