diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/dotnet/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/dotnet/wrapper.nix
index add81d1087c5..0c97ea6af39b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/dotnet/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/dotnet/wrapper.nix
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
           # yes, older SDKs omit the comma
           cs = mkConsoleTests "C#" "cs" "Hello,?\\ World!";
           fs = mkConsoleTests "F#" "fs" "Hello\\ from\\ F#";
+          vb = mkConsoleTests "VB" "vb" "Hello,?\\ World!";
         };
 
         web = lib.recurseIntoAttrs {