diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 480439c2a25e..c716510cc585 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ in {
   amazon-ssm-agent = handleTest ./amazon-ssm-agent.nix {};
   amd-sev = runTest ./amd-sev.nix;
   anbox = runTest ./anbox.nix;
+  anki-sync-server = handleTest ./anki-sync-server.nix {};
   anuko-time-tracker = handleTest ./anuko-time-tracker.nix {};
   apcupsd = handleTest ./apcupsd.nix {};
   apfs = runTest ./apfs.nix;
diff --git a/nixos/tests/anki-sync-server.nix b/nixos/tests/anki-sync-server.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d08cc9cb878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/anki-sync-server.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }:
+  let
+    ankiSyncTest = pkgs.writeScript "anki-sync-test.py" ''
+      #!${pkgs.python3}/bin/python
+
+      import sys
+
+      # get site paths from anki itself
+      from runpy import run_path
+      run_path("${pkgs.anki}/bin/.anki-wrapped")
+      import anki
+
+      col = anki.collection.Collection('test_collection')
+      endpoint = 'http://localhost:27701'
+
+      # Sanity check: verify bad login fails
+      try:
+         col.sync_login('baduser', 'badpass', endpoint)
+         print("bad user login worked?!")
+         sys.exit(1)
+      except anki.errors.SyncError:
+          pass
+
+      # test logging in to users
+      col.sync_login('user', 'password', endpoint)
+      col.sync_login('passfileuser', 'passfilepassword', endpoint)
+
+      # Test actual sync. login apparently doesn't remember the endpoint...
+      login = col.sync_login('user', 'password', endpoint)
+      login.endpoint = endpoint
+      sync = col.sync_collection(login, False)
+      assert sync.required == sync.NO_CHANGES
+      # TODO: create an archive with server content including a test card
+      # and check we got it?
+    '';
+    testPasswordFile = pkgs.writeText "anki-password" "passfilepassword";
+  in
+  {
+  name = "anki-sync-server";
+  meta = with pkgs.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ martinetd ];
+  };
+
+  nodes.machine = { pkgs, ...}: {
+    services.anki-sync-server = {
+      enable = true;
+      users = [
+        { username = "user";
+          password = "password";
+        }
+        { username = "passfileuser";
+          passwordFile = testPasswordFile;
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+  };
+
+
+  testScript =
+    ''
+      start_all()
+
+      with subtest("Server starts successfully"):
+          # service won't start without users
+          machine.wait_for_unit("anki-sync-server.service")
+          machine.wait_for_open_port(27701)
+
+      with subtest("Can sync"):
+          machine.succeed("${ankiSyncTest}")
+    '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix b/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix
index 8a04d7fc3489..90f2ee9e53bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , lame
 , mpv-unwrapped
 , ninja
+, nixosTests
 , nodejs
 , nodejs-slim
 , prefetch-yarn-deps
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
   passthru = {
     # cargoLock is reused in anki-sync-server
     inherit cargoLock;
+    tests.anki-sync-server = nixosTests.anki-sync-server;
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {