diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index cbfdf3ad9c20..38e8980b7482 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ in
   snapper = handleTest ./snapper.nix {};
   solr = handleTest ./solr.nix {};
   spacecookie = handleTest ./spacecookie.nix {};
+  spike = handleTest ./spike.nix {};
   sonarr = handleTest ./sonarr.nix {};
   strongswan-swanctl = handleTest ./strongswan-swanctl.nix {};
   sudo = handleTest ./sudo.nix {};
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/spike/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/spike/default.nix
index 4dbb7fbe4a52..0f397bc272a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/spike/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/spike/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchgit, dtc }:
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, dtc, nixosTests }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "spike";
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    can-run-hello-world = nixosTests.spike;
+  };
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A RISC-V ISA Simulator";
     homepage = "https://github.com/riscv/riscv-isa-sim";