diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index 22deea6fee05..c84853a142c1 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ in rec {
   tests.switchTest = callTest tests/switch-test.nix {};
   tests.taskserver = callTest tests/taskserver.nix {};
   tests.tomcat = callTest tests/tomcat.nix {};
+  tests.transmission = callTest tests/transmission.nix {};
   tests.udisks2 = callTest tests/udisks2.nix {};
   tests.vault = callTest tests/vault.nix {};
   tests.virtualbox = callSubTestsOnMatchingSystems ["x86_64-linux"] tests/virtualbox.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/transmission.nix b/nixos/tests/transmission.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34c49bd7f15b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/transmission.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ...} : {
+  name = "transmission";
+  meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ coconnor ];
+  };
+
+  machine = { config, pkgs, ... }: {
+    imports = [ ../modules/profiles/minimal.nix ];
+
+    networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 9091 ];
+
+    services.transmission.enable = true;
+  };
+
+  testScript =
+    ''
+      startAll;
+      $machine->waitForUnit("transmission");
+      $machine->shutdown;
+    '';
+})