diff --git a/python-boto.spec b/python-boto.spec
index 88c2f96..91587cb 100644
--- a/python-boto.spec
+++ b/python-boto.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Enabling the unit tests is blocked on several bugs:
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072925
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072928
+# Tracker:  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072946
+%bcond_with unittests
+
 %if 0%{?fedora}
 %bcond_without python3
 %else
@@ -29,6 +35,19 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 %endif  # with python3
 
+%if %{with unittests}
+BuildRequires:  python-httpretty
+BuildRequires:  python-mock
+BuildRequires:  python-nose
+BuildRequires:  python-requests
+%if %{with python3}
+BuildRequires:  python3-httpretty
+BuildRequires:  python3-mock
+BuildRequires:  python3-nose
+BuildRequires:  python3-requests
+%endif  # with python3
+%endif  # with unittests
+
 Provides:       python2-boto = %{version}-%{release}
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
@@ -94,6 +113,17 @@ popd
 %{__python2} setup.py install --skip-build --root $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
+%check
+%if %{with unittests}
+%{__python2} tests/test.py default
+%if %{with python3}
+pushd %{py3dir}
+%{__python3} tests/test.py default
+popd
+%endif  # with python3
+%endif  # with unittests
+
+
 %files
 # For some reason this definition really does have to go in this section.
 %{!?_licensedir: %global license %%doc}
@@ -134,6 +164,7 @@ popd
 * Thu Aug 21 2014 Garrett Holmstrom <gholms@fedoraproject.org> - 2.32.1-1
 - Updated to 2.32.1 (RH #1126056, RH #1132348)
 - Added python3-boto (RH #1024363)
+- Added (but did not enable) unit tests (RH #1072946, RH #1072923)
 
 * Thu Jul 31 2014 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 2.27.0-3
 - fix license handling