diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index ecf95c2cba0a..785a5621f57e 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ in {
   fluentd = handleTest ./fluentd.nix {};
   fluidd = handleTest ./fluidd.nix {};
   fontconfig-default-fonts = handleTest ./fontconfig-default-fonts.nix {};
+  forgejo = handleTest ./gitea.nix { giteaPackage = pkgs.forgejo; };
   freenet = handleTest ./freenet.nix {};
   freeswitch = handleTest ./freeswitch.nix {};
   freshrss-sqlite = handleTest ./freshrss-sqlite.nix {};
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ in {
   geth = handleTest ./geth.nix {};
   ghostunnel = handleTest ./ghostunnel.nix {};
   gitdaemon = handleTest ./gitdaemon.nix {};
-  gitea = handleTest ./gitea.nix {};
+  gitea = handleTest ./gitea.nix { giteaPackage = pkgs.gitea; };
   gitlab = handleTest ./gitlab.nix {};
   gitolite = handleTest ./gitolite.nix {};
   gitolite-fcgiwrap = handleTest ./gitolite-fcgiwrap.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/gitea.nix b/nixos/tests/gitea.nix
index 68a2566c1191..d856ecca9a13 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/gitea.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/gitea.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { system ? builtins.currentSystem,
   config ? {},
+  giteaPackage,
   pkgs ? import ../.. { inherit system config; }
 }:
 
@@ -9,8 +10,8 @@ with pkgs.lib;
 let
   supportedDbTypes = [ "mysql" "postgres" "sqlite3" ];
   makeGiteaTest = type: nameValuePair type (makeTest {
-    name = "gitea-${type}";
-    meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ aanderse kolaente ma27 ];
+    name = "${giteaPackage.pname}-${type}";
+    meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ aanderse indeednotjames kolaente ma27 ];
 
     nodes = {
       server = { config, pkgs, ... }: {
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ let
         services.gitea = {
           enable = true;
           database = { inherit type; };
+          package = giteaPackage;
           settings.service.DISABLE_REGISTRATION = true;
         };
-        environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gitea pkgs.jq ];
+        environment.systemPackages = [ giteaPackage pkgs.jq ];
         services.openssh.enable = true;
       };
       client1 = { config, pkgs, ... }: {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/forgejo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/forgejo/default.nix
index 9e46f326d894..8693e6d208fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/forgejo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/forgejo/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 , lib
 , makeWrapper
 , nix
+, nixosTests
 , openssh
 , pam
 , pamSupport ? true
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
       --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ bash git gzip openssh ]}
   '';
 
+  passthru.tests = nixosTests.forgejo;
+
   passthru.updateScript = lib.getExe (writeShellApplication {
     name = "update-forgejo";
     runtimeInputs = [