diff --git a/pkgs/servers/dns/powerdns/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/dns/powerdns/default.nix
index 197b3095ab0..cacd5b7c54f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/dns/powerdns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/dns/powerdns/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, nixosTests
 , boost, libyamlcpp, libsodium, sqlite, protobuf, openssl, systemd
 , mysql57, postgresql, lua, openldap, geoip, curl, opendbx, unixODBC
 }:
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
   doCheck = true;
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    nixos = nixosTests.powerdns;
+  };
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Authoritative DNS server";
     homepage = "https://www.powerdns.com";