diff --git a/emacs.changes b/emacs.changes
index 178d875..9e83372 100644
--- a/emacs.changes
+++ b/emacs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug 11 10:33:54 UTC 2023 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
+
+- Require bwrap at build time as some tools requires it if checks
+  are enabled
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 10 07:17:09 UTC 2023 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/emacs.spec b/emacs.spec
index fa08b79..81e51d0 100644
--- a/emacs.spec
+++ b/emacs.spec
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@
 # to be stored in emacs-<version>-pdf.tar.xz only once
 %bcond_with     tex4pdf
 %bcond_with     memmmap
+%bcond_with     checks
 
 Name:           emacs
+%if %{with checks}
+BuildRequires:  bubblewrap
+%endif
 %if %{with autoconf}
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
@@ -81,9 +85,12 @@ BuildRequires:  texlive-collection-langczechslovak
 BuildRequires:  texlive-collection-langpolish
 BuildRequires:  texlive-lh
 %endif
+#BuildRequires:  i3
 BuildRequires:  procps
 BuildRequires:  update-alternatives
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
+#BuildRequires:  xdotool
+#BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-Xvfb
 BuildRequires:  xz
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(ImageMagick)
@@ -734,6 +741,11 @@ do
 done
 %endif
 
+%if %{with checks}
+%check
+make check
+%endif
+
 %pre
 test -L usr/bin/emacs && rm -f usr/bin/emacs || true