diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py b/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
index c5f72d091f2356..4f3531ee2cd28a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import marshal
+import glob
 import importlib
 import importlib.util
+import re
 import struct
 import time
 import unittest
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ def module_path_to_dotted_name(path):
 TESTPACK2 = "ziptestpackage2"
 TEMP_DIR = os.path.abspath("junk95142")
 TEMP_ZIP = os.path.abspath("junk95142.zip")
+TEST_DATA_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "zipimport_data")
 
 pyc_file = importlib.util.cache_from_source(TESTMOD + '.py')
 pyc_ext = '.pyc'
@@ -818,18 +821,82 @@ def testZip64LargeFile(self):
             f"test generates files >{0xFFFFFFFF} bytes and takes a long time "
             "to run"
         )
-        self.addCleanup(os_helper.unlink, os_helper.TESTFN)
-        with open(os_helper.TESTFN, "wb") as f:
-            f.write(b"data")
-            f.write(os.linesep.encode())
-            f.seek(0xFFFFFFFF, os.SEEK_CUR)
-            f.write(os.linesep.encode())
+
+        parts_glob = f"sparse-zip64-c{int(self.compression)}-0x*.part"
+        full_parts_glob = os.path.join(TEST_DATA_DIR, parts_glob)
+        pre_built_zip_parts = glob.glob(full_parts_glob)
 
         self.addCleanup(os_helper.unlink, TEMP_ZIP)
-        with ZipFile(TEMP_ZIP, "w", compression=self.compression) as z:
-            z.write(os_helper.TESTFN, "data1")
-            z.writestr("module.py", test_src)
-            z.write(os_helper.TESTFN, "data2")
+        if not pre_built_zip_parts:
+            if self.compression != ZIP_STORED:
+                support.requires(
+                    "cpu",
+                    "test requires a lot of CPU for compression."
+                )
+            self.addCleanup(os_helper.unlink, os_helper.TESTFN)
+            with open(os_helper.TESTFN, "wb") as f:
+                f.write(b"data")
+                f.write(os.linesep.encode())
+                f.seek(0xFFFFFFFF, os.SEEK_CUR)
+                f.write(os.linesep.encode())
+            with ZipFile(TEMP_ZIP, "w", compression=self.compression) as z:
+                z.write(os_helper.TESTFN, "data1")
+                z.writestr("module.py", test_src)
+                z.write(os_helper.TESTFN, "data2")
+
+            # This "works" but relies on the zip format having a non-empty
+            # final page due to the trailing central directory to wind up with
+            # the correct length file.
+            def make_sparse_zip_parts(name):
+                empty_page = b"\0" * 4096
+                with open(name, "rb") as f:
+                    part = None
+                    try:
+                        while True:
+                            offset = f.tell()
+                            data = f.read(len(empty_page))
+                            if not data:
+                                break
+                            if data != empty_page:
+                                if not part:
+                                    part_fullname = os.path.join(
+                                        TEST_DATA_DIR,
+                                        "sparse-zip64-c%d-0x%09x.part" % (self.compression, offset)
+                                    )
+                                    part = open(part_fullname, "wb")
+                                    print("Created", part_fullname)
+                                part.write(data)
+                            else:
+                                if part:
+                                    part.close()
+                                part = None
+                    finally:
+                        if part:
+                            part.close()
+
+            if self.compression == ZIP_STORED:
+                print(f"Creating sparse parts to check in into {TEST_DATA_DIR}:")
+                make_sparse_zip_parts(TEMP_ZIP)
+
+        else:
+            def extract_offset(name):
+                if m := re.search(r"-(0x[0-9a-f]{9})\.part$", name):
+                    return int(m.group(1), base=16)
+                raise ValueError(f"{name=} does not fit expected pattern.")
+            offset_parts = [(extract_offset(n), n) for n in pre_built_zip_parts]
+            with open(TEMP_ZIP, "wb") as f:
+                for offset, part_fn in sorted(offset_parts):
+                    with open(part_fn, "rb") as part:
+                        f.seek(offset, os.SEEK_SET)
+                        f.write(part.read())
+            # Confirm that the reconstructed zip file works and looks right.
+            with ZipFile(TEMP_ZIP, "r") as z:
+                self.assertEqual(
+                        z.read("module.py"), test_src.encode(),
+                        msg=f"Recreate {full_parts_glob}, unexpected contents."
+                )
+                self.assertGreater(z.getinfo("data1").file_size, 0xffff_ffff)
+                self.assertGreater(z.getinfo("data2").file_size, 0xffff_ffff)
 
         self.doTestWithPreBuiltZip(".py", "module")
 
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