diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index a396eaac9a3..a9c0aae7a52 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ in rec {
   tests.login = callTest tests/login.nix {};
   #tests.logstash = callTest tests/logstash.nix {};
   tests.mathics = callTest tests/mathics.nix {};
+  tests.matrix-synapse = callTest tests/matrix-synapse.nix {};
   tests.mesos = callTest tests/mesos.nix {};
   tests.misc = callTest tests/misc.nix {};
   tests.mongodb = callTest tests/mongodb.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/matrix-synapse.nix b/nixos/tests/matrix-synapse.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..113fb622588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/matrix-synapse.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ... } : {
+
+  name = "matrix-synapse";
+  meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ corngood ];
+  };
+
+  nodes = {
+    server_postgres = args: {
+      services.matrix-synapse.enable = true;
+      services.matrix-synapse.database_type = "psycopg2";
+    };
+
+    server_sqlite = args: {
+      services.matrix-synapse.enable = true;
+      services.matrix-synapse.database_type = "sqlite3";
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    startAll;
+    $server_postgres->waitForUnit("matrix-synapse.service");
+    $server_postgres->waitUntilSucceeds("curl -Lk https://localhost:8448/");
+    $server_postgres->requireActiveUnit("postgresql.service");
+    $server_sqlite->waitForUnit("matrix-synapse.service");
+    $server_sqlite->waitUntilSucceeds("curl -Lk https://localhost:8448/");
+    $server_sqlite->mustSucceed("[ -e /var/lib/matrix-synapse/homeserver.db ]");
+  '';
+
+})