diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/da/dash/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/da/dash/package.nix
index 6c21d4edeff1..c922ed45d97f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/da/dash/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/da/dash/package.nix
@@ -7,15 +7,19 @@
   libedit,
   runCommand,
   dash,
+
+  # Reverse dependency smoke tests
+  tests,
+  patchRcPathPosix,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "dash";
-  version = "0.5.12";
+  version = "0.5.13.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/files/dash-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-akdKxG6LCzKRbExg32lMggWNMpfYs4W3RQgDDKSo8oo=";
+    hash = "sha256-2ScbzgnBJ9mGbiXAEVgt3HWrmIlYoEvE2FU6O48w43A=";
   };
 
   strictDeps = true;
@@ -43,6 +47,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
         [ -s $out/success ]
         grep -q "Hello World" $out/success
       '';
+
+      /**
+        Reverse dependency smoke tests. Build success of `dash.tests` informs
+        whether an update makes it into staging.
+      */
+      reverseDependencies = lib.recurseIntoAttrs {
+        writers = lib.recurseIntoAttrs {
+          simple = tests.writers.simple.dash;
+          bin = tests.writers.bin.dash;
+        };
+        # Not sure if effective smoke test, but cheap
+        patch-rc-path-posix = patchRcPathPosix.tests.test-posix;
+      };
     };
   };