diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/default.nix
index 363e5f7cfbe..43ca9d455bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/transmission/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 , wrapGAppsHook
 , enableQt ? false
 , qt5
+, nixosTests
 , enableSystemd ? stdenv.isLinux
 , enableDaemon ? true
 , enableCli ? true
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-framework CoreFoundation";
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    smoke-test = nixosTests.bittorrent;
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "A fast, easy and free BitTorrent client";
     longDescription = ''