diff --git a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/image/default.nix b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/image/default.nix
index 37e42d34adfb..4f424e3a4f94 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/image/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/image/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
   buildOctavePackage,
   lib,
   fetchurl,
+  mesa,
+  gnuplot,
+  makeFontsConf,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 buildOctavePackage rec {
@@ -13,6 +17,16 @@ buildOctavePackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-pYY8E5LZd+pPNwzFVH4EsXY8K3fXs6Hyz2zYweXkmRk=";
   };
 
+  nativeOctavePkgTestInputs = [
+    mesa
+    gnuplot
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+  ];
+
+  octavePkgTestEnv.FONTCONFIG_FILE = makeFontsConf { fontDirectories = [ ]; };
+
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://gnu-octave.github.io/packages/image/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix
index e9a8a13608ec..e440e979d5ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix
@@ -116,7 +116,14 @@ makeScope newScope (
       inherit (pkgs) gsl;
     };
 
-    image = callPackage ../development/octave-modules/image { };
+    image = callPackage ../development/octave-modules/image {
+      inherit (pkgs)
+        mesa
+        gnuplot
+        makeFontsConf
+        writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+        ;
+    };
 
     image-acquisition = callPackage ../development/octave-modules/image-acquisition { };