diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/backup/borgmatic.nix b/nixos/modules/services/backup/borgmatic.nix
index 12db54cbdb37..4a6e378472c2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/backup/borgmatic.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/backup/borgmatic.nix
@@ -76,29 +76,42 @@ in
       default = { };
       type = types.attrsOf cfgType;
     };
+
+    enableConfigCheck = mkEnableOption (lib.mdDoc "checking all configurations during build time") // { default = true; };
   };
 
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+  config =
+    let
+      configFiles =
+        (optionalAttrs (cfg.settings != null) { "borgmatic/config.yaml".source = cfgfile; }) //
+        mapAttrs'
+          (name: value: nameValuePair
+            "borgmatic.d/${name}.yaml"
+            { source = settingsFormat.generate "${name}.yaml" value; })
+          cfg.configurations;
+      borgmaticCheck = name: f: pkgs.runCommandCC "${name} validation" { } ''
+            ${pkgs.borgmatic}/bin/borgmatic -c ${f.source} config validate
+            touch $out
+          '';
+    in
+      mkIf cfg.enable {
 
-    warnings = []
-      ++ optional (cfg.settings != null && cfg.settings ? location)
-        "`services.borgmatic.settings.location` is deprecated, please move your options out of sections to the global scope"
-      ++ optional (catAttrs "location" (attrValues cfg.configurations) != [])
-        "`services.borgmatic.configurations.<name>.location` is deprecated, please move your options out of sections to the global scope"
-    ;
+        warnings = []
+          ++ optional (cfg.settings != null && cfg.settings ? location)
+            "`services.borgmatic.settings.location` is deprecated, please move your options out of sections to the global scope"
+          ++ optional (catAttrs "location" (attrValues cfg.configurations) != [])
+            "`services.borgmatic.configurations.<name>.location` is deprecated, please move your options out of sections to the global scope"
+        ;
 
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.borgmatic ];
+        environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.borgmatic ];
 
-    environment.etc = (optionalAttrs (cfg.settings != null) { "borgmatic/config.yaml".source = cfgfile; }) //
-      mapAttrs'
-        (name: value: nameValuePair
-          "borgmatic.d/${name}.yaml"
-          { source = settingsFormat.generate "${name}.yaml" value; })
-        cfg.configurations;
+        environment.etc = configFiles;
 
-    systemd.packages = [ pkgs.borgmatic ];
+        systemd.packages = [ pkgs.borgmatic ];
 
-    # Workaround: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/81138
-    systemd.timers.borgmatic.wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
-  };
+        # Workaround: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/81138
+        systemd.timers.borgmatic.wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
+
+        system.checks = mkIf cfg.enableConfigCheck (mapAttrsToList borgmaticCheck configFiles);
+      };
 }
diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 12f8954c4040..41e0e07da82a 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ in {
   bootspec = handleTestOn ["x86_64-linux"] ./bootspec.nix {};
   boot-stage1 = handleTest ./boot-stage1.nix {};
   borgbackup = handleTest ./borgbackup.nix {};
+  borgmatic = handleTest ./borgmatic.nix {};
   botamusique = handleTest ./botamusique.nix {};
   bpf = handleTestOn ["x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux"] ./bpf.nix {};
   bpftune = handleTest ./bpftune.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/borgmatic.nix b/nixos/tests/borgmatic.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..70ad43e8bd35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/borgmatic.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  name = "borgmatic";
+  nodes.machine = { ... }: {
+    services.borgmatic = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = {
+        source_directories = [ "/home" ];
+        repositories = [
+          {
+            label = "local";
+            path = "/var/backup";
+          }
+        ];
+        keep_daily = 7;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    machine.succeed("borgmatic rcreate -e none")
+    machine.succeed("borgmatic")
+  '';
+})