diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index b0e7702e9b86..e0b2608b3629 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ in
   nixpkgs = pkgs.callPackage ../modules/misc/nixpkgs/test.nix { inherit evalMinimalConfig; };
   node-red = handleTest ./node-red.nix {};
   nomad = handleTest ./nomad.nix {};
+  noto-fonts = handleTest ./noto-fonts.nix {};
   novacomd = handleTestOn ["x86_64-linux"] ./novacomd.nix {};
   nsd = handleTest ./nsd.nix {};
   nzbget = handleTest ./nzbget.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/noto-fonts.nix b/nixos/tests/noto-fonts.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..049dc766bd3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/noto-fonts.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }: {
+  name = "noto-fonts";
+  meta = {
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ nickcao midchildan ];
+  };
+
+  machine = {
+    imports = [ ./common/x11.nix ];
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnome.gedit ];
+    fonts = {
+      enableDefaultFonts = false;
+      fonts = with pkgs;[
+        noto-fonts
+        noto-fonts-cjk-sans
+        noto-fonts-cjk-serif
+        noto-fonts-emoji
+      ];
+      fontconfig.defaultFonts = {
+        serif = [ "Noto Serif" "Noto Serif CJK SC" ];
+        sansSerif = [ "Noto Sans" "Noto Sans CJK SC" ];
+        monospace = [ "Noto Sans Mono" "Noto Sans Mono CJK SC" ];
+        emoji = [ "Noto Color Emoji" ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript =
+    # extracted from http://www.clagnut.com/blog/2380/
+    let testText = builtins.toFile "test.txt" ''
+      the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
+      視野無限廣，窗外有藍天
+      Eĥoŝanĝo ĉiuĵaŭde.
+      いろはにほへと ちりぬるを わかよたれそ つねならむ うゐのおくやま けふこえて あさきゆめみし ゑひもせす
+      다람쥐 헌 쳇바퀴에 타고파
+      中国智造，慧及全球
+    ''; in
+    ''
+      machine.wait_for_x()
+      machine.succeed("gedit ${testText} >&2 &")
+      machine.wait_for_window(".* - gedit")
+      machine.sleep(10)
+      machine.screenshot("screen")
+    '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/noto-fonts/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/noto-fonts/default.nix
index a0d3b34c85cd..9c9996db39e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/noto-fonts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/noto-fonts/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , fetchurl
 , cairo
+, nixosTests
 , python3
 , pkg-config
 , pngquant
@@ -70,12 +71,15 @@ let
         owner = "googlefonts";
         repo = "noto-cjk";
         inherit rev sha256;
+        sparseCheckout = "${typeface}/OTC";
       };
 
       installPhase = ''
         install -m444 -Dt $out/share/fonts/opentype/noto-cjk ${typeface}/OTC/*.ttc
       '';
 
+      passthru.tests.noto-fonts = nixosTests.noto-fonts;
+
       meta = with lib; {
         description = "Beautiful and free fonts for CJK languages";
         homepage = "https://www.google.com/get/noto/help/cjk/";
@@ -113,14 +117,14 @@ in
     typeface = "Sans";
     version = "2.004";
     rev = "9f7f3c38eab63e1d1fddd8d50937fe4f1eacdb1d";
-    sha256 = "sha256-BX4tcDcz+RGka8mtced1k3BopUJQ14t1BtAVqTjyPik=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-pNC/WJCYHSlU28E/CSFsrEMbyCe/6tjevDlOvDK9RwU=";
   };
 
   noto-fonts-cjk-serif = mkNotoCJK {
     typeface = "Serif";
     version = "2.000";
     rev = "9f7f3c38eab63e1d1fddd8d50937fe4f1eacdb1d";
-    sha256 = "sha256-BX4tcDcz+RGka8mtced1k3BopUJQ14t1BtAVqTjyPik=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Iy4lmWj5l+/Us/dJJ/Jl4MEojE9mrFnhNQxX2zhVngY=";
   };
 
   noto-fonts-emoji = let