diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/du/dust/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/du/dust/package.nix
index 60a2b9b47dac..824561c36c4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/du/dust/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/du/dust/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   rustPlatform,
   installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     installShellCompletion completions/dust.{bash,fish} --zsh completions/_dust
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgram = "${placeholder "out"}/bin/dust";
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "du + rust = dust. Like du but more intuitive";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bootandy/dust";