diff --git a/guix/build-system/renpy.scm b/guix/build-system/renpy.scm
index d848ecd9c4b..76410f192e8 100644
--- a/guix/build-system/renpy.scm
+++ b/guix/build-system/renpy.scm
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
                       (outputs '("out"))
                       (output "out")
                       (game "game")
+                      (tests? #t)
+                      (test-flags ''())
                       (search-paths '())
                       (system (%current-system))
                       (guile #f)
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@
                          #:outputs #$(outputs->gexp outputs)
                          #:output #$output
                          #:game #$game
+                         #:test-flags #$test-flags
+                         #:tests? #$tests?
                          #:search-paths
                          '#$(sexp->gexp
                              (map search-path-specification->sexp
diff --git a/guix/build/renpy-build-system.scm b/guix/build/renpy-build-system.scm
index 04ac9120603..cc5ded69f4e 100644
--- a/guix/build/renpy-build-system.scm
+++ b/guix/build/renpy-build-system.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2021 Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2021, 2025 Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler@gmail.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@
           ;; badly if we do
           "quit"))
 
+(define* (start-xorg-server #:key tests? inputs native-inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+  (when tests?
+    (let ((Xvfb (search-input-file (or native-inputs inputs)
+                                   "/bin/Xvfb")))
+      (setenv "HOME" (getcwd))
+      (system (format #f "~a :1 &" Xvfb))
+      (setenv "DISPLAY" ":1"))))
+
+(define* (check #:key game tests? (test-flags '()) #:allow-other-keys)
+  (if tests?
+      (apply invoke "renpy" game "test" test-flags)
+      (display "test suite not run\n")))
+
 (define* (install #:key inputs outputs game (output "out") #:allow-other-keys)
   (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs output))
          (json-dump (call-with-input-file (string-append game
@@ -87,7 +100,8 @@
     (delete 'bootstrap)
     (delete 'configure)
     (replace 'build build)
-    (delete 'check)
+    (add-before 'check 'start-xorg-server start-xorg-server)
+    (replace 'check check)
     (replace 'install install)
     (add-after 'install 'install-desktop-file install-desktop-file)))