Kusal Perera will join the Sri Lanka squad two weeks after his provisional doping ban was lifted and may play in the second Test against England, live on Sky Sports 2.
Sri Lanka confirmed the wicket-keeper and batsman, who will travel to England as soon as visa formalities are sorted out, will replace paceman Dhammika Prasad.
"Kusal will join the team as soon as possible and acclimatise, so he can do some serious work with the bat," Sri Lanka chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya told Cricinfo.
Perera was cleared to play after the International Cricket Council lifted the provisional ban and all associated charges against him following concerns over the reliability of the drug test carried out by a World Anti-Doping Agency accredited laboratory in Qatar.
Perera had been the Test side's wicket-keeper and No 7 batsman before he was provisionally suspended for failing a doping test in December.
Jayasuriya said the selection committee had chosen Perera to replace a bowler because Sri Lanka "have enough bowlers in the squad".
In addition to the four frontline bowlers and two all-rounders who played in the Headingley Test, seamer Suranga Lakmal and off-spinner Dilruwan Perera sit in reserve.
It is unlikely - though not impossible - that Perera will be available for the Test at Chester-le-Street, which begins on Friday.
He will almost certainly be in contention for the third Test at Lord's, which does not begin until June 9.
Perera has been training at Sri Lanka's national academy at Khettarama since May 13.
Having begun his career as a limited-overs specialist, Perera had made a bright start to his Test career, hitting two rapid 50s in five innings so far.
If he is selected, Sri Lanka also have the option of relieving Dinesh Chandimal of the gloves.