diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/meson.build b/src/libstore-tests/meson.build
index e5995bcb1..87f6a234a 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/meson.build
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ this_exe = executable(
   link_args : linker_export_flags + [ '-lrapidcheck' ],
   # get main from gtest
   install : true,
+  cpp_pch : do_pch ? [ 'pch/precompiled-headers.hh' ] : [],
 )
 
 test(
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ if get_option('benchmarks')
     include_directories : include_dirs,
     link_args : linker_export_flags,
     install : true,
+    cpp_pch : do_pch ? [ 'pch/precompiled-headers.hh' ] : [],
     cpp_args : [
       '-DNIX_UNIT_TEST_DATA="' + meson.current_source_dir() + '/data"',
     ],
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/pch/precompiled-headers.hh b/src/libstore-tests/pch/precompiled-headers.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eaa45261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/pch/precompiled-headers.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "nix/store/store-api.hh"
+#include "nix/store/tests/libstore.hh"
+#include "nix/util/util.hh"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <rapidcheck/gtest.h>
+
+#include <regex>