diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/common.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/common.nix
index ecb1b71f93fd..69dc637b2340 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/common.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { version, hash }:
 
-{ lib
+{ callPackage
+, lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
 , fetchpatch
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 , zlib
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: rec {
   pname = "spidermonkey";
   inherit version;
 
@@ -160,6 +161,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ln -s $out/bin/js${lib.versions.major version} $out/bin/js
   '';
 
+  passthru.tests.run = callPackage ./test.nix {
+    spidermonkey = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Mozilla's JavaScript engine written in C/C++";
     homepage = "https://spidermonkey.dev/";
@@ -167,4 +172,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar lostnet ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/test.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/test.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c3ef92bebfa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/test.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ runCommand, spidermonkey }:
+
+runCommand "spidermonkey-test-run" {
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    spidermonkey
+  ];
+} ''
+  diff -U3 --color=auto <(js <(echo "console.log('Hello, world\!')")) <(echo 'Hello, world!')
+  touch $out
+''