diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/live555/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/live555/default.nix
index 6ff8d54ca301..2e5ec92cf4c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/live555/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/live555/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 , fetchurl
 , darwin
 , openssl
+
+# major and only downstream dependency
+, vlc
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -62,6 +65,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit vlc;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/";
     description = "Set of C++ libraries for multimedia streaming, using open standard protocols (RTP/RTCP, RTSP, SIP)";