diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 8386219f73d8..ff2549395a0b 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ in {
   searx = handleTest ./searx.nix {};
   service-runner = handleTest ./service-runner.nix {};
   sfxr-qt = handleTest ./sfxr-qt.nix {};
+  sgtpuzzles = handleTest ./sgtpuzzles.nix {};
   shadow = handleTest ./shadow.nix {};
   shadowsocks = handleTest ./shadowsocks {};
   shattered-pixel-dungeon = handleTest ./shattered-pixel-dungeon.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/sgtpuzzles.nix b/nixos/tests/sgtpuzzles.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b8d25d42d312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/sgtpuzzles.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ...} :
+{
+  name = "sgtpuzzles";
+  meta = with pkgs.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ tomfitzhenry ];
+  };
+
+  nodes.machine = { ... }:
+
+  {
+    imports = [
+      ./common/x11.nix
+    ];
+
+    services.xserver.enable = true;
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      sgtpuzzles
+    ];
+  };
+
+  enableOCR = true;
+
+  testScript = { nodes, ... }:
+  ''
+    start_all()
+    machine.wait_for_x()
+
+    machine.execute("mines >&2 &")
+
+    machine.wait_for_window("Mines")
+    machine.wait_for_text("Marked")
+    machine.screenshot("mines")
+  '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/games/sgt-puzzles/default.nix b/pkgs/games/sgt-puzzles/default.nix
index 28151972fe26..bf378cd188de 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/sgt-puzzles/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/sgt-puzzles/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, desktop-file-utils
 , gtk3, libX11, cmake, imagemagick
-, pkg-config, perl, wrapGAppsHook
+, pkg-config, perl, wrapGAppsHook, nixosTests
 , isMobile ? false
 }:
 
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     install -Dm644 ${sgt-puzzles-menu} -t $out/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/
   '';
 
+  passthru.tests.sgtpuzzles = nixosTests.sgtpuzzles;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Simon Tatham's portable puzzle collection";
     license = licenses.mit;