diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
index bd4eda12bfd0..5024c648e190 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ rec {
       withSeccomp ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux,
       libseccomp,
       knownVulnerabilities ? [ ],
+      versionCheckHook,
     }:
     let
       docker-meta = {
@@ -343,6 +344,10 @@ rec {
           runHook postInstall
         '';
 
+        doInstallCheck = true;
+        nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+        versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+
         passthru = {
           # Exposed for tarsum build on non-linux systems (build-support/docker/default.nix)
           inherit moby-src;