diff --git a/community/R/APKBUILD b/community/R/APKBUILD
index 8c55434ea3798d81eecf4a44347ec5f404f96e39..f594de82e7dec6aa162693fdcdca4cfdcbf2addf 100644
--- a/community/R/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/R/APKBUILD
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ build() {
 	make -C src/nmath/standalone
 }
 
+# TODO: Run provided test suite.
+check() {
+	cd "$builddir"
+
+	./bin/R --version
+	./bin/R --slave --vanilla -e 'print("Hello, world!")'
+}
+
 package() {
 	local destdir="$pkgdir/$_rhome"