diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60fad05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+language: python
+
+before_install:
+  - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:freecad-maintainers/freecad-daily
+  - sudo apt-get update -qq
+install:
+  - sudo apt-get install -y freecad freecad-doc
+  - gcc --version
+  - g++ --version
+  - python ./setup.py install
+
+script: python ./runtests.py
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 00dd35f..597ead2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 What is a CadQuery?
 ========================================
 
+[![Travis Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/dcowden/cadquery.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/dcowden/cadquery)
+
 CadQuery is an intuitive, easy-to-use python based language for building parametric 3D CAD models.  CadQuery is for 3D CAD what jQuery is for javascript.  Imagine selecting Faces of a 3d object the same way you select DOM objects with JQuery!
 
 CadQuery has several goals: