diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index d5f59a524e04..3ecf2ca42ced 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ in rec {
   tests.wordpress = callTest tests/wordpress.nix {};
   tests.xfce = callTest tests/xfce.nix {};
   tests.xmonad = callTest tests/xmonad.nix {};
-
+  tests.zookeeper = callTest tests/zookeeper.nix {};
 
   /* Build a bunch of typical closures so that Hydra can keep track of
      the evolution of closure sizes. */
diff --git a/nixos/tests/zookeeper.nix b/nixos/tests/zookeeper.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d247654adade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/zookeeper.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ...} : {
+  name = "zookeeper";
+  meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ nequissimus ];
+  };
+
+  nodes = {
+    server = { pkgs, config, ... }: {
+      services.zookeeper = {
+        enable = true;
+      };
+
+      networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 2181 ];
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    startAll;
+
+    $server->waitForUnit("zookeeper");
+    $server->waitForUnit("network.target");
+    $server->waitForOpenPort(2181);
+
+    $server->waitUntilSucceeds("${pkgs.zookeeper}/bin/zkCli.sh -server localhost:2181 create /foo bar");
+    $server->waitUntilSucceeds("${pkgs.zookeeper}/bin/zkCli.sh -server localhost:2181 set /foo hello");
+    $server->waitUntilSucceeds("${pkgs.zookeeper}/bin/zkCli.sh -server localhost:2181 get /foo | grep hello");
+  '';
+})