diff --git a/debian/tests/control b/debian/tests/control
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+++ b/debian/tests/control
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+Tests: libsdl2-mixer-dev
+Restrictions: allow-stderr, superficial
+Depends:
+ alsa-utils,
+ libsdl2-mixer-dev,
+ xauth,
+ xvfb,
diff --git a/debian/tests/libsdl2-mixer-dev b/debian/tests/libsdl2-mixer-dev
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+++ b/debian/tests/libsdl2-mixer-dev
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright 2019 Collabora Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Zlib
+# (see "zlib/libpng" in debian/copyright)
+
+set -eux
+
+if [ -n "${AUTOPKGTEST_ARTIFACTS-}" ]; then
+	WORKDIR="$AUTOPKGTEST_ARTIFACTS"
+else
+	WORKDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+	trap 'cd /; rm -fr "$WORKDIR"' 0 INT QUIT ABRT PIPE TERM
+fi
+
+export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dummy
+
+cp playmus.c "$WORKDIR"
+cp playwave.c "$WORKDIR"
+
+cd "$WORKDIR"
+
+# Deliberately word-splitting pkg-config's output:
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
+gcc -oplaymus playmus.c $(pkg-config --cflags --libs SDL2_mixer)
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
+gcc -oplaywave playwave.c $(pkg-config --cflags --libs SDL2_mixer)
+
+set -- xvfb-run -a
+
+# This audio file is shipped in the alsa-utils package
+"$@" ./playmus /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
+"$@" ./playwave /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav