diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c7978b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+language: c
+
+before_install:
+    - sudo apt-get update -qq
+    - sudo apt-get -y install devscripts equivs
+    - sudo mk-build-deps -i debian/control
+
+script:
+    - mkdir build;cd build
+    - cmake ..
+    - make
+    - sudo make install
+
+after_success:
+    - weechat --help
+    - weechat -r /quit
diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index e9e469357..445ba4f7b 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 :email: flashcode@flashtux.org
 :lang: en
 
-
 WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a fast and light chat
 environment for many operating systems. Everything can be done with a keyboard.
 It is customizable and extensible with scripts.
 
 Homepage: http://weechat.org/
 
+image:https://travis-ci.org/weechat/weechat.svg?branch=master["Build Status", link="https://travis-ci.org/weechat/weechat"]
 
 == Features