diff --git a/nixos/tests/pantheon.nix b/nixos/tests/pantheon.nix
index 653fcc6edad1..dee6964644c5 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/pantheon.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ...} :
     with subtest("Open elementary terminal"):
         machine.execute("su - ${user.name} -c 'DISPLAY=:0 io.elementary.terminal >&2 &'")
         machine.wait_for_window("io.elementary.terminal")
+
+    with subtest("Check if gala has ever coredumped"):
+        machine.fail("coredumpctl --json=short | grep gala")
         machine.sleep(20)
         machine.screenshot("screen")
   '';