diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtawesome/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtawesome/default.nix
index ff2d8cf0740c..2fe8c0a669ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtawesome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtawesome/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, qtpy, six, pyside }:
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, qtpy, six, pyqt5, pytest }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "QtAwesome";
@@ -9,7 +9,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "0f6dvqmalzi4q4rrpl1xlrxanibam1nifzsgqb5z4jr4ap7kiyp3";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ qtpy six pyside ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ qtpy six ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pyqt5 pytest ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test
+  '';
+
+  # Requires https://github.com/boylea/qtbot
+  doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Iconic fonts in PyQt and PySide applications";