diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykka/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykka/default.nix
index 1211d94f922..b13aaa716f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykka/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykka/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , poetry-core
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pytest-mock
+, typing-extensions
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -25,11 +26,19 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     poetry-core
   ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.10") [
+    typing-extensions
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
     pytest-mock
   ];
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "pykka"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.pykka.org/";
     description = "A Python implementation of the actor model";