diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fd7b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+language: c
+
+sudo: false
+
+matrix:
+    - os: linux
+      addons:
+        apt:
+          packages: [ 'protobuf-compiler', 'libprotobuf-dev' ]
+
+
+install:
+ - make
+
+script:
+ - echo '{"type":"Feature","properties":{},"geometry":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[0,0]}}' > test.json
+ - ./tippecanoe -o test.mbtiles test.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f71c88..3ad7f94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ tippecanoe
 Builds [vector tilesets](https://www.mapbox.com/developers/vector-tiles/) from large collections of [GeoJSON](http://geojson.org/)
 features. This is a tool for [making maps from huge datasets](MADE_WITH.md).
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/mapbox/tippecanoe.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/mapbox/tippecanoe)
+
 Intent
 ------