diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 340b806962..d94b1f2b16 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -16716,6 +16716,297 @@ variables.
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
+@subsubheading Getmail service
+
+@cindex IMAP
+@cindex POP
+
+@deffn {Scheme Variable} getmail-service-type
+This is the type of the @uref{http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/, Getmail}
+mail retriever, whose value should be an @code{getmail-configuration}.
+@end deffn
+
+Available @code{getmail-configuration} fields are:
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration} parameter} symbol name
+A symbol to identify the getmail service.
+
+Defaults to @samp{"unset"}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration} parameter} package package
+The getmail package to use.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration} parameter} string user
+The user to run getmail as.
+
+Defaults to @samp{"getmail"}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration} parameter} string group
+The group to run getmail as.
+
+Defaults to @samp{"getmail"}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration} parameter} string directory
+The getmail directory to use.
+
+Defaults to @samp{"/var/lib/getmail/default"}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration} parameter} getmail-configuration-file rcfile
+The getmail configuration file to use.
+
+Available @code{getmail-configuration-file} fields are:
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration-file} parameter} getmail-retriever-configuration retriever
+What mail account to retrieve mail from, and how to access that account.
+
+Available @code{getmail-retriever-configuration} fields are:
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-retriever-configuration} parameter} string type
+The type of mail retriever to use.  Valid values include @samp{passwd}
+and @samp{static}.
+
+Defaults to @samp{"SimpleIMAPSSLRetriever"}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-retriever-configuration} parameter} string server
+Space separated list of arguments to the userdb driver.
+
+Defaults to @samp{unset}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-retriever-configuration} parameter} string username
+Space separated list of arguments to the userdb driver.
+
+Defaults to @samp{unset}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-retriever-configuration} parameter} non-negative-integer port
+Space separated list of arguments to the userdb driver.
+
+Defaults to @samp{#f}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-retriever-configuration} parameter} string password
+Override fields from passwd.
+
+Defaults to @samp{""}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-retriever-configuration} parameter} list password-command
+Override fields from passwd.
+
+Defaults to @samp{()}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-retriever-configuration} parameter} string keyfile
+PEM-formatted key file to use for the TLS negotiation
+
+Defaults to @samp{""}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-retriever-configuration} parameter} string certfile
+PEM-formatted certificate file to use for the TLS negotiation
+
+Defaults to @samp{""}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-retriever-configuration} parameter} string ca-certs
+CA certificates to use
+
+Defaults to @samp{""}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-retriever-configuration} parameter} parameter-alist extra-parameters
+Extra retriever parameters
+
+Defaults to @samp{()}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration-file} parameter} getmail-destination-configuration destination
+What to do with retrieved messages.
+
+Available @code{getmail-destination-configuration} fields are:
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-destination-configuration} parameter} string type
+The type of mail destination.  Valid values include @samp{Maildir},
+@samp{Mboxrd} and @samp{MDA_external}.
+
+Defaults to @samp{unset}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-destination-configuration} parameter} string-or-filelike path
+The path option for the mail destination.  The behaviour depends on the
+chosen type.
+
+Defaults to @samp{""}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-destination-configuration} parameter} parameter-alist extra-parameters
+Extra destination parameters
+
+Defaults to @samp{()}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration-file} parameter} getmail-options-configuration options
+Configure getmail.
+
+Available @code{getmail-options-configuration} fields are:
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} non-negative-integer verbose
+If set to @samp{0}, getmail will only print warnings and errors.  A
+value of @samp{1} means that messages will be printed about retrieving
+and deleting messages.  If set to @samp{2}, getmail will print messages
+about each of it's actions.
+
+Defaults to @samp{1}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} boolean read-all
+If true, getmail will retrieve all available messages.  Otherwise it
+will only retrieve messages it hasn't seen previously.
+
+Defaults to @samp{#t}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} boolean delete
+If set to true, messages will be deleted from the server after
+retrieving and successfully delivering them.  Otherwise, messages will
+be left on the server.
+
+Defaults to @samp{#f}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} non-negative-integer delete-after
+Getmail will delete messages this number of days after seeing them, if
+they have not been delivered.  This means messages will be left on the
+server this number of days after delivering them.  A value of @samp{0}
+disabled this feature.
+
+Defaults to @samp{0}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} non-negative-integer delete-bigger-than
+Delete messages larger than this of bytes after retrieving them, even if
+the delete and delete-after options are disabled.  A value of @samp{0}
+disables this feature.
+
+Defaults to @samp{0}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} non-negative-integer max-bytes-per-session
+Retrieve messages totalling up to this number of bytes before closing
+the session with the server.  A value of @samp{0} disables this feature.
+
+Defaults to @samp{0}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} non-negative-integer max-message-size
+Don't retrieve messages larger than this number of bytes.  A value of
+@samp{0} disables this feature.
+
+Defaults to @samp{0}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} boolean delivered-to
+If true, getmail will add a Delivered-To header to messages.
+
+Defaults to @samp{#t}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} boolean received
+If set, getmail adds a Received header to the messages.
+
+Defaults to @samp{#t}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} string message-log
+Getmail will record a log of its actions to the named file.  A value of
+@samp{""} disables this feature.
+
+Defaults to @samp{""}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} boolean message-log-syslog
+If true, getmail will record a log of its actions using the system
+logger.
+
+Defaults to @samp{#t}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} boolean message-log-verbose
+If true, getmail will log information about messages not retrieved and
+the reason for not retrieving them, as well as starting and ending
+information lines.
+
+Defaults to @samp{#t}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} parameter-alist extra-parameters
+Extra options to include.
+
+Defaults to @samp{()}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration} parameter} list idle
+A list of mailboxes that getmail should wait on the server for new mail
+notifications.  This depends on the server supporting the IDLE
+extension.
+
+Defaults to @samp{()}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{getmail-configuration} parameter} list environment-variables
+Environment variables to set for getmail.
+
+Defaults to @samp{()}.
+
+@end deftypevr
+
 @subsubheading Mail Aliases Service
 
 @cindex email aliases
diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 55fa90f926..9b9c6e00ec 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/services/docker.scm			\
   %D%/services/authentication.scm		\
   %D%/services/games.scm			\
+  %D%/services/getmail.scm				\
   %D%/services/kerberos.scm			\
   %D%/services/lirc.scm				\
   %D%/services/virtualization.scm		\
diff --git a/gnu/services/getmail.scm b/gnu/services/getmail.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b807bb3a5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/services/getmail.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu services getmail)
+  #:use-module (gnu services)
+  #:use-module (gnu services base)
+  #:use-module (gnu services configuration)
+  #:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
+  #:use-module (gnu system pam)
+  #:use-module (gnu system shadow)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages mail)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
+  #:use-module (guix records)
+  #:use-module (guix store)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix gexp)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 match)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 format)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
+  #:export (getmail-retriever-configuration
+            getmail-retriever-configuration-extra-parameters
+            getmail-destination-configuration
+            getmail-options-configuration
+            getmail-configuration-file
+            getmail-configuration
+            getmail-service-type))
+
+;;; Commentary:
+;;;
+;;; Service for the getmail mail retriever.
+;;;
+;;; Code:
+
+(define (uglify-field-name field-name)
+  (let ((str (symbol->string field-name)))
+    (string-join (string-split (if (string-suffix? "?" str)
+                                   (substring str 0 (1- (string-length str)))
+                                   str)
+                               #\-)
+                 "_")))
+
+(define (serialize-field field-name val)
+  #~(let ((val '#$val))
+      (format #f "~a = ~a\n"
+              #$(uglify-field-name field-name)
+              (cond
+               ((list? val)
+                (string-append
+                 "("
+                 (string-concatenate
+                  (map (lambda (list-val)
+                         (format #f "\"~a\", " list-val))
+                       val))
+                 ")"))
+               (else
+                val)))))
+
+(define (serialize-string field-name val)
+  (if (string=? val "")
+      ""
+      (serialize-field field-name val)))
+
+(define (string-or-filelike? val)
+  (or (string? val)
+      (file-like? val)))
+(define (serialize-string-or-filelike field-name val)
+  (if (equal? val "")
+      ""
+      (serialize-field field-name val)))
+
+(define (serialize-boolean field-name val)
+  (serialize-field field-name (if val "true" "false")))
+
+(define (non-negative-integer? val)
+  (and (exact-integer? val) (not (negative? val))))
+(define (serialize-non-negative-integer field-name val)
+  (serialize-field field-name val))
+
+(define serialize-list serialize-field)
+
+(define parameter-alist? list?)
+(define (serialize-parameter-alist field-name val)
+  #~(string-append
+     #$@(map (match-lambda
+               ((key . value)
+                (serialize-field key value)))
+             val)))
+
+(define (serialize-getmail-retriever-configuration field-name val)
+  (serialize-configuration val getmail-retriever-configuration-fields))
+
+(define-configuration getmail-retriever-configuration
+  (type
+   (string "SimpleIMAPSSLRetriever")
+   "The type of mail retriever to use.  Valid values include
+@samp{passwd} and @samp{static}.")
+  (server
+   (string 'unset)
+   "Space separated list of arguments to the userdb driver.")
+  (username
+   (string 'unset)
+   "Space separated list of arguments to the userdb driver.")
+  (port
+   (non-negative-integer #f)
+   "Space separated list of arguments to the userdb driver.")
+  (password
+   (string "")
+   "Override fields from passwd.")
+  (password-command
+   (list '())
+   "Override fields from passwd.")
+  (keyfile
+   (string "")
+   "PEM-formatted key file to use for the TLS negotiation")
+  (certfile
+   (string "")
+   "PEM-formatted certificate file to use for the TLS negotiation")
+  (ca-certs
+   (string "")
+   "CA certificates to use")
+  (extra-parameters
+   (parameter-alist '())
+   "Extra retriever parameters"))
+
+(define (serialize-getmail-destination-configuration field-name val)
+  (serialize-configuration val getmail-destination-configuration-fields))
+
+(define-configuration getmail-destination-configuration
+  (type
+   (string 'unset)
+   "The type of mail destination.  Valid values include @samp{Maildir},
+@samp{Mboxrd} and @samp{MDA_external}.")
+  (path
+   (string-or-filelike "")
+   "The path option for the mail destination.  The behaviour depends on the
+chosen type.")
+  (extra-parameters
+   (parameter-alist '())
+   "Extra destination parameters"))
+
+(define (serialize-getmail-options-configuration field-name val)
+  (serialize-configuration val getmail-options-configuration-fields))
+
+(define-configuration getmail-options-configuration
+  (verbose
+   (non-negative-integer 1)
+   "If set to @samp{0}, getmail will only print warnings and errors.  A value
+of @samp{1} means that messages will be printed about retrieving and deleting
+messages. If set to @samp{2}, getmail will print messages about each of it's
+actions.")
+  (read-all
+   (boolean #t)
+   "If true, getmail will retrieve all available messages.  Otherwise it will
+only retrieve messages it hasn't seen previously.")
+  (delete
+   (boolean #f)
+   "If set to true, messages will be deleted from the server after retrieving
+and successfully delivering them.  Otherwise, messages will be left on the
+server.")
+  (delete-after
+   (non-negative-integer 0)
+   "Getmail will delete messages this number of days after seeing them, if
+they have not been delivered.  This means messages will be left on the server
+this number of days after delivering them.  A value of @samp{0} disabled this
+feature.")
+  (delete-bigger-than
+   (non-negative-integer 0)
+   "Delete messages larger than this of bytes after retrieving them, even if
+the delete and delete-after options are disabled.  A value of @samp{0}
+disables this feature.")
+  (max-bytes-per-session
+   (non-negative-integer 0)
+   "Retrieve messages totalling up to this number of bytes before closing the
+session with the server.  A value of @samp{0} disables this feature.")
+  (max-message-size
+   (non-negative-integer 0)
+   "Don't retrieve messages larger than this number of bytes.  A value of
+@samp{0} disables this feature.")
+  (delivered-to
+   (boolean #t)
+   "If true, getmail will add a Delivered-To header to messages.")
+  (received
+   (boolean #t)
+   "If set, getmail adds a Received header to the messages.")
+  (message-log
+   (string "")
+   "Getmail will record a log of its actions to the named file.  A value of
+@samp{\"\"} disables this feature.")
+  (message-log-syslog
+   (boolean #t)
+   "If true, getmail will record a log of its actions using the system
+logger.")
+  (message-log-verbose
+   (boolean #t)
+   "If true, getmail will log information about messages not retrieved and the
+reason for not retrieving them, as well as starting and ending information
+lines.")
+  (extra-parameters
+   (parameter-alist '())
+   "Extra options to include."))
+
+(define (serialize-getmail-configuration-file field-name val)
+  (match val
+    (($ <getmail-configuration-file> location
+                                     retriever destination options)
+     #~(string-append
+        "[retriever]\n"
+        #$(serialize-getmail-retriever-configuration #f retriever)
+        "\n[destination]\n"
+        #$(serialize-getmail-destination-configuration #f destination)
+        "\n[options]\n"
+        #$(serialize-getmail-options-configuration #f options)))))
+
+(define-configuration getmail-configuration-file
+  (retriever
+   (getmail-retriever-configuration (getmail-retriever-configuration))
+   "What mail account to retrieve mail from, and how to access that account.")
+  (destination
+   (getmail-destination-configuration (getmail-destination-configuration))
+   "What to do with retrieved messages.")
+  (options
+   (getmail-options-configuration (getmail-options-configuration))
+   "Configure getmail."))
+
+(define (serialize-symbol field-name val) "")
+(define (serialize-getmail-configuration field-name val) "")
+
+(define-configuration getmail-configuration
+  (name
+   (symbol "unset")
+   "A symbol to identify the getmail service.")
+  (package
+   (package getmail)
+   "The getmail package to use.")
+  (user
+   (string "getmail")
+   "The user to run getmail as.")
+  (group
+   (string "getmail")
+   "The group to run getmail as.")
+  (directory
+   (string "/var/lib/getmail/default")
+   "The getmail directory to use.")
+  (rcfile
+   (getmail-configuration-file (getmail-configuration-file))
+   "The getmail configuration file to use.")
+  (idle
+   (list '())
+   "A list of mailboxes that getmail should wait on the server for new mail
+notifications.  This depends on the server supporting the IDLE extension.")
+  (environment-variables
+   (list '())
+   "Environment variables to set for getmail."))
+
+(define (generate-getmail-documentation)
+  (generate-documentation
+   `((getmail-configuration
+      ,getmail-configuration-fields
+      (rcfile getmail-configuration-file))
+     (getmail-configuration-file
+      ,getmail-configuration-file-fields
+      (retriever getmail-retriever-configuration)
+      (destination getmail-destination-configuration)
+      (options getmail-options-configuration))
+     (getmail-retriever-configuration ,getmail-retriever-configuration-fields)
+     (getmail-destination-configuration ,getmail-destination-configuration-fields)
+     (getmail-options-configuration ,getmail-options-configuration-fields))
+   'getmail-configuration))
+
+(define-gexp-compiler (getmail-configuration-file-compiler
+                       (rcfile <getmail-configuration-file>) system target)
+  (gexp->derivation
+   "getmailrc"
+   #~(call-with-output-file #$output
+       (lambda (port)
+         (display #$(serialize-getmail-configuration-file #f rcfile)
+                  port)))
+   #:system system
+   #:target target))
+
+(define (getmail-accounts configs)
+  (let ((users (delete-duplicates
+                (map getmail-configuration-user
+                     configs)))
+        (groups (delete-duplicates
+                 (map getmail-configuration-group
+                      configs))))
+    (append
+     (map (lambda (group)
+            (user-group
+             (name group)
+             (system? #t)))
+          groups)
+     (map (lambda (user)
+            (user-account
+             (name user)
+             (group (getmail-configuration-group
+                     (find (lambda (config)
+                             (and
+                              (string=? user (getmail-configuration-user config))
+                              (getmail-configuration-group config)))
+                           configs)))
+             (system? #t)
+             (comment "Getmail user")
+             (home-directory "/var/empty")
+             (shell (file-append shadow "/sbin/nologin"))))
+          users))))
+
+(define (getmail-activation configs)
+  "Return the activation GEXP for CONFIGS."
+  (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
+    #~(begin
+        (use-modules (guix build utils))
+        #$@(map
+            (lambda (config)
+              #~(let* ((pw (getpw #$(getmail-configuration-user config)))
+                       (uid (passwd:uid pw))
+                       (gid (passwd:gid pw))
+                       (getmaildir #$(getmail-configuration-directory config)))
+                  (mkdir-p getmaildir)
+                  (chown getmaildir uid gid)))
+            configs))))
+
+(define (getmail-shepherd-services configs)
+  "Return a list of <shepherd-service> for CONFIGS."
+  (map (match-lambda
+         (($ <getmail-configuration> location name package
+                                     user group directory rcfile idle
+                                     environment-variables)
+          (shepherd-service
+           (documentation "Run getmail.")
+           (provision (list (symbol-append 'getmail- name)))
+           (requirement '(networking))
+           (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
+                     `(#$(file-append package "/bin/getmail")
+                       ,(string-append "--getmaildir=" #$directory)
+                       #$@(map (lambda (idle)
+                                 (string-append "--idle=" idle))
+                               idle)
+                       ,(string-append "--rcfile=" #$rcfile))
+                     #:user #$user
+                     #:group #$group
+                     #:environment-variables
+                     (list #$@environment-variables)
+                     #:log-file
+                     #$(string-append "/var/log/getmail-"
+                                      (symbol->string name)))))))
+       configs))
+
+(define getmail-service-type
+  (service-type
+   (name 'getmail)
+   (extensions
+    (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
+                             getmail-shepherd-services)
+          (service-extension activation-service-type
+                             getmail-activation)
+          (service-extension account-service-type
+                             getmail-accounts)))
+   (description
+    "Run @command{getmail}, a mail retriever program.")
+   (default-value '())
+   (compose concatenate)
+   (extend append)))
diff --git a/gnu/tests/mail.scm b/gnu/tests/mail.scm
index 33aa4d3437..10e5be71d8 100644
--- a/gnu/tests/mail.scm
+++ b/gnu/tests/mail.scm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Clément Lassieur <clement@lassieur.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ (define-module (gnu tests mail)
   #:use-module (gnu system)
   #:use-module (gnu system vm)
   #:use-module (gnu services)
+  #:use-module (gnu services getmail)
   #:use-module (gnu services mail)
   #:use-module (gnu services networking)
   #:use-module (guix gexp)
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ (define-module (gnu tests mail)
   #:use-module (ice-9 ftw)
   #:export (%test-opensmtpd
             %test-exim
-            %test-dovecot))
+            %test-dovecot
+            %test-getmail))
 
 (define %opensmtpd-os
   (simple-operating-system
@@ -394,3 +397,176 @@ (define %test-dovecot
    (name "dovecot")
    (description "Connect to a running Dovecot server.")
    (value (run-dovecot-test))))
+
+(define %getmail-os
+  (simple-operating-system
+   (service dhcp-client-service-type)
+   (service dovecot-service-type
+            (dovecot-configuration
+             (disable-plaintext-auth? #f)
+             (ssl? "no")
+             (auth-mechanisms '("anonymous" "plain"))
+             (auth-anonymous-username "alice")
+             (mail-location
+              (string-append "maildir:~/Maildir"
+                             ":INBOX=~/Maildir/INBOX"
+                             ":LAYOUT=fs"))))
+   (service getmail-service-type
+            (list
+             (getmail-configuration
+              (name 'test)
+              (user "alice")
+              (directory "/var/lib/getmail/alice")
+              (idle '("TESTBOX"))
+              (rcfile
+               (getmail-configuration-file
+                (retriever
+                 (getmail-retriever-configuration
+                  (type "SimpleIMAPRetriever")
+                  (server "localhost")
+                  (username "alice")
+                  (port 143)
+                  (extra-parameters
+                   '((password . "testpass")
+                     (mailboxes . ("TESTBOX"))))))
+                (destination
+                 (getmail-destination-configuration
+                  (type "Maildir")
+                  (path "/home/alice/TestMaildir/")))
+                (options
+                 (getmail-options-configuration
+                  (read-all #f))))))))))
+
+(define (run-getmail-test)
+  "Return a test of an OS running Getmail service."
+  (define vm
+    (virtual-machine
+     (operating-system (marionette-operating-system
+                        %getmail-os
+                        #:imported-modules '((gnu services herd))))
+     (port-forwardings '((8143 . 143)))))
+
+  (define test
+    (with-imported-modules '((gnu build marionette))
+      #~(begin
+          (use-modules (gnu build marionette)
+                       (ice-9 iconv)
+                       (ice-9 rdelim)
+                       (rnrs base)
+                       (rnrs bytevectors)
+                       (srfi srfi-64))
+
+          (define marionette
+            (make-marionette '(#$vm)))
+
+          (define* (message-length message #:key (encoding "iso-8859-1"))
+            (bytevector-length (string->bytevector message encoding)))
+
+          (define message "From: test@example.com\n\
+Subject: Hello Nice to meet you!")
+
+          (mkdir #$output)
+          (chdir #$output)
+
+          (test-begin "getmail")
+
+          ;; Wait for dovecot to be up and running.
+          (test-assert "dovecot running"
+            (marionette-eval
+             '(begin
+                (use-modules (gnu services herd))
+                (start-service 'dovecot))
+             marionette))
+
+          (test-assert "set password for alice"
+            (marionette-eval
+             '(system "echo -e \"testpass\ntestpass\" | passwd alice")
+             marionette))
+
+          ;; Wait for getmail to be up and running.
+          (test-assert "getmail-test running"
+            (marionette-eval
+             '(let* ((pw (getpw "alice"))
+                     (uid (passwd:uid pw))
+                     (gid (passwd:gid pw)))
+                (use-modules (gnu services herd))
+
+                (for-each
+                 (lambda (dir)
+                   (mkdir dir)
+                   (chown dir uid gid))
+                 '("/home/alice/TestMaildir"
+                   "/home/alice/TestMaildir/cur"
+                   "/home/alice/TestMaildir/new"
+                   "/home/alice/TestMaildir/tmp"
+                   "/home/alice/TestMaildir/TESTBOX"
+                   "/home/alice/TestMaildir/TESTBOX/cur"
+                   "/home/alice/TestMaildir/TESTBOX/new"
+                   "/home/alice/TestMaildir/TESTBOX/tmp"))
+
+                (start-service 'getmail-test))
+             marionette))
+
+          ;; Check Dovecot service's PID.
+          (test-assert "service process id"
+            (let ((pid
+                   (number->string (wait-for-file "/var/run/dovecot/master.pid"
+                                                  marionette))))
+              (marionette-eval `(file-exists? (string-append "/proc/" ,pid))
+                               marionette)))
+
+          (test-assert "accept an email"
+            (let ((imap (socket AF_INET SOCK_STREAM 0))
+                  (addr (make-socket-address AF_INET INADDR_LOOPBACK 8143)))
+              (connect imap addr)
+              ;; Be greeted.
+              (read-line imap) ;OK
+              ;; Authenticate
+              (write-line "a AUTHENTICATE ANONYMOUS" imap)
+              (read-line imap) ;+
+              (write-line "c2lyaGM=" imap)
+              (read-line imap) ;OK
+              ;; Create a TESTBOX mailbox
+              (write-line "a CREATE TESTBOX" imap)
+              (read-line imap) ;OK
+              ;; Append a message to a TESTBOX mailbox
+              (write-line (format #f "a APPEND TESTBOX {~a}"
+                                  (number->string (message-length message)))
+                          imap)
+              (read-line imap) ;+
+              (write-line message imap)
+              (read-line imap) ;OK
+              ;; Logout
+              (write-line "a LOGOUT" imap)
+              (close imap)
+              #t))
+
+          (sleep 1)
+
+          (test-assert "mail arrived"
+            (string-contains
+             (marionette-eval
+              '(begin
+                 (use-modules (ice-9 ftw)
+                              (ice-9 match))
+                 (let ((TESTBOX/new "/home/alice/TestMaildir/new/"))
+                   (match (scandir TESTBOX/new)
+                     (("." ".." message-file)
+                      (call-with-input-file
+                          (string-append TESTBOX/new message-file)
+                        get-string-all)))))
+              marionette)
+             message))
+
+          (test-end)
+          (exit (= (test-runner-fail-count (test-runner-current)) 0)))))
+
+  (gexp->derivation "getmail-test" test))
+
+(define %test-getmail
+  (system-test
+   (name "getmail")
+   (description "Connect to a running Getmail server.")
+   (value (run-getmail-test))))
+
+%getmail-os