diff --git a/python-jupyter-leaflet.spec b/python-jupyter-leaflet.spec
index c68ffb4..17c0069 100644
--- a/python-jupyter-leaflet.spec
+++ b/python-jupyter-leaflet.spec
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  jupyter-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Provides:       python-jupyter_leaflet = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       jupyter-leaflet = %{version}
 BuildArch:      noarch
+# SECTION test requirements
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module nbclassic}
+# /SECTION
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description
@@ -65,8 +69,15 @@ cp %{SOURCE1} ./
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 %fdupes %{buildroot}%{_jupyter_prefix}
 
-#%%check
-# no python checks, but make sure to look into ipyleaflet
+%check
+export JUPYTER_PATH=%{buildroot}%{_jupyter_prefix}
+export JUPYTER_CONFIG_PATH=%{buildroot}%{_jupyter_confdir}
+%{python_expand # no python tests available
+export PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
+$python -c 'import jupyter_leaflet'
+jupyter-%{$python_bin_suffix} nbclassic-extension list 2>&1 | grep 'jupyter-leaflet.*enabled'
+jupyter-%{$python_bin_suffix} labextension list 2>&1 | grep 'jupyter-leaflet.*enabled'
+}
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %{python_sitelib}/jupyter_leaflet