diff --git a/modules/programs/tealdeer.nix b/modules/programs/tealdeer.nix
index f0e610c2d..08ba9d3f3 100644
--- a/modules/programs/tealdeer.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/tealdeer.nix
@@ -49,5 +49,10 @@ in {
     home.file."${configDir}/tealdeer/config.toml" = mkIf (cfg.settings != { }) {
       source = tomlFormat.generate "tealdeer-config" cfg.settings;
     };
+
+    home.activation.tealdeerCache = hm.dag.entryAfter [ "linkGeneration" ] ''
+      $VERBOSE_ECHO "Rebuilding tealdeer cache"
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD ${getExe pkgs.tealdeer} --update
+    '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index 17e78d914..b3e963bbd 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ in import nmtSrc {
     ./modules/programs/ssh
     ./modules/programs/starship
     ./modules/programs/taskwarrior
+    ./modules/programs/tealdeer
     ./modules/programs/texlive
     ./modules/programs/thefuck
     ./modules/programs/tmate
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/tealdeer/default-settings.nix b/tests/modules/programs/tealdeer/default-settings.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0044ca8f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/tealdeer/default-settings.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ config, ... }: {
+  config = {
+    programs.tealdeer = {
+      package = config.lib.test.mkStubPackage { name = "tldr"; };
+      enable = true;
+    };
+
+    nmt.script = ''
+      assertFileRegex activate '/nix/store/.*tealdeer.*/bin/tldr --update'
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/tealdeer/default.nix b/tests/modules/programs/tealdeer/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9deed939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/tealdeer/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ tealdeer-default-settings = ./default-settings.nix; }