diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix
index eded437a62d..f3bcefcf173 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, buildGoPackage, btrfs-progs, go-md2man, installShellFiles, utillinux }:
+{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, buildGoPackage, btrfs-progs, go-md2man, installShellFiles, utillinux, nixosTests }:
 
 with lib;
 
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     installManPage man/*.[1-9]
   '';
 
+  passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) docker; };
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://containerd.io/";
     description = "A daemon to control runC";