diff --git a/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py b/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py
index 15eaba88476f..2a3e4d94b948 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py
+++ b/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class Machine:
                 output += out
         return output
 
-    def wait_until_succeeds(self, command: str) -> str:
+    def wait_until_succeeds(self, command: str, timeout: int = 900) -> str:
         """Wait until a command returns success and return its output.
         Throws an exception on timeout.
         """
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class Machine:
             return status == 0
 
         with self.nested("waiting for success: {}".format(command)):
-            retry(check_success)
+            retry(check_success, timeout)
             return output
 
     def wait_until_fails(self, command: str) -> str:
diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 746139c48169..0e2104a20e2d 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ in
   taskserver = handleTest ./taskserver.nix {};
   telegraf = handleTest ./telegraf.nix {};
   tiddlywiki = handleTest ./tiddlywiki.nix {};
+  tigervnc = handleTest ./tigervnc.nix {};
   timezone = handleTest ./timezone.nix {};
   tinc = handleTest ./tinc {};
   tinydns = handleTest ./tinydns.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/tigervnc.nix b/nixos/tests/tigervnc.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0a52808b279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/tigervnc.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{ system ? builtins.currentSystem
+, config ? {}
+, pkgs ? import ../.. { inherit system config; }
+}:
+
+with import ../lib/testing-python.nix { inherit system pkgs; };
+makeTest {
+  name = "tigervnc";
+  meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ lheckemann ];
+  };
+
+  nodes = {
+    server = { pkgs, ...}: {
+      environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+        tigervnc # for Xvnc
+        xorg.xwininfo
+        imagemagickBig # for display with working label: support
+      ];
+      networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 5901 ];
+    };
+
+    client = { pkgs, ... }: {
+      imports = [ ./common/x11.nix ];
+      # for vncviewer
+      environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.tigervnc ];
+    };
+  };
+
+  enableOCR = true;
+
+  testScript = ''
+    start_all()
+
+    for host in [server, client]:
+        host.succeed("echo foobar | vncpasswd -f > vncpasswd")
+
+    server.succeed("Xvnc -geometry 720x576 :1 -PasswordFile vncpasswd &")
+    server.wait_until_succeeds("nc -z localhost 5901", timeout=10)
+    server.succeed("DISPLAY=:1 xwininfo -root | grep 720x576")
+    server.execute("DISPLAY=:1 display -size 360x200 -font sans -gravity south label:'HELLO VNC WORLD' &")
+
+    client.wait_for_x()
+    client.execute("vncviewer server:1 -PasswordFile vncpasswd &")
+    client.wait_for_window(r"VNC")
+    client.screenshot("screenshot")
+    text = client.get_screen_text()
+    # Displayed text
+    assert 'HELLO VNC WORLD' in text
+    # Client window title
+    assert 'TigerVNC' in text
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/tigervnc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/tigervnc/default.nix
index 20d17b77741b..1ef584ec977f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/tigervnc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/tigervnc/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub
 , xorg, xkeyboard_config, zlib
 , libjpeg_turbo, pixman, fltk
-, fontDirectories
 , cmake, gettext, libtool
 , libGLU
 , gnutls, pam, nettle
 , xterm, openssh, perl
 , makeWrapper
+, nixosTests
 }:
 
 with lib;
@@ -22,17 +22,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-IX39oEhTyk7NV+9dD9mFtes22fBdMTAVIv5XkqFK560=";
   };
 
-  inherit fontDirectories;
 
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i -e '/^\$cmd \.= " -pn";/a$cmd .= " -xkbdir ${xkeyboard_config}/etc/X11/xkb";' unix/vncserver/vncserver.in
     fontPath=
-    for i in $fontDirectories; do
-      for j in $(find $i -name fonts.dir); do
-        addToSearchPathWithCustomDelimiter "," fontPath $(dirname $j)
-      done
-    done
-    sed -i -e '/^\$cmd \.= " -pn";/a$cmd .= " -fp '"$fontPath"'";' unix/vncserver/vncserver.in
     substituteInPlace vncviewer/vncviewer.cxx \
        --replace '"/usr/bin/ssh' '"${openssh}/bin/ssh'
   '';
@@ -98,6 +91,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = xorg.xorgserver.propagatedBuildInputs;
 
+  passthru.tests.tigervnc = nixosTests.vnc.testTigerVNC;
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://tigervnc.org/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 42d753729daa..c912db8f3ec9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9888,9 +9888,7 @@ in
 
   tftp-hpa = callPackage ../tools/networking/tftp-hpa {};
 
-  tigervnc = callPackage ../tools/admin/tigervnc {
-    fontDirectories = [ xorg.fontadobe75dpi xorg.fontmiscmisc xorg.fontcursormisc xorg.fontbhlucidatypewriter75dpi ];
-  };
+  tigervnc = callPackage ../tools/admin/tigervnc {};
 
   tightvnc = callPackage ../tools/admin/tightvnc {
     fontDirectories = [ xorg.fontadobe75dpi xorg.fontmiscmisc xorg.fontcursormisc