diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index 367fdadd0f45..2dbe3a81ab27 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ in rec {
   tests.containers-tmpfs = callTest tests/containers-tmpfs.nix {};
   tests.containers-hosts = callTest tests/containers-hosts.nix {};
   tests.containers-macvlans = callTest tests/containers-macvlans.nix {};
+  tests.couchdb = callTest tests/couchdb.nix {};
   tests.docker = hydraJob (import tests/docker.nix { system = "x86_64-linux"; });
   tests.docker-edge = hydraJob (import tests/docker-edge.nix { system = "x86_64-linux"; });
   tests.dovecot = callTest tests/dovecot.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/couchdb.nix b/nixos/tests/couchdb.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3f675236bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/couchdb.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ...}:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+  name = "couchdb";
+  meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ fpletz ];
+  };
+
+  nodes = {
+    couchdb1 =
+      { pkgs, config, ... }:
+
+      { environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ jq ];
+        services.couchdb.enable = true;
+      };
+
+    couchdb2 =
+      { pkgs, config, ... }:
+
+      { environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ jq ];
+        services.couchdb.enable = true;
+        services.couchdb.package = pkgs.couchdb2;
+      };
+  };
+
+  testScript = let
+    curlJqCheck = action: path: jqexpr: result:
+      pkgs.writeScript "curl-jq-check-${action}-${path}.sh" ''
+        RESULT=$(curl -X ${action} http://127.0.0.1:5984/${path} | jq -r '${jqexpr}')
+        echo $RESULT >&2
+        if [ "$RESULT" != "${result}" ]; then
+          exit 1
+        fi
+      '';
+  in ''
+    startAll;
+
+    $couchdb1->waitForUnit("couchdb.service");
+    $couchdb1->waitUntilSucceeds("${curlJqCheck "GET" "" ".couchdb" "Welcome"}");
+    $couchdb1->waitUntilSucceeds("${curlJqCheck "GET" "_all_dbs" ". | length" "2"}");
+    $couchdb1->succeed("${curlJqCheck "PUT" "foo" ".ok" "true"}");
+    $couchdb1->succeed("${curlJqCheck "GET" "_all_dbs" ". | length" "3"}");
+    $couchdb1->succeed("${curlJqCheck "DELETE" "foo" ".ok" "true"}");
+    $couchdb1->succeed("${curlJqCheck "GET" "_all_dbs" ". | length" "2"}");
+
+    $couchdb2->waitForUnit("couchdb.service");
+    $couchdb2->waitUntilSucceeds("${curlJqCheck "GET" "" ".couchdb" "Welcome"}");
+    $couchdb2->waitUntilSucceeds("${curlJqCheck "GET" "_all_dbs" ". | length" "0"}");
+    $couchdb2->succeed("${curlJqCheck "PUT" "foo" ".ok" "true"}");
+    $couchdb2->succeed("${curlJqCheck "GET" "_all_dbs" ". | length" "1"}");
+    $couchdb2->succeed("${curlJqCheck "DELETE" "foo" ".ok" "true"}");
+    $couchdb2->succeed("${curlJqCheck "GET" "_all_dbs" ". | length" "0"}");
+  '';
+})