diff --git a/pkgs/servers/dns/pdns-recursor/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/dns/pdns-recursor/default.nix
index 7d54f44d53c..56a2a29c1cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/dns/pdns-recursor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/dns/pdns-recursor/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, boost
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, boost, nixosTests
 , openssl, systemd, lua, luajit, protobuf
 , enableProtoBuf ? false
 }:
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    nixos = nixosTests.pdns-recursor;
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "A recursive DNS server";
     homepage = "https://www.powerdns.com/";