diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index a6cfd22d541f..9e27969190f7 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -944,6 +944,7 @@ in {
   vsftpd = handleTest ./vsftpd.nix {};
   warzone2100 = handleTest ./warzone2100.nix {};
   wasabibackend = handleTest ./wasabibackend.nix {};
+  watchdogd = handleTest ./watchdogd.nix {};
   webhook = runTest ./webhook.nix;
   wiki-js = handleTest ./wiki-js.nix {};
   wine = handleTest ./wine.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/watchdogd.nix b/nixos/tests/watchdogd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..663e97cbae10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/watchdogd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ lib, ... }: {
+  name = "watchdogd";
+  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ vifino ];
+
+  nodes.machine = { pkgs, ... }: {
+    virtualisation.qemu.options = [
+      "-device i6300esb" # virtual watchdog timer
+    ];
+    boot.kernelModules = [ "i6300esb" ];
+    services.watchdogd.enable = true;
+    services.watchdogd.settings = {
+      supervisor.enabled = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    machine.wait_for_unit("watchdogd.service")
+
+    assert "i6300ESB" in machine.succeed("watchdogctl status")
+    machine.succeed("watchdogctl test")
+  '';
+})