diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mattermost-desktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mattermost-desktop/package.nix
index 2259b85aa791..c6f9c2dec4c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mattermost-desktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mattermost-desktop/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   fetchurl,
   electron,
   makeWrapper,
+  testers,
+  mattermost-desktop,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -61,6 +63,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  passthru = {
+    tests.version = testers.testVersion {
+      package = mattermost-desktop;
+      # Invoking with `--version` insists on being able to write to a log file.
+      command = "env HOME=/tmp ${mattermost-desktop.meta.mainProgram} --version";
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Mattermost Desktop client";
     mainProgram = "mattermost-desktop";