diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fx/fx/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fx/fx/package.nix
index a94c58e97caa..fce5491fa6ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fx/fx/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fx/fx/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   buildGoModule,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
@@ -30,6 +32,15 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
       --zsh <($out/bin/fx --comp zsh)
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+  ];
+
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  versionCheckKeepEnvironment = [ "HOME" ];
+
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/antonmedv/fx/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     description = "Terminal JSON viewer";