diff --git a/dev-python/pyclip/pyclip-0.7.0-r2.ebuild b/dev-python/pyclip/pyclip-0.7.0-r2.ebuild
index 617092c347..7fc1ce4162 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyclip/pyclip-0.7.0-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pyclip/pyclip-0.7.0-r2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..14} )
 
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517="setuptools"
 
-inherit distutils-r1
+inherit distutils-r1 virtualx
 
 if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
 	inherit git-r3
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ HOMEPAGE="https://pypi.org/project/pyclip/"
 LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE="wayland +X"
-REQUIRED_USE="|| ( wayland X )"
-
-# Needs a working xorg/wayland setup
-RESTRICT="test"
+REQUIRED_USE="
+	|| ( wayland X )
+	test? ( X )
+"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	wayland? ( gui-apps/wl-clipboard )
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ RDEPEND="
 
 DOCS=( docs/README.md )
 
+EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
+distutils_enable_tests pytest
+
 src_prepare() {
 	# Clipboard detection should respect USE flags
 	if use wayland && ! use X; then
@@ -44,6 +47,10 @@ src_prepare() {
 	distutils-r1_src_prepare
 }
 
+src_test() {
+	virtx distutils-r1_src_test
+}
+
 pkg_postinst() {
 	if use wayland && use X; then
 		elog "If you wish to use the xclip backend over the wl-clipboard backend,"
diff --git a/dev-python/pyclip/pyclip-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/pyclip/pyclip-9999.ebuild
index 617092c347..7fc1ce4162 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyclip/pyclip-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pyclip/pyclip-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..14} )
 
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517="setuptools"
 
-inherit distutils-r1
+inherit distutils-r1 virtualx
 
 if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
 	inherit git-r3
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ HOMEPAGE="https://pypi.org/project/pyclip/"
 LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE="wayland +X"
-REQUIRED_USE="|| ( wayland X )"
-
-# Needs a working xorg/wayland setup
-RESTRICT="test"
+REQUIRED_USE="
+	|| ( wayland X )
+	test? ( X )
+"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	wayland? ( gui-apps/wl-clipboard )
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ RDEPEND="
 
 DOCS=( docs/README.md )
 
+EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
+distutils_enable_tests pytest
+
 src_prepare() {
 	# Clipboard detection should respect USE flags
 	if use wayland && ! use X; then
@@ -44,6 +47,10 @@ src_prepare() {
 	distutils-r1_src_prepare
 }
 
+src_test() {
+	virtx distutils-r1_src_test
+}
+
 pkg_postinst() {
 	if use wayland && use X; then
 		elog "If you wish to use the xclip backend over the wl-clipboard backend,"