diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
index 08bc4398555b..9098ae53790a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ let
 in
 
 {
+  imports = [ ./assertions.nix ];
+
   options.nixpkgs = {
 
     pkgs = mkOption {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs/test.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs/test.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c2fe3657d420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs/test.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{ lib, stdenv }:
+lib.recurseIntoAttrs {
+  invokeNixpkgsSimple =
+    (lib.nixos.core ({ config, modules, ... }: {
+      imports = [ modules.invokeNixpkgs ];
+      nixpkgs.system = stdenv.hostPlatform.system;
+    }))._module.args.pkgs.hello;
+}
diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 63be67892017..62ac35bf290d 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ in
   nix-serve-ssh = handleTest ./nix-serve-ssh.nix {};
   nixops = handleTest ./nixops/default.nix {};
   nixos-generate-config = handleTest ./nixos-generate-config.nix {};
+  nixpkgs = pkgs.callPackage ../modules/misc/nixpkgs/test.nix { };
   node-red = handleTest ./node-red.nix {};
   nomad = handleTest ./nomad.nix {};
   novacomd = handleTestOn ["x86_64-linux"] ./novacomd.nix {};