diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 32fcea480b..80ea4caf76 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -5840,6 +5840,26 @@ should be stored on various operating systems.")
                (base32
                 "1hz2dba1nvvn52afg34liijsm7kn65cmn06dl0xbwld6bb4cis0f"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:modules ((guix build utils)
+                  (guix build python-build-system)
+                  (ice-9 ftw)
+                  (srfi srfi-1)
+                  (srfi srfi-26))
+       #:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (replace 'check
+           (lambda _
+             (let ((cwd (getcwd)))
+               (setenv "PYTHONPATH"
+                       (string-append cwd "/build/"
+                                      (find (cut string-prefix? "lib" <>)
+                                            (scandir (string-append cwd "/build")))
+                                      ":"
+                                      (getenv "PYTHONPATH")))
+             (invoke "pytest" "-v" "test")))))))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("python-pytest" ,python-pytest)))
     (synopsis "MessagePack (de)serializer")
     (description "MessagePack is a fast, compact binary serialization format,
 suitable for similar data to JSON.  This package provides CPython bindings for