diff --git a/pkgs/servers/memcached/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/memcached/default.nix
index 416ea1f4cd38..c6c8ddbfbed6 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/memcached/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/memcached/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, cyrus_sasl, libevent}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, cyrus_sasl, libevent, nixosTests }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "1.6.3";
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = [ maintainers.coconnor ];
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
   };
+  passthru.tests = {
+    smoke-tests = nixosTests.memcached;
+  };
 }