diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 9bce49c9e302..10a381c2c8f4 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ in
   nat.standalone = handleTest ./nat.nix { withFirewall = false; };
   ndppd = handleTest ./ndppd.nix {};
   neo4j = handleTest ./neo4j.nix {};
+  nesting = handleTest ./nesting.nix {};
   netdata = handleTest ./netdata.nix {};
   networking.networkd = handleTest ./networking.nix { networkd = true; };
   networking.scripted = handleTest ./networking.nix { networkd = false; };
diff --git a/nixos/tests/nesting.nix b/nixos/tests/nesting.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3be64d7a9b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/nesting.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import ./make-test.nix {
+  name = "nesting";
+  machine = { pkgs, ... }: {
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.cowsay ];
+    nesting.clone = [
+      ({ pkgs, ... }: {
+        environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.hello ];
+      })
+    ];
+  };
+  testScript = ''
+    $machine->waitForUnit("default.target");
+    $machine->succeed("cowsay hey");
+    $machine->fail("hello");
+
+    # Nested clones do inherit from parent
+    $machine->succeed("/run/current-system/fine-tune/child-1/bin/switch-to-configuration test");
+    $machine->succeed("cowsay hey");
+    $machine->succeed("hello");
+
+  '';
+}