diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/check-manifest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/check-manifest/default.nix
index 95bb9660d4c..42b903db7de 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/check-manifest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/check-manifest/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pep517, toml, mock, breezy, git, build }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pep517, toml, mock, breezy, git, build, pytestCheckHook }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "check-manifest";
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ build pep517 toml ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ mock breezy git ];
+  checkInputs = [ mock breezy git pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "check_manifest" ];
+
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/mgedmin/check-manifest";