diff --git a/pkgs/test/cue/default.nix b/pkgs/test/cue/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2cc8bf34bb04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/test/cue/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ writeCueValidator, runCommand, writeText, ... }:
+
+let
+  validator = writeCueValidator
+    (writeText "schema.cue" ''
+      #Def1: {
+        field1: string
+      }
+    '')
+    { document = "#Def1"; };
+in runCommand "cue-validation" {} ''
+  cat > valid.json <<EOF
+  { "field1": "abc" }
+  EOF
+  cat > invalid.json <<EOF
+  { "field2": "abc" }
+  EOF
+  ${validator} valid.json
+  if ${validator} invalid.json; then
+    echo "this example should fail"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  touch $out
+''
diff --git a/pkgs/test/default.nix b/pkgs/test/default.nix
index 3a39d247c8fe..e72afbb39980 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/default.nix
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   dhall = callPackage ./dhall { };
 
+  cue-validation = callPackage ./cue {};
+
   coq = callPackage ./coq {};
 
   makeWrapper = callPackage ./make-wrapper { };