diff --git a/autopkgtest.py b/autopkgtest.py
index 4680752..867e1e6 100644
--- a/autopkgtest.py
+++ b/autopkgtest.py
@@ -169,9 +169,16 @@ class AutoPackageTest(object):
             reported_pkgs.add(src)
             tests.append((src, ver))
 
+        extra_bins = []
+        # Hack: For new kernels trigger all DKMS packages by pretending that
+        # linux-meta builds a "dkms" binary as well. With that we ensure that we
+        # don't regress DKMS drivers with new kernel versions.
+        if src == 'linux-meta':
+            extra_bins.append('dkms')
+
         # plus all direct reverse dependencies of its binaries which have
         # an autopkgtest
-        for binary in srcinfo[BINARIES]:
+        for binary in srcinfo[BINARIES] + extra_bins:
             binary = binary.split('/')[0]  # chop off arch
             try:
                 rdeps = binaries_info[binary][RDEPENDS]
diff --git a/tests/test_autopkgtest.py b/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
index ed96c51..b1a9bbb 100755
--- a/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
+++ b/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ lightgreen 1 i386 green 3
             {'lightgreen': [('old-version', '1'), ('new-version', '2')]}
         )
 
-    def test_dkms(self):
+    def test_detect_dkms_autodep8(self):
         '''DKMS packages are autopkgtested (via autodep8)'''
 
         self.data.add('dkms', False, {})
@@ -1115,6 +1115,16 @@ lightgreen 1 i386 green 3
             {'dkms': (False, {'fancy 1': {'amd64': 'RUNNING', 'i386': 'RUNNING'}})},
             {'dkms': [('old-version', '1'), ('new-version', '2')]})
 
+    def test_kernel_triggers_dkms(self):
+        '''DKMS packages get triggered by kernel uploads'''
+
+        self.data.add('dkms', False, {})
+        self.data.add('fancy-dkms', False, {'Source': 'fancy', 'Depends': 'dkms (>= 1)'})
+
+        self.do_test(
+            [('linux-image-generic', {'Source': 'linux-meta'}, None)],
+            {'linux-meta': (False, {'fancy 1': {'amd64': 'RUNNING', 'i386': 'RUNNING'}})})
+
     def test_disable_adt(self):
         '''Run without autopkgtest requests'''