diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/hydra/common.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/hydra/common.nix
index 52a91db6758..75a9689267a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/hydra/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/hydra/common.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , docbook_xsl, openssh, gnused, coreutils, findutils, gzip, lzma, gnutar
 , rpm, dpkg, cdrkit, pixz, lib, boost, autoreconfHook, src ? null, version ? null
 , migration ? false, patches ? []
+, tests ? {}
 }:
 
 with stdenv;
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   dontStrip = true;
 
-  passthru = { inherit perlDeps migration; };
+  passthru = { inherit perlDeps migration tests; };
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Nix-based continuous build system";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/hydra/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/hydra/default.nix
index 12b70c8a5ae..f9a50dd0ea0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/hydra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/hydra/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ fetchFromGitHub, nixStable, callPackage, nixFlakes, fetchpatch }:
+{ fetchFromGitHub, nixStable, callPackage, nixFlakes, fetchpatch, nixosTests }:
 
 {
   # Package for phase-1 of the db migration for Hydra.
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
     };
     nix = nixStable;
     migration = true;
+
+    tests = {
+      db-migration = nixosTests.hydra-db-migration.mig;
+      basic = nixosTests.hydra.hydra-migration;
+    };
   };
 
   # Hydra from latest master branch. Contains breaking changes,
@@ -27,5 +32,9 @@
       sha256 = "1vs3lyfyafsl7wbpmycv7c3n9n2rkrswp65msb6q1iskgpvr96d5";
     };
     nix = nixFlakes;
+    tests = {
+      db-migration = nixosTests.hydra-db-migration.mig;
+      basic = nixosTests.hydra.hydra-unstable;
+    };
   };
 }