diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 3b0871e36a77..f8894df631ef 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -927,6 +927,7 @@ in {
   xmonad-xdg-autostart = handleTest ./xmonad-xdg-autostart.nix {};
   xpadneo = handleTest ./xpadneo.nix {};
   xrdp = handleTest ./xrdp.nix {};
+  xscreensaver = handleTest ./xscreensaver.nix {};
   xss-lock = handleTest ./xss-lock.nix {};
   xterm = handleTest ./xterm.nix {};
   xxh = handleTest ./xxh.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/xscreensaver.nix b/nixos/tests/xscreensaver.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..820ddbb0e962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/xscreensaver.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }: {
+  name = "pass-secret-service";
+  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ vancluever AndersonTorres ];
+
+  nodes = {
+    ok = { nodes, pkgs, ... }:
+      {
+        imports = [ ./common/x11.nix ./common/user-account.nix ];
+        test-support.displayManager.auto.user = "alice";
+        services.xscreensaver.enable = true;
+      };
+
+    empty_wrapperPrefix = { nodes, pkgs, ... }:
+      {
+        imports = [ ./common/x11.nix ./common/user-account.nix ];
+        test-support.displayManager.auto.user = "alice";
+        services.xscreensaver.enable = true;
+        nixpkgs.overlays = [
+          (self: super: {
+            xscreensaver = super.xscreensaver.override {
+              wrapperPrefix = "";
+            };
+          })
+        ];
+      };
+
+    bad_wrapperPrefix = { nodes, pkgs, ... }:
+      {
+        imports = [ ./common/x11.nix ./common/user-account.nix ];
+        test-support.displayManager.auto.user = "alice";
+        services.xscreensaver.enable = true;
+        nixpkgs.overlays = [
+          (self: super: {
+            xscreensaver = super.xscreensaver.override {
+              wrapperPrefix = "/a/bad/path";
+            };
+          })
+        ];
+      };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    ok.wait_for_x()
+    ok.wait_for_unit("xscreensaver", "alice")
+    _, output_ok = ok.systemctl("status xscreensaver", "alice")
+    assert 'To prevent the kernel from randomly unlocking' not in output_ok
+    assert 'your screen via the out-of-memory killer' not in output_ok
+    assert '"xscreensaver-auth" must be setuid root' not in output_ok
+
+    empty_wrapperPrefix.wait_for_x()
+    empty_wrapperPrefix.wait_for_unit("xscreensaver", "alice")
+    _, output_empty_wrapperPrefix = empty_wrapperPrefix.systemctl("status xscreensaver", "alice")
+    assert 'To prevent the kernel from randomly unlocking' in output_empty_wrapperPrefix
+    assert 'your screen via the out-of-memory killer' in output_empty_wrapperPrefix
+    assert '"xscreensaver-auth" must be setuid root' in output_empty_wrapperPrefix
+
+    bad_wrapperPrefix.wait_for_x()
+    bad_wrapperPrefix.wait_for_unit("xscreensaver", "alice")
+    _, output_bad_wrapperPrefix = bad_wrapperPrefix.systemctl("status xscreensaver", "alice")
+    assert 'To prevent the kernel from randomly unlocking' in output_bad_wrapperPrefix
+    assert 'your screen via the out-of-memory killer' in output_bad_wrapperPrefix
+    assert '"xscreensaver-auth" must be setuid root' in output_bad_wrapperPrefix
+  '';
+})