diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
index fe10e0fc7ae..2b7a472d1e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, zlib, interactive ? false, readline ? null, ncurses ? null }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, zlib, interactive ? false, readline ? null, ncurses ? null
+, python3Packages
+}:
 
 assert interactive -> readline != null && ncurses != null;
 
@@ -73,6 +75,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = false; # fails to link against tcl
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit (python3Packages) sqlalchemy;
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "A self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine";
     downloadPage = "https://sqlite.org/download.html";