diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 31af6ec64214..61af62163470 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ in {
   matrix-synapse = handleTest ./matrix/synapse.nix {};
   matrix-synapse-workers = handleTest ./matrix/synapse-workers.nix {};
   mattermost = handleTest ./mattermost.nix {};
+  mealie = handleTest ./mealie.nix {};
   mediamtx = handleTest ./mediamtx.nix {};
   mediatomb = handleTest ./mediatomb.nix {};
   mediawiki = handleTest ./mediawiki.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/mealie.nix b/nixos/tests/mealie.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88f749c71294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/mealie.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ...} :
+
+{
+  name = "mealie";
+  meta = with pkgs.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ litchipi ];
+  };
+
+  nodes = {
+    server = {
+      services.mealie = {
+        enable = true;
+        port = 9001;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    start_all()
+    server.wait_for_unit("mealie.service")
+    server.wait_for_open_port(9001)
+    server.succeed("curl --fail http://localhost:9001")
+  '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/mealie/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/me/mealie/package.nix
index 67fed674a13a..2d1512f67ebc 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/mealie/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/mealie/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , fetchpatch
 , makeWrapper
+, nixosTests
 , python3Packages
 , stdenv
 , writeShellScript
@@ -144,6 +145,10 @@ in pythonpkgs.buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit (nixosTests) mealie;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A self hosted recipe manager and meal planner";
     longDescription = ''