diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index dd6519ff9361e..78915a8c1db30 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -827,8 +827,10 @@ in {
   predictable-interface-names = handleTest ./predictable-interface-names.nix {};
   pretalx = runTest ./web-apps/pretalx.nix;
   pretix = runTest ./web-apps/pretix.nix;
-  printing-socket = handleTest ./printing.nix { socket = true; };
-  printing-service = handleTest ./printing.nix { socket = false; };
+  printing-socket = handleTest ./printing.nix { socket = true; listenTcp = true; };
+  printing-service = handleTest ./printing.nix { socket = false; listenTcp = true; };
+  printing-socket-notcp = handleTest ./printing.nix { socket = true; listenTcp = false; };
+  printing-service-notcp = handleTest ./printing.nix { socket = false; listenTcp = false; };
   private-gpt = handleTest ./private-gpt.nix {};
   privatebin = runTest ./privatebin.nix;
   privoxy = handleTest ./privoxy.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/printing.nix b/nixos/tests/printing.nix
index b413996c67db8..5f719a5d97c10 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/printing.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/printing.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 import ./make-test-python.nix (
 { pkgs
 , socket ? true # whether to use socket activation
+, listenTcp ? true # whether to open port 631 on client
 , ...
 }:
 
+let
+  inherit (pkgs) lib;
+in
+
 {
   name = "printing";
-  meta = with pkgs.lib.maintainers; {
+  meta = with lib.maintainers; {
     maintainers = [ domenkozar matthewbauer ];
   };
 
@@ -35,9 +40,10 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix (
     }];
   };
 
-  nodes.client = { ... }: {
+  nodes.client = { lib, ... }: {
     services.printing.enable = true;
     services.printing.startWhenNeeded = socket;
+    services.printing.listenAddresses = lib.mkIf (!listenTcp) [];
     # Add printer to the client as well, via IPP.
     hardware.printers.ensurePrinters = [{
       name = "DeskjetRemote";
@@ -54,8 +60,8 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix (
     start_all()
 
     with subtest("Make sure that cups is up on both sides and printers are set up"):
-        server.wait_for_unit("cups.${if socket then "socket" else "service"}")
-        client.wait_for_unit("cups.${if socket then "socket" else "service"}")
+        server.wait_for_unit("ensure-printers.service")
+        client.wait_for_unit("ensure-printers.service")
 
     assert "scheduler is running" in client.succeed("lpstat -r")
 
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix (
         assert "/var/run/cups/cups.sock" in client.succeed("lpstat -H")
 
     with subtest("HTTP server is available too"):
-        client.succeed("curl --fail http://localhost:631/")
+        ${lib.optionalString listenTcp ''client.succeed("curl --fail http://localhost:631/")''}
         client.succeed(f"curl --fail http://{server.name}:631/")
         server.fail(f"curl --fail --connect-timeout 2 http://{client.name}:631/")
 
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix
index 4c9d2de108734..085ecdbed827c 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix
@@ -138,8 +138,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit (nixosTests)
+      cups-pdf
       printing-service
       printing-socket
+      printing-service-notcp
+      printing-socket-notcp
     ;
   };