diff --git a/kombu/tests/test_functional/test_sqla.py b/kombu/tests/test_functional/test_sqla.py
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+from nose import SkipTest
+
+from kombu.tests.test_functional import transport
+
+
+class test_sqla(transport.TransportCase):
+    transport = "sqlalchemy"
+    prefix = "sqlalchemy"
+    event_loop_max = 10
+    connection_options = {"hostname": "sqlite://"}
+
+    def before_connect(self):
+        try:
+            import sqlakombu
+        except ImportError:
+            raise SkipTest("sqlalchemy-kombu not installed")