diff --git a/test-requirements-py3.txt b/test-requirements-py3.txt
index 03f88e815..ea03539e7 100644
--- a/test-requirements-py3.txt
+++ b/test-requirements-py3.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ hacking>=0.8.0,<0.9
 # Packaging
 mock>=1.0
 
+# Backends
+redis
+
 # Unit testing
 ddt>=0.4.0
 discover
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index f6dfc0042..beb192aab 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ hacking>=0.9.2,<0.10
 # Packaging
 mock>=1.0
 
+# Backends
+redis
+
 # Unit testing
 ddt>=0.4.0
 discover