diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/reaction/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/reaction/package.nix
index 3a14ac5a7add..6302d5ea6b8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/reaction/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/re/reaction/package.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
   nixosTests,
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitLab,
-  nix-update-script,
+  versionCheckHook,
   installShellFiles,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "reaction";
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     install -Dm444 config/example* config/README.md $out/share/examples
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
   passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) reaction reaction-firewall; };