diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..433c0bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+language: java
+jdk: oraclejdk7
+before_install: true
+install: true
+before_script: 
+  - export DISPLAY=:99.0
+  - sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start
+  
+script: mvn test -q
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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 **iText is a Java PDF library originally dual licensed under MPL/LGPL**
 
+.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/glarfs/iText-4.2.0.svg?branch=master
+    :target: https://travis-ci.org/glarfs/iText-4.2.0
+
 This fork of https://github.com/ymasory/iText-4.2.0 manages the sources as Maven project.
 
 I added a pngnow.png file and changed the path in Rtftest.java so the package tests cleanly.