diff --git a/nixos/tests/pgadmin4.nix b/nixos/tests/pgadmin4.nix
index dd4be1d0616c..6c37bc0502f3 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/pgadmin4.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/pgadmin4.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
-import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }:
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, buildDeps ? [ ], ... }:
+
+  /*
+  This test suite replaces the typical pytestCheckHook function in python
+  packages. Pgadmin4 test suite needs a running and configured postgresql
+  server. This is why this test exists.
+
+  To not repeat all the python dependencies needed, this test is called directly
+  from the pgadmin4 derivation, which also passes the currently
+  used propagatedBuildInputs.
+
+  Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an easy way to otherwise include
+  the needed packages here.
+
+  Also any python Overrides need to be duplicated here, too.
+
+  */
 
   let
     pgadmin4SrcDir = "/pgadmin";
@@ -47,50 +63,14 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }:
         postgresql
         chromedriver
         chromium
+        # include the same packages as in pgadmin minus speaklater3
         (python3.withPackages
-          (ps: with pythonPackages; [
-            selenium
-            testtools
-            testscenarios
-            flask
-            flask-babelex
-            flask-babel
-            flask-gravatar
-            flask_login
-            flask_mail
-            flask_migrate
-            flask_sqlalchemy
-            flask_wtf
-            flask-compress
-            passlib
-            pytz
-            simplejson
-            six
-            sqlparse
-            wtforms
-            flask-paranoid
-            psutil
-            psycopg2
-            python-dateutil
-            sqlalchemy
-            itsdangerous
-            flask-security-too
-            bcrypt
-            cryptography
-            sshtunnel
-            ldap3
-            gssapi
-            flask-socketio
-            eventlet
-            httpagentparser
-            user-agents
-            wheel
-            authlib
-            qrcode
-            pillow
-            pyotp
-            boto3
-          ])
+          (ps: buildDeps ++
+            [
+              # test suite package requirements
+              pythonPackages.testscenarios
+              pythonPackages.selenium
+            ])
         )
       ];
       services.postgresql = {
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/pgadmin/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/pgadmin/default.nix
index 77cfff9aa399..8b40687ec0b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/pgadmin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/pgadmin/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-{ stdenv
-, lib
+{ lib
 , python3
 , fetchurl
 , zlib
 , mkYarnModules
 , sphinx
 , nixosTests
+, pkgs
 }:
 
 let
 
   pname = "pgadmin";
-  version = "6.8";
+  majorVersion = "6";
+  minorVersion = "8";
+  version = "${majorVersion}.${minorVersion}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/pgadmin/pgadmin4/v${version}/source/pgadmin4-${version}.tar.gz";
@@ -26,6 +28,50 @@ let
     yarnNix = ./yarn.nix;
   };
 
+  # move buildDeps here to easily pass to test suite
+  buildDeps = with pythonPackages; [
+    flask
+    flask-gravatar
+    flask_login
+    flask_mail
+    flask_migrate
+    flask_sqlalchemy
+    flask_wtf
+    flask-compress
+    passlib
+    pytz
+    simplejson
+    six
+    sqlparse
+    wtforms
+    flask-paranoid
+    psutil
+    psycopg2
+    python-dateutil
+    sqlalchemy
+    itsdangerous
+    flask-security-too
+    bcrypt
+    cryptography
+    sshtunnel
+    ldap3
+    flask-babelex
+    flask-babel
+    gssapi
+    flask-socketio
+    eventlet
+    httpagentparser
+    user-agents
+    wheel
+    authlib
+    qrcode
+    pillow
+    pyotp
+    botocore
+    boto3
+  ];
+
+  # override necessary on pgadmin4 6.8
   pythonPackages = python3.pkgs.overrideScope (final: prev: rec {
     flask = prev.flask.overridePythonAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
       version = "2.0.3";
@@ -68,7 +114,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   postPatch = ''
     # patching Makefile, so it doesn't try to build sphinx documentation here
     # (will do so later)
-    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace "LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 $(MAKE) -C docs/en_US -f Makefile.sphinx html" "true"
+    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace 'LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 $(MAKE) -C docs/en_US -f Makefile.sphinx html' "true"
     # fix document which refers a non-existing document and fails
     substituteInPlace docs/en_US/contributions.rst --replace "code_snippets" ""
     patchShebangs .
@@ -137,57 +183,21 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   # checks will be run through nixos/tests
   doCheck = false;
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [
-    flask
-    flask-gravatar
-    flask_login
-    flask_mail
-    flask_migrate
-    flask_sqlalchemy
-    flask_wtf
-    flask-compress
-    passlib
-    pytz
-    simplejson
-    six
-    speaklater3
-    sqlparse
-    wtforms
-    flask-paranoid
-    psutil
-    psycopg2
-    python-dateutil
-    sqlalchemy
-    itsdangerous
-    flask-security-too
-    bcrypt
-    cryptography
-    sshtunnel
-    ldap3
-    flask-babelex
-    flask-babel
-    gssapi
-    flask-socketio
-    eventlet
-    httpagentparser
-    user-agents
-    wheel
-    authlib
-    qrcode
-    pillow
-    pyotp
-    botocore
-    boto3
-  ];
+  # speaklater3 is seperate because when passing buildDeps
+  # to the test, it fails there due to a collision with speaklater
+  propagatedBuildInputs = buildDeps ++ [pythonPackages.speaklater3];
 
-  passthru = {
-    tests = { inherit (nixosTests) pgadmin4 pgadmin4-standalone; };
+  passthru.tests = {
+    standalone = nixosTests.pgadmin4-standalone;
+    # regression and function tests of the package itself
+    package = (import ../../../../nixos/tests/pgadmin4.nix ({ inherit pkgs; buildDeps = buildDeps; }));
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Administration and development platform for PostgreSQL";
     homepage = "https://www.pgadmin.org/";
     license = licenses.mit;
+    changelog = "https://www.pgadmin.org/docs/pgadmin4/latest/release_notes_${majorVersion}_${minorVersion}.html";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ gador ];
   };
 }