diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 972ffd5..ab94f28 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 result
 result/
 .direnv
+.nixos-test-history
 
 # Ignore files generated by common IDEs
 .vscode/*
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index abafbd6..8f7edb4 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -67,6 +67,26 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "home-manager": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1714981474,
+        "narHash": "sha256-b3/U21CJjCjJKmA9WqUbZGZgCvospO3ArOUTgJugkOY=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "rev": "6ebe7be2e67be7b9b54d61ce5704f6fb466c536f",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "naersk": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -1781,6 +1801,7 @@
       "inputs": {
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "nil": "nil",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "nmd": "nmd",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index e333241..683129b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
       imports = [
         # add lib to module args
         {_module.args = {inherit (nixpkgs) lib;};}
+
+        ./flake/tests # machine tests for nvf
         ./flake/apps.nix
         ./flake/legacyPackages.nix
         ./flake/overlays.nix
@@ -88,6 +90,12 @@
       flake = false;
     };
 
+    # Primarily used for testing nvf.
+    home-manager = {
+      url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+
     # TODO: get zig from the zig overlay instead of nixpkgs
     zig.url = "github:mitchellh/zig-overlay";
 
diff --git a/flake/tests/checks/homeManagerModule.nix b/flake/tests/checks/homeManagerModule.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a14fa03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake/tests/checks/homeManagerModule.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  inputs,
+  nixosTest,
+  homeManagerModules,
+  testProfile,
+  ...
+}:
+nixosTest {
+  name = "home-manager-test";
+  skipLint = true;
+
+  nodes.machine = {
+    imports = [
+      testProfile
+      inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+    ];
+
+    config = {
+      home-manager = {
+        sharedModules = [
+          homeManagerModules.nvf
+        ];
+
+        users.test = {
+          home.stateVersion = "24.05";
+          programs.nvf.enable = true;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript = "";
+}
diff --git a/flake/tests/checks/nixosModule.nix b/flake/tests/checks/nixosModule.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..087245a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake/tests/checks/nixosModule.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+  nixosTest,
+  nixosModules,
+  testProfile,
+  ...
+}:
+nixosTest {
+  name = "nixos-test";
+
+  nodes.machine = {
+    imports = [
+      testProfile
+      nixosModules.nvf
+    ];
+
+    config = {
+      programs.nvf.enable = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    import subprocess
+    machine.wait_for_unit("default.target")
+
+    def check_errs(process):
+      # Check for errors
+      print("Connecting to Neovim process")
+
+      # Capture stdout and stderr
+      stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
+
+      # Print captured stdout and stderr
+      if stdout:
+        print("Captured stdout:")
+        print(stdout.decode('utf-8'))
+      if stderr:
+        print("Captured stderr:")
+        print(stderr.decode('utf-8'))
+
+    def run_neovim_headless():
+      print("Running Neovim in headless mode.")
+
+      # Run Neovim in headless mode
+      nvim_process = subprocess.Popen(['nvim', '--headless'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+      check_errs(nvim_process)
+
+      # Load configuration file
+      nvim_process.stdin.write(b':NonExistentCommand\n')
+      nvim_process.stdin.flush()
+
+    # run Neovim in headless mode
+    # and expect it to return sucessfully
+    machine.succeed(run_neovim_headless())
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/flake/tests/default.nix b/flake/tests/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c6eb7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake/tests/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  inputs,
+  config,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  perSystem = {
+    pkgs,
+    self',
+    ...
+  }: let
+    inherit (lib.filesystem) packagesFromDirectoryRecursive;
+    inherit (lib.customisation) callPackageWith;
+    inherit (lib.attrsets) recursiveUpdate;
+
+    defaultInherits = {
+      inherit (config.flake) homeManagerModules nixosModules;
+      inherit inputs;
+      testProfile = ./profiles/minimal.nix;
+    };
+
+    callPackage = callPackageWith (recursiveUpdate pkgs defaultInherits);
+  in {
+    checks = packagesFromDirectoryRecursive {
+      inherit callPackage;
+      directory = ./checks;
+    };
+
+    # expose checks as packages to be built
+    packages = {
+      test-home-manager-module = self'.checks.homeManagerModule.driverInteractive;
+      test-nixos-module = self'.checks.nixosModule.driverInteractive;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/flake/tests/profiles/minimal.nix b/flake/tests/profiles/minimal.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a26e844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake/tests/profiles/minimal.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  # he's a thicc boi
+  virtualisation = {
+    cores = 2;
+    memorySize = 2048;
+    qemu.options = ["-vga none -enable-kvm -device virtio-gpu-pci,xres=720,yres=1440"];
+  };
+
+  users.users.test = {
+    isNormalUser = true;
+    password = "";
+  };
+}