diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/torch/darwin-check.py b/pkgs/development/python-modules/torch/darwin-check.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8a9da0d7f277d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/torch/darwin-check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import torch
+
+
+def opt_foo2(x, y):
+    a = torch.sin(x)
+    b = torch.cos(y)
+    return a + b
+
+
+print("Testing CPU")
+print(
+  opt_foo2(
+    torch.randn(10, 10),
+    torch.randn(10, 10)))
+
+print("Testing MPS")
+assert torch.backends.mps.is_built(), "PyTorch not built with MPS enabled"
+if not torch.backends.mps.is_available():
+    print("MPS not available because the current MacOS version is not 12.3+ "
+          "and/or you do not have an MPS-enabled device on this machine.")
+
+else:
+    print(
+      opt_foo2(
+        torch.randn(10, 10, device="mps"),
+        torch.randn(10, 10, device="mps")))
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/torch/mk-darwin-check.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/torch/mk-darwin-check.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e48df51cdd31f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/torch/mk-darwin-check.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  libraries,
+  python,
+  writeShellApplication,
+}:
+writeShellApplication {
+  name = "test-torch-darwin";
+  runtimeInputs = [ (python.withPackages libraries) ];
+  text = ''
+    python ${./darwin-check.py}
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/torch/tests.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/torch/tests.nix
index e3f2ca44ba5a94..c16b6502a87308 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/torch/tests.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/torch/tests.nix
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ rec {
     feature = "rocm";
     libraries = ps: [ ps.torchWithRocm ];
   };
+  tester-darwin = callPackage ./mk-darwin-check.nix {
+    libraries = ps: [ ps.torch ];
+  };
 }