diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 0bc01b90551f..71a18ed9e343 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ in
   gobgpd = runTest ./gobgpd.nix;
   gocd-agent = runTest ./gocd-agent.nix;
   gocd-server = runTest ./gocd-server.nix;
+  gocron = runTest ./gocron.nix;
   gocryptfs = runTest ./gocryptfs.nix;
   gokapi = runTest ./gokapi.nix;
   gollum = runTest ./gollum.nix;
diff --git a/nixos/tests/gocron.nix b/nixos/tests/gocron.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2625dc474b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/gocron.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  name = "gocron";
+  meta.maintainers = with pkgs.lib.maintainers; [ juliusfreudenberger ];
+
+  nodes.machine =
+    { pkgs, ... }:
+    {
+      environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.jq ];
+      services.gocron = {
+        enable = true;
+        settings = {
+          jobs = [
+            {
+              name = "Test job";
+              disabled_cron = true;
+              commands = [
+                "echo 'Job runs successfully'"
+              ];
+            }
+          ];
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    def gocron_is_up(_) -> bool:
+      status, _ = machine.execute("curl --fail http://localhost:8156")
+      return status == 0
+
+    def job_is_available() -> bool:
+      status, output = machine.execute("curl http://localhost:8156/api/jobs | jq '. | length'")
+      return status == 0 and int(output) == 1
+
+    def start_job():
+      machine.succeed("curl -X POST http://localhost:8156/api/jobs/Test%20job")
+
+    def job_ran_successfully() -> bool:
+      output = machine.succeed("curl http://localhost:8156/api/runs/Test%20job | jq '.[0].status_id, .[0].logs.[2].message'")
+      split_output = output.split('\n')
+      ran_successfully = int(split_output[0]) == 3
+      log_message_as_expected = "Job runs not successfully" in split_output[1]
+      return ran_successfully and log_message_as_expected
+
+    machine.wait_for_unit("gocron.service")
+    machine.wait_for_open_port(8156)
+    with machine.nested("Waiting for UI to work"):
+      retry(gocron_is_up)
+
+    with machine.nested("Test job"):
+      if not job_is_available():
+        exit(1)
+      start_job()
+      if not job_ran_successfully():
+        exit(1)
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/go/gocron/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/go/gocron/package.nix
index e93a8745a476..bc9ea1e8dd31 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/go/gocron/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/go/gocron/package.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   bash,
   versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
+  nixosTests,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
       "gocron-web"
     ];
   };
+  passthru.tests = nixosTests.gocron;
 
   meta = {
     description = "Task scheduler built with Go and Vue.js.";