diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index f6c0c2483928..7544975f04ce 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ in
   memcached = handleTest ./memcached.nix {};
   metabase = handleTest ./metabase.nix {};
   minecraft = handleTest ./minecraft.nix {};
+  minecraft-server = handleTest ./minecraft-server.nix {};
   miniflux = handleTest ./miniflux.nix {};
   minio = handleTest ./minio.nix {};
   minidlna = handleTest ./minidlna.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/minecraft-server.nix b/nixos/tests/minecraft-server.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..53780e4636ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/minecraft-server.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+let
+  seed = "2151901553968352745";
+  rcon-pass = "foobar";
+  rcon-port = 43000;
+in import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
+  name = "minecraft-server";
+  meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; { maintainers = [ nequissimus ]; };
+
+  nodes.server = { ... }: {
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.mcrcon ];
+
+    nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+
+    services.minecraft-server = {
+      declarative = true;
+      enable = true;
+      eula = true;
+      serverProperties = {
+        enable-rcon = true;
+        level-seed = seed;
+        online-mode = false;
+        "rcon.password" = rcon-pass;
+        "rcon.port" = rcon-port;
+      };
+    };
+
+    virtualisation.memorySize = 2048;
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    server.wait_for_unit("minecraft-server")
+    server.wait_for_open_port(${toString rcon-port})
+    assert "${seed}" in server.succeed(
+        "mcrcon -H localhost -P ${toString rcon-port} -p '${rcon-pass}' -c 'seed'"
+    )
+  '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix b/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix
index 5cf39ec35b0e..77181692ec22 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, jre_headless }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, nixosTests, jre_headless }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "minecraft-server";
   version = "1.16.4";
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   phases = "installPhase";
 
-  passthru.updateScript = ./update.sh;
+  passthru = {
+    tests = { inherit (nixosTests) minecraft-server; };
+    updateScript = ./update.sh;
+  };
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Minecraft Server";