diff --git a/src/librepgp/stream-key.cpp b/src/librepgp/stream-key.cpp
index 7a79c4cc8f..6c4978887c 100644
--- a/src/librepgp/stream-key.cpp
+++ b/src/librepgp/stream-key.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,16 @@ process_pgp_key_auto(pgp_source_t &          src,
         return ret;
     }
 
+    /* In permissive mode, skip private/experimental packets (tags 60-63, RFC 4880 §4.3)
+     * instead of aborting the import. */
+    if (skiperrors && (ptag >= 60) && (ptag <= 63)) {
+        RNP_LOG("skipping experimental packet tag %d at pos %" PRIu64, ptag, src.readb);
+        if (stream_skip_packet(&src)) {
+            return RNP_ERROR_READ;
+        }
+        return RNP_ERROR_BAD_FORMAT;
+    }
+
     rnp_result_t ret = RNP_ERROR_BAD_FORMAT;
     if (!is_primary_key_pkt(ptag)) {
         RNP_LOG("wrong key tag: %d at pos %" PRIu64, ptag, src.readb);
diff --git a/src/tests/data/test_stream_key_load/pubkey-with-experimental-pkt.asc b/src/tests/data/test_stream_key_load/pubkey-with-experimental-pkt.asc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f5182905f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/data/test_stream_key_load/pubkey-with-experimental-pkt.asc
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
+
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+JuuX8k9d05rb+F2VAqLnW3CQreDW6unVNeRf52tdM8J4eXmeu/Bkk8y1Qx/HbGca
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+v5BhpoOOm+jM/ATerb7v
+=F91b
+-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
diff --git a/src/tests/ffi-key.cpp b/src/tests/ffi-key.cpp
index 9010999cdc..580cee8223 100644
--- a/src/tests/ffi-key.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/ffi-key.cpp
@@ -3184,6 +3184,34 @@ TEST_F(rnp_tests, test_ffi_malformed_keys_import)
     rnp_ffi_destroy(ffi);
 }
 
+TEST_F(rnp_tests, test_ffi_experimental_packet_import)
+{
+    /* Regression test for https://github.com/rnpgp/rnp/issues/2379:
+     * A key with a trailing experimental packet (tag 60-63, RFC 4880 §4.3) must be
+     * importable when RNP_LOAD_SAVE_PERMISSIVE is set, and fail without it. */
+    rnp_ffi_t   ffi = NULL;
+    rnp_input_t input = NULL;
+
+    assert_rnp_success(rnp_ffi_create(&ffi, "GPG", "GPG"));
+    /* without permissive flag the import must fail */
+    assert_rnp_success(rnp_input_from_path(
+      &input, "data/test_stream_key_load/pubkey-with-experimental-pkt.asc"));
+    assert_rnp_failure(rnp_import_keys(ffi, input, RNP_LOAD_SAVE_PUBLIC_KEYS, NULL));
+    rnp_input_destroy(input);
+    size_t keycount = 255;
+    assert_rnp_success(rnp_get_public_key_count(ffi, &keycount));
+    assert_int_equal(keycount, 0);
+    /* with permissive flag the experimental packet is skipped and key is imported */
+    assert_rnp_success(rnp_input_from_path(
+      &input, "data/test_stream_key_load/pubkey-with-experimental-pkt.asc"));
+    assert_rnp_success(
+      rnp_import_keys(ffi, input, RNP_LOAD_SAVE_PUBLIC_KEYS | RNP_LOAD_SAVE_PERMISSIVE, NULL));
+    rnp_input_destroy(input);
+    assert_rnp_success(rnp_get_public_key_count(ffi, &keycount));
+    assert_int_equal(keycount, 2);
+    rnp_ffi_destroy(ffi);
+}
+
 #if defined(ENABLE_CRYPTO_REFRESH)
 TEST_F(rnp_tests, test_ffi_v6_sig_subpackets)
 {