diff --git a/tests/test_kernel_execution.py b/tests/test_kernel_execution.py
index b1991413..7781f780 100644
--- a/tests/test_kernel_execution.py
+++ b/tests/test_kernel_execution.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import sys
+from datetime import timedelta
 from os import path
 
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 
+import parcels
 from parcels import (
     AdvectionRK4,
     FieldOutOfBoundError,
@@ -354,3 +356,77 @@ def test_compilers():
         params = param_class()  # noqa
 
     print(CCompiler_SS())
+
+
+def test_explicit_ParcelsRandom(fieldset):
+    """
+    Testing `from parcels import ParcelsRandom` in kernel code
+    """
+    from parcels import ParcelsRandom
+
+    def nudge_kernel(particle, fieldset, time):
+        dlat = ParcelsRandom.normalvariate(0.0, 1.0)
+        particle_dlat += dlat  # noqa
+
+    pset = ParticleSet(fieldset, pclass=parcels.JITParticle, lon=[0.5], lat=[0.5])
+    pset.execute(nudge_kernel, runtime=timedelta(days=1), dt=timedelta(hours=1))
+
+
+def test_parcels_dot_ParcelsRandom(fieldset):
+    """
+    Testing `parcels.ParcelsRandom` in kernel code
+    """
+    pset = ParticleSet(fieldset, pclass=parcels.JITParticle, lon=[0.5], lat=[0.5])
+
+    def nudge_kernel(particle, fieldset, time):
+        dlat = parcels.ParcelsRandom.normalvariate(0.0, 1.0)
+        particle_dlat += dlat # noqa
+
+    pset.execute(nudge_kernel, runtime=timedelta(days=1), dt=timedelta(hours=1))
+
+
+def test_parcels_dot_rng(fieldset):
+    """
+    Testing `parcels.rng` in kernel code.
+    This should not work as parcels.rng is not imported in parcels/__init__.py
+    and is not supported in kernel conversion code.
+    """
+    pset = ParticleSet(fieldset, pclass=parcels.JITParticle, lon=[0.5], lat=[0.5])
+
+    def nudge_kernel(particle, fieldset, time):
+        dlat = parcels.rng.normalvariate(0.0, 1.0)
+        particle_dlat += dlat  # noqa
+
+    try:
+        pset.execute(nudge_kernel, runtime=timedelta(days=1), dt=timedelta(hours=1))
+    except:
+        pass  # This test is expected to fail
+    else:
+        pytest.fail(
+            "Parcels uses function name to determine kernel support. "
+            "parcels.rng can't be used as it is unsupported."
+        )
+
+
+def test_custom_ParcelsRandom_alias(fieldset):
+    """
+    Testing aliasing ParcelsRandom to another name.
+    """
+    from parcels import ParcelsRandom as my_custom_name
+
+    def nudge_kernel(particle, fieldset, time):
+        dlat = my_custom_name.normalvariate(0.0, 1.0)
+        particle_dlat += dlat  # noqa
+
+    pset = ParticleSet(fieldset, pclass=parcels.JITParticle, lon=[0.5], lat=[0.5])
+
+    try:
+        pset.execute(nudge_kernel, runtime=timedelta(days=1), dt=timedelta(hours=1))
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
+        pass  # This test is expected to fail
+    else:
+        pytest.fail(
+            "Parcels uses function name to determine kernel support. "
+            "Aliasing ParcelsRandom to another name is not supported."
+        )