diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index 4647f28be186..a3d33887db27 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ in rec {
   tests.fsck = callTest tests/fsck.nix {};
   tests.fwupd = callTest tests/fwupd.nix {};
   tests.gdk-pixbuf = callTest tests/gdk-pixbuf.nix {};
+  tests.gitea = callSubTests tests/gitea.nix {};
   tests.gitlab = callTest tests/gitlab.nix {};
   tests.gitolite = callTest tests/gitolite.nix {};
   tests.gjs = callTest tests/gjs.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/gitea.nix b/nixos/tests/gitea.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ffe05ef3f1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/gitea.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+{ system ? builtins.currentSystem }:
+
+with import ../lib/testing.nix { inherit system; };
+with pkgs.lib;
+
+{
+  mysql = makeTest {
+    name = "gitea-mysql";
+    meta.maintainers = [ maintainers.aanderse ];
+
+    machine =
+      { config, pkgs, ... }:
+      { services.mysql.enable = true;
+        services.mysql.package = pkgs.mariadb;
+        services.mysql.ensureDatabases = [ "gitea" ];
+        services.mysql.ensureUsers = [
+          { name = "gitea";
+            ensurePermissions = { "gitea.*" = "ALL PRIVILEGES"; };
+          }
+        ];
+
+        services.gitea.enable = true;
+        services.gitea.database.type = "mysql";
+        services.gitea.database.socket = "/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock";
+      };
+
+    testScript = ''
+      startAll;
+
+      $machine->waitForUnit('gitea.service');
+      $machine->waitForOpenPort('3000');
+      $machine->succeed("curl --fail http://localhost:3000/");
+    '';
+  };
+
+  postgres = makeTest {
+    name = "gitea-postgres";
+    meta.maintainers = [ maintainers.aanderse ];
+
+    machine =
+      { config, pkgs, ... }:
+      {
+        services.gitea.enable = true;
+        services.gitea.database.type = "postgres";
+        services.gitea.database.password = "secret";
+      };
+
+    testScript = ''
+      startAll;
+
+      $machine->waitForUnit('gitea.service');
+      $machine->waitForOpenPort('3000');
+      $machine->succeed("curl --fail http://localhost:3000/");
+    '';
+  };
+
+  sqlite = makeTest {
+    name = "gitea-sqlite";
+    meta.maintainers = [ maintainers.aanderse ];
+
+    machine =
+      { config, pkgs, ... }:
+      { services.gitea.enable = true;
+      };
+
+    testScript = ''
+      startAll;
+
+      $machine->waitForUnit('gitea.service');
+      $machine->waitForOpenPort('3000');
+      $machine->succeed("curl --fail http://localhost:3000/");
+    '';
+  };
+}