diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index 8de538ce..31feebe7 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ let
     tests.system-path-fish = makeTest ./tests/system-path-fish.nix;
     tests.system-path-zsh = makeTest ./tests/system-path-zsh.nix;
 
+    tests.launchd-setenv = makeTest ./tests/launchd-setenv.nix;
+
   }
   // (mapTestOn (packagePlatforms packageSet));
 
diff --git a/tests/launchd-setenv.nix b/tests/launchd-setenv.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa0d88a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/launchd-setenv.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  launchd.envVariables.FOO = "42";
+
+  test = ''
+    echo checking launchd setenv in /activate >&2
+    grep "launchctl setenv FOO '42'" ${config.out}/activate
+  '';
+}