diff --git a/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-2022.08.0.ebuild b/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-2022.08.0.ebuild
index 55b6b1acc3..396f0023f1 100644
--- a/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-2022.08.0.ebuild
+++ b/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-2022.08.0.ebuild
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
 
 IUSE="X debug ffmpeg fluidsynth freetype opengl png slirp"
+# Unit tests are only available in debug builds
+RESTRICT="!debug? ( test )"
 
 BDEPEND="
 	dev-lang/nasm
@@ -151,6 +153,12 @@ src_compile() {
 	emake AR="$(tc-getAR)"
 }
 
+src_test() {
+	set -- src/dosbox-x -tests
+	echo "${@}" >&2
+	"${@}" || die "Unit tests failed"
+}
+
 pkg_preinst() {
 	xdg_pkg_preinst
 
diff --git a/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-9999.ebuild b/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-9999.ebuild
index 3fb2d9f295..fba8467c01 100644
--- a/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-9999.ebuild
+++ b/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-9999.ebuild
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
 
 IUSE="X debug ffmpeg fluidsynth freetype opengl png slirp"
+# Unit tests are only available in debug builds
+RESTRICT="!debug? ( test )"
 
 BDEPEND="
 	dev-lang/nasm
@@ -118,6 +120,12 @@ src_compile() {
 	emake AR="$(tc-getAR)"
 }
 
+src_test() {
+	set -- src/dosbox-x -tests
+	echo "${@}" >&2
+	"${@}" || die "Unit tests failed"
+}
+
 pkg_preinst() {
 	xdg_pkg_preinst