diff --git a/dev-python/i3ipc/i3ipc-2.2.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/i3ipc/i3ipc-2.2.1-r1.ebuild
index 584d9d7e3e..1a00b25ab6 100644
--- a/dev-python/i3ipc/i3ipc-2.2.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/i3ipc/i3ipc-2.2.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ EAPI=8
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517="setuptools"
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..11} )
 
-inherit distutils-r1
+inherit distutils-r1 virtualx
 
 DESCRIPTION="An improved Python library to control i3wm and sway."
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/altdesktop/i3ipc-python"
@@ -21,5 +21,19 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-python/python-xlib[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+BDEPEND="
+	${BDEPEND}
+	test? (
+		dev-python/pytest-asyncio[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		dev-python/pytest-timeout[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		x11-wm/i3
+	)
+"
+
+RESTRICT="test"
 
 distutils_enable_tests pytest
+
+src_test() {
+	virtx distutils-r1_src_test
+}