diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_i18nmessageid/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_i18nmessageid/default.nix
index f63650bb4b4d..ca5f818cd620 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_i18nmessageid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_i18nmessageid/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , six
+, coverage
+, zope_testrunner
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
 
+  checkInputs = [ coverage zope_testrunner ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/zopefoundation/zope.i18nmessageid";
     description = "Message Identifiers for internationalization";