diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/syncthingtray/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/syncthingtray/default.nix
index 01d1891dd738..7af90535530e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/syncthingtray/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/syncthingtray/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake qttools ];
 
+  # No tests are available by upstream, but we test --help anyway
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  installCheckPhase = ''
+    $out/bin/syncthingtray --help | grep ${version}
+  '';
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     # See https://github.com/Martchus/syncthingtray/issues/42
     "-DQT_PLUGIN_DIR:STRING=${placeholder "out"}/lib/qt-5"