diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ce3792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+language: c
+
+before_script:
+  - cd build/CMake
+  - mkdir buildproducts
+  - cd buildproducts
+  - cmake ..
+
+script:
+  - make
+  
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d36a517..4fe894d 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/OpenWaterAnalytics/EPANET.svg?branch=dev-2.1-travis-ci)](https://travis-ci.org/OpenWaterAnalytics/EPANET)
+
 EPANET
 ======