diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/pytest-check-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/pytest-check-hook.sh
index 84643a3b50ca7..274059483a7ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/pytest-check-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/pytest-check-hook.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function _pytestIncludeExcludeExpr() {
 
 function pytestCheckPhase() {
     echo "Executing pytestCheckPhase"
-    runHook preCheck
+    runHook preInstallCheck
 
     # Compose arguments
     local -a flagsArray=(-m pytest)
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ EOF
     echoCmd 'pytest flags' "${flagsArray[@]}"
     @pythonCheckInterpreter@ "${flagsArray[@]}"
 
-    runHook postCheck
+    runHook postInstallCheck
     echo "Finished executing pytestCheckPhase"
 }
 
 if [ -z "${dontUsePytestCheck-}" ] && [ -z "${installCheckPhase-}" ]; then
     echo "Using pytestCheckPhase"
-    appendToVar preDistPhases pytestCheckPhase
+    installCheckPhase=pytestCheckPhase
 fi
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/unittest-check-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/unittest-check-hook.sh
index 3ee947e278e66..897df721d2cfe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/unittest-check-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/unittest-check-hook.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ echo "Sourcing unittest-check-hook"
 
 unittestCheckPhase() {
     echo "Executing unittestCheckPhase"
-    runHook preCheck
+    runHook preInstallCheck
 
     local -a flagsArray=()
 
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ unittestCheckPhase() {
     echoCmd 'unittest flags' "${flagsArray[@]}"
     @pythonCheckInterpreter@ -m unittest discover "${flagsArray[@]}"
 
-    runHook postCheck
+    runHook postInstallCheck
     echo "Finished executing unittestCheckPhase"
 }
 
 if [[ -z "${dontUseUnittestCheck-}" ]] && [[ -z "${installCheckPhase-}" ]]; then
     echo "Using unittestCheckPhase"
-    appendToVar preDistPhases unittestCheckPhase
+    installCheckPhase=unittestCheckPhase
 fi
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
index 04deb32b6a3a4..56b8e54e30d11 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ let
   cleanAttrs = flip removeAttrs [
     "disabled"
     "checkPhase"
+    "preCheck"
+    "postCheck"
     "checkInputs"
     "nativeCheckInputs"
     "doCheck"
-    "doInstallCheck"
     "pyproject"
     "format"
     "stdenv"
@@ -123,10 +124,10 @@ in
   # Run-time dependencies for the package
   buildInputs ? [ ],
 
-  # Dependencies needed for running the checkPhase.
-  # These are added to buildInputs when doCheck = true.
-  checkInputs ? [ ],
-  nativeCheckInputs ? [ ],
+  # Dependencies needed for running the installCheckPhase.
+  # These are added to buildInputs when doInstallCheck = true.
+  installCheckInputs ? [ ],
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs ? [ ],
 
   # propagate build dependencies so in case we have A -> B -> C,
   # C can import package A propagated by B
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ in
 
   meta ? { },
 
-  doCheck ? true,
+  doInstallCheck ? true,
 
   ...
 }@attrs:
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ let
         )
       ]
       ++ optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform) [
-        # This is a test, however, it should be ran independent of the checkPhase and checkInputs
+        # This is a test, however, it should be ran independent of the installCheckPhase and installCheckInputs
         pythonImportsCheckHook
       ]
       ++ optionals (python.pythonAtLeast "3.3") [
@@ -388,11 +389,11 @@ let
 
       LANG = "${if python.stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then "en_US" else "C"}.UTF-8";
 
-      # Python packages don't have a checkPhase, only an installCheckPhase
+      # Python packages don't have a installCheckPhase, only an installCheckPhase
       doCheck = false;
-      doInstallCheck = attrs.doCheck or true;
-      nativeInstallCheckInputs = nativeCheckInputs ++ attrs.nativeInstallCheckInputs or [ ];
-      installCheckInputs = checkInputs ++ attrs.installCheckInputs or [ ];
+      inherit doInstallCheck;
+      inherit nativeInstallCheckInputs;
+      inherit installCheckInputs;
 
       inherit dontWrapPythonPrograms;
 
@@ -430,11 +431,13 @@ let
       }
       // meta;
     }
-    // optionalAttrs (attrs ? checkPhase) {
-      # If given use the specified checkPhase, otherwise use the setup hook.
-      # Longer-term we should get rid of `checkPhase` and use `installCheckPhase`.
-      installCheckPhase = attrs.checkPhase;
-    }
+    # If given use the specified installCheckPhase, otherwise use the setup hook.
+    # Longer-term we should get rid of `checkPhase` and use `installCheckPhase`.
+    // getOptionalAttrs [
+      "installCheckPhase"
+      "preInstallCheck"
+      "postInstallCheck"
+    ] attrs
     //
       lib.mapAttrs
         (
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
index 97ec3f5076f20..757afdd4d4a95 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,76 @@
   python,
 }:
 
+let
+  getOptionalAttrs =
+    names: attrs: lib.getAttrs (lib.intersectLists names (lib.attrNames attrs)) attrs;
+
+  getInstallCheckPhaseArgs =
+    args:
+    lib.mapAttrs'
+      (name: value: {
+        name = lib.replaceString "Check" "InstallCheck" name;
+        inherit value;
+      })
+      (
+        getOptionalAttrs [
+          "doCheck"
+          "preCheck"
+          "postCheck"
+        ] args
+      )
+    // getOptionalAttrs [
+      "doInstallCheck"
+      "preInstallCheck"
+      "postInstallCheck"
+    ] args
+    // {
+      nativeInstallCheckInputs = args.nativeCheckInputs or [ ] ++ args.nativeInstallCheckInputs or [ ];
+      installCheckInputs = args.checkInputs or [ ] ++ args.installCheckInputs or [ ];
+    }
+    // lib.optionalAttrs (args ? installCheckPhase || args ? checkPhase) {
+      installCheckPhase =
+        lib.replaceStrings
+          [ "runHook preCheck\n" "runHook postCheck\n" ]
+          [ "runHook preInstallCheck\n" "runHook postInstallCheck\n" ]
+          (args.installCheckPhase or args.checkPhase);
+    };
+
+  getCheckPhaseArgs =
+    args:
+    lib.mapAttrs'
+      (name: value: {
+        name = lib.replaceString "Install" "" name;
+        inherit value;
+      })
+      (
+        getOptionalAttrs [
+          "doInstallCheck"
+          "nativeInstallCheckInputs"
+          "preInstallCheck"
+          "postInstallCheck"
+        ] args
+      )
+    // lib.optionalAttrs (args ? installCheckInputs) {
+      checkInputs = args.installCheckInputs;
+    }
+    // lib.optionalAttrs (args ? installCheckPhase) {
+      checkPhase =
+        lib.replaceStrings
+          [ "runHook preInstallCheck\n" "runHook postInstallCheck\n" ]
+          [ "runHook preCheck\n" "runHook postCheck\n" ]
+          args.installCheckPhase;
+    };
+
+  getOutArgs =
+    args:
+    let
+      outArgsInstallCheck = getInstallCheckPhaseArgs args;
+      outArgsCheck = getCheckPhaseArgs outArgsInstallCheck;
+    in
+    removeAttrs args (lib.attrNames outArgsCheck) // outArgsInstallCheck;
+in
+
 self:
 
 let
@@ -22,15 +92,19 @@ let
     lib.mirrorFunctionArgs f (
       origArgs:
       let
-        result = f origArgs;
-        overrideWith = newArgs: origArgs // lib.toFunction newArgs origArgs;
+        installCheckPhaseArgsOrig = getInstallCheckPhaseArgs origArgs;
+        checkPhaseArgsOrig = getCheckPhaseArgs installCheckPhaseArgsOrig;
+        inArgs = origArgs // checkPhaseArgsOrig // installCheckPhaseArgsOrig;
+
+        result = f (getOutArgs origArgs);
+        overrideWith = newArgs: getOutArgs origArgs // getOutArgs (lib.toFunction newArgs inArgs);
       in
       if lib.isAttrs result then
         result
         // {
           overridePythonAttrs = newArgs: makeOverridablePythonPackage f (overrideWith newArgs);
           overrideAttrs =
-            newArgs: makeOverridablePythonPackage (args: (f args).overrideAttrs newArgs) origArgs;
+            newArgs: makeOverridablePythonPackage (args: (f (getOutArgs args)).overrideAttrs newArgs) origArgs;
         }
       else
         result