diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/package.nix
index 8590cc90549a..f02be7888d09 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/package.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   installShellFiles,
   mkShell,
   nix,
-  nixosTests,
   python3,
   python3Packages,
   runCommand,
@@ -16,6 +15,10 @@
   # Very long tmp dirs lead to "too long for Unix domain socket"
   # SSH ControlPath errors. Especially macOS sets long TMPDIR paths.
   withTmpdir ? if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then "/tmp" else null,
+  # passthru.tests
+  nixosTests,
+  nixVersions,
+  nixos-rebuild-ng,
 }:
 let
   executable = if withNgSuffix then "nixos-rebuild-ng" else "nixos-rebuild";
@@ -105,6 +108,17 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
       };
 
       tests = {
+        with_nix_latest = nixos-rebuild-ng.override {
+          nix = nixVersions.latest;
+        };
+        with_nix_stable = nixos-rebuild-ng.override {
+          nix = nixVersions.stable;
+        };
+        with_nix_2_3 = nixos-rebuild-ng.override {
+          # oldest / minimum supported version in nixpkgs
+          nix = nixVersions.nix_2_3;
+        };
+
         inherit (nixosTests)
           nixos-rebuild-install-bootloader-ng
           nixos-rebuild-specialisations-ng
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/src/tests/test_main.py b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/src/tests/test_main.py
index 22b7054000a8..f65975b3e22c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/src/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/src/tests/test_main.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import pytest
 from pytest import MonkeyPatch
 
 import nixos_rebuild as nr
+from nixos_rebuild.constants import WITH_NIX_2_18
 
 from .helpers import get_qualified_name
 
@@ -514,6 +515,10 @@ def test_execute_nix_switch_flake(mock_run: Mock, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 @patch("subprocess.run", autospec=True)
 @patch("uuid.uuid4", autospec=True)
 @patch(get_qualified_name(nr.cleanup_ssh), autospec=True)
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not WITH_NIX_2_18,
+    reason="Tests internal logic based on the assumption that Nix >= 2.18",
+)
 def test_execute_nix_switch_build_target_host(
     mock_cleanup_ssh: Mock,
     mock_uuid4: Mock,