diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07e5d9a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+language: c
+compiler: clang
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-add-repository ppa:irie/cmake -y
+  - sudo apt-get update -q
+  - sudo apt-get install cmake xorg-dev libglu1-mesa-dev
+branches:
+    only:
+        - travis
+        - master
+script:
+  - cmake .
+  - make
+notifications:
+  email:
+    recipients:
+      - travis@glfw.org
+    on_success: never
+    on_failure: always
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f54922d6..d070edcd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # GLFW
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/glfw/glfw.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/glfw/glfw)
+
 ## Introduction
 
 GLFW is a free, Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL and OpenGL ES