diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index fb85df8808f1..3ada88e32f5a 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -845,8 +845,8 @@ in {
   qemu-vm-volatile-root = runTest ./qemu-vm-volatile-root.nix;
   qemu-vm-external-disk-image = runTest ./qemu-vm-external-disk-image.nix;
   qemu-vm-store = runTest ./qemu-vm-store.nix;
-  qgis = handleTest ./qgis.nix { qgisPackage = pkgs.qgis; };
-  qgis-ltr = handleTest ./qgis.nix { qgisPackage = pkgs.qgis-ltr; };
+  qgis = handleTest ./qgis.nix { package = pkgs.qgis; };
+  qgis-ltr = handleTest ./qgis.nix { package = pkgs.qgis-ltr; };
   qownnotes = handleTest ./qownnotes.nix {};
   qtile = handleTestOn ["x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux"] ./qtile/default.nix {};
   quake3 = handleTest ./quake3.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/qgis.nix b/nixos/tests/qgis.nix
index 7706b8c07747..e8149e488562 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/qgis.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/qgis.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, qgisPackage, ... }:
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, package, ... }:
   let
+    qgisPackage = package.override { withServer = true; };
     testScript = pkgs.writeTextFile {
       name = "qgis-test.py";
       text = (builtins.readFile ../../pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/test.py);
@@ -12,19 +13,74 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, qgisPackage, ... }:
     };
 
     nodes = {
-      machine = { pkgs, ... }: {
+      machine = { config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+      let
+        qgisServerUser = config.services.nginx.user;
+        qgisServerSocket = "/run/qgis_mapserv.socket";
+      in
+      {
         virtualisation.diskSize = 2 * 1024;
 
         imports = [ ./common/x11.nix ];
-        environment.systemPackages = [ qgisPackage ];
+        environment.systemPackages = [
+          qgisPackage
+        ];
 
+        systemd.sockets.qgis-server = {
+          listenStreams = [ qgisServerSocket ];
+          socketConfig = {
+            Accept = false;
+            SocketUser = qgisServerUser;
+            SocketMode = 0600;
+          };
+          wantedBy = ["sockets.target" "qgis-server.service"];
+          before = [ "qgis-server.service" ];
+        };
+
+        systemd.services.qgis-server = {
+          description = "QGIS server";
+          serviceConfig = {
+            User = qgisServerUser;
+            StandardOutput = "null";
+            StandardError = "journal";
+            StandardInput = "socket";
+            Environment = [
+              "QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=${pkgs.libsForQt5.qt5.qtbase}/${pkgs.libsForQt5.qt5.qtbase.qtPluginPrefix}/platforms"
+              "QGIS_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL=0"
+              "QGIS_SERVER_LOG_STDERR=1"
+            ];
+            ExecStart = "${qgisPackage}/lib/cgi-bin/qgis_mapserv.fcgi";
+          };
+          after = [ "network.target" ];
+          wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+        };
+
+        services.nginx = {
+          enable = true;
+          virtualHosts."qgis" = {
+            locations."~".extraConfig = ''
+              gzip off;
+              include ${pkgs.nginx}/conf/fastcgi_params;
+              include ${pkgs.nginx}/conf/fastcgi.conf;
+              fastcgi_pass unix:${qgisServerSocket};
+            '';
+          };
+        };
       };
     };
 
     testScript = ''
       start_all()
 
+      # test desktop
       machine.succeed("${qgisPackage}/bin/qgis --version | grep 'QGIS ${qgisPackage.version}'")
       machine.succeed("${qgisPackage}/bin/qgis --code ${testScript}")
+
+      # test server
+      machine.succeed("${qgisPackage}/bin/qgis_mapserver --version | grep 'QGIS ${qgisPackage.version}'")
+
+      machine.succeed("curl --head http://localhost | grep 'Server:.*${qgisPackage.version}'")
+      machine.succeed("curl http://localhost/index.json | grep 'Landing page as JSON'")
     '';
   })
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/default.nix
index 06e2cbef1f24..d7a65bb7b7a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/default.nix
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 # unwrapped package parameters
 , withGrass ? false
+, withServer ? false
 , withWebKit ? false
 }:
 let
   qgis-unwrapped = libsForQt5.callPackage ./unwrapped.nix {
     withGrass = withGrass;
+    withServer = withServer;
     withWebKit = withWebKit;
   };
 in symlinkJoin rec {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/ltr.nix b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/ltr.nix
index a588ac6dbd6a..596347a97e3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/ltr.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/ltr.nix
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 # unwrapped package parameters
 , withGrass ? false
+, withServer ? false
 , withWebKit ? false
 }:
 let
   qgis-ltr-unwrapped = libsForQt5.callPackage ./unwrapped-ltr.nix {
     withGrass = withGrass;
+    withServer = withServer;
     withWebKit = withWebKit;
   };
 in symlinkJoin rec {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/unwrapped-ltr.nix b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/unwrapped-ltr.nix
index 98caf348ae80..bc807b7e1074 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/unwrapped-ltr.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/unwrapped-ltr.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , wrapQtAppsHook
 
 , withGrass
+, withServer
 , withWebKit
 
 , bison
@@ -155,7 +156,10 @@ in mkDerivation rec {
     "-DWITH_PDAL=True"
     "-DENABLE_TESTS=False"
   ] ++ lib.optional (!withWebKit) "-DWITH_QTWEBKIT=OFF"
-    ++ lib.optional withGrass (let
+    ++ lib.optional withServer [
+    "-DWITH_SERVER=True"
+    "-DQGIS_CGIBIN_SUBDIR=${placeholder "out"}/lib/cgi-bin"
+  ] ++ lib.optional withGrass (let
         gmajor = lib.versions.major grass.version;
         gminor = lib.versions.minor grass.version;
       in "-DGRASS_PREFIX${gmajor}=${grass}/grass${gmajor}${gminor}"
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/unwrapped.nix b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/unwrapped.nix
index 49d0fd5b366e..577dfdf5e17f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/unwrapped.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/unwrapped.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , wrapQtAppsHook
 
 , withGrass
+, withServer
 , withWebKit
 
 , bison
@@ -157,7 +158,10 @@ in mkDerivation rec {
     "-DENABLE_TESTS=False"
     "-DQT_PLUGINS_DIR=${qtbase}/${qtbase.qtPluginPrefix}"
   ] ++ lib.optional (!withWebKit) "-DWITH_QTWEBKIT=OFF"
-    ++ lib.optional withGrass (let
+    ++ lib.optional withServer [
+    "-DWITH_SERVER=True"
+    "-DQGIS_CGIBIN_SUBDIR=${placeholder "out"}/lib/cgi-bin"
+  ] ++ lib.optional withGrass (let
         gmajor = lib.versions.major grass.version;
         gminor = lib.versions.minor grass.version;
       in "-DGRASS_PREFIX${gmajor}=${grass}/grass${gmajor}${gminor}"