diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e769db..7cde95b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ tags
 .swp
 .swo
 .swn
+env
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..048d8d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+language: minimal
+sudo: required
+dist: xenial
+services:
+  - docker
+before_install:
+  - docker build -t playerctl-test .
+script:
+  - docker run -it playerctl-test
+
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97a3c15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM ubuntu:19.04
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python3-pip \
+    ninja-build \
+    build-essential \
+    libglib2.0-dev \
+    libgirepository1.0-dev \
+    gtk-doc-tools
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
+ADD . /app
+
+RUN find -name __pycache__ | xargs rm -r || true
+RUN meson --prefix=/usr build && ninja -C build && ninja -C build install
+CMD ["dbus-run-session", "python3", "-m", "pytest"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c7a5f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.PHONY: test
+.DEFAULT_TARGET := test
+
+test:
+	dbus-run-session python3 -m pytest -sq
+
+docker-test:
+	docker build -t playerctl-test .
+	docker run -it playerctl-test
+
+format:
+	yapf -rip test
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ea6b80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[pytest]
+timeout = 5
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c343df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dbus-next==0.0.1
+meson
+pytest
+pytest-timeout
+pytest-asyncio
diff --git a/test/.gitignore b/test/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38ce427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+
+# pipenv
+#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
+#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
+#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don’t work, or not
+#   install all needed dependencies.
+#Pipfile.lock
+
+# celery beat schedule file
+celerybeat-schedule
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
diff --git a/test/__init__.py b/test/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/mpris.py b/test/mpris.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82b745d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mpris.py
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+from dbus_next.service import ServiceInterface, dbus_property, method, signal
+from dbus_next import PropertyAccess, RequestNameReply
+from dbus_next.aio import session_bus
+
+import asyncio
+
+
+async def setup_buses(*names):
+    async def setup(name):
+        bus = await session_bus()
+        reply = await bus.request_name(f'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.{name}')
+        assert reply == RequestNameReply.PRIMARY_OWNER
+        bus.export('/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2', MprisPlayer())
+        return bus
+
+    return await asyncio.gather(*(setup(name) for name in names))
+
+
+def get_interfaces(bus):
+    return bus._path_exports.get('/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2', [])
+
+
+class MprisPlayer(ServiceInterface):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player')
+        self.reset()
+
+    def reset(self):
+        # method calls
+        self.next_called = False
+        self.previous_called = False
+        self.pause_called = False
+        self.play_pause_called = False
+        self.stop_called = False
+        self.play_called = False
+        self.seek_called_with = None
+        self.set_position_called_with = None
+        self.open_uri_called_with = None
+
+        # properties
+        self.playback_status = 'Stopped'
+        self.loop_status = 'None'
+        self.rate = 1.0
+        self.shuffle = False
+        self.metadata = {}
+        self.volume = 1.0
+        self.position = 0
+        self.minimum_rate = 1.0
+        self.maximum_rate = 1.0
+        self.can_go_next = True
+        self.can_go_previous = True
+        self.can_play = True
+        self.can_pause = True
+        self.can_seek = True
+        self.can_control = True
+
+        # signals
+        self.seeked_value = 0
+
+    @method()
+    def Next(self):
+        self.next_called = True
+
+    @method()
+    def Previous(self):
+        self.previous_called = True
+
+    @method()
+    def Pause(self):
+        self.pause_called = True
+
+    @method()
+    def PlayPause(self):
+        self.play_pause_called = True
+
+    @method()
+    def Stop(self):
+        self.stop_called = True
+
+    @method()
+    def Play(self):
+        self.play_called = True
+
+    @method()
+    def Seek(self, offset: 'x'):
+        self.seek_called_with = offset
+
+    @method()
+    def SetPosition(self, track_id: 'o', position: 'x'):
+        self.set_position_called_with = (track_id, position)
+
+    @method()
+    def OpenUri(self, uri: 's'):
+        self.open_uri_called_with = uri
+
+    @signal()
+    def Seeked(self) -> 'x':
+        return self.seeked_value
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def PlaybackStatus(self) -> 's':
+        return self.playback_status
+
+    @dbus_property()
+    def LoopStatus(self) -> 's':
+        return self.loop_status
+
+    @LoopStatus.setter
+    def LoopStatus(self, status: 's'):
+        self.loop_status = status
+
+    @dbus_property()
+    def Rate(self) -> 'd':
+        return self.rate
+
+    @Rate.setter
+    def Rate(self, rate: 'd'):
+        self.rate = rate
+
+    @dbus_property()
+    def Shuffle(self) -> 'b':
+        return self.shuffle
+
+    @Shuffle.setter
+    def Shuffle(self, shuffle: 'b'):
+        self.shuffle = shuffle
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def Metadata(self) -> 'a{sv}':
+        return self.metadata
+
+    @dbus_property()
+    def Volume(self) -> 'd':
+        return self.volume
+
+    @Volume.setter
+    def Volume(self, volume: 'd'):
+        self.volume = volume
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def Position(self) -> 'x':
+        return self.position
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def MinimumRate(self) -> 'd':
+        return self.minimum_rate
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def MaximumRate(self) -> 'd':
+        return self.maximum_rate
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def CanGoNext(self) -> 'b':
+        return self.can_go_next
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def CanGoPrevious(self) -> 'b':
+        return self.can_go_previous
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def CanPlay(self) -> 'b':
+        return self.can_play
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def CanPause(self) -> 'b':
+        return self.can_pause
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def CanSeek(self) -> 'b':
+        return self.can_seek
+
+    @dbus_property(access=PropertyAccess.READ)
+    def CanControl(self) -> 'b':
+        return self.can_control
diff --git a/test/playerctl.py b/test/playerctl.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0db5699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/playerctl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import asyncio
+
+
+class CommandResult:
+    def __init__(self, stdout, stderr, ret):
+        self.stdout = stdout.decode().strip()
+        self.stderr = stderr.decode().strip()
+        self.ret = ret
+
+
+async def playerctl(cmd):
+    proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_shell(
+        f'playerctl {cmd}',
+        stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE)
+    stdout, stderr = await proc.communicate()
+    await proc.wait()
+    return CommandResult(stdout, stderr, proc.returncode)
diff --git a/test/test_basics.py b/test/test_basics.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b8a0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_basics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+from .mpris import setup_buses
+from .playerctl import playerctl
+
+import asyncio
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_basics():
+    result = await playerctl('--help')
+    assert result.ret == 0, result.stderr
+    assert result.stdout
+    assert not result.stderr
+
+    # with no players
+    result = await playerctl('--list-all')
+    assert result.ret == 0, result.stderr
+    assert not result.stdout
+    assert result.stderr
+
+    result = await playerctl('--version')
+    assert result.ret == 0, result.stderr
+    assert result.stdout
+    assert not result.stderr
+
+    commands = ('play', 'pause', 'play-pause', 'stop', 'next', 'previous',
+                'position', 'position 5', 'volume', 'volume 0.5', 'status',
+                'metadata', 'loop', 'loop None', 'shuffle', 'shuffle On',
+                'open https://google.com')
+
+    results = await asyncio.gather(*(playerctl(cmd) for cmd in commands))
+
+    for result in results:
+        assert result.ret == 1
+        assert not result.stdout
+        assert result.stderr == 'No players found'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_list_names():
+    [bus1, bus2, bus3] = await setup_buses('basics1', 'basics2', 'basics3')
+
+    result = await playerctl('--list-all')
+    assert result.ret == 0, result.stderr
+    players = result.stdout.splitlines()
+    assert 'basics1' in players
+    assert 'basics2' in players
+    assert 'basics3' in players
+
+    for bus in [bus1, bus2, bus3]:
+        bus.disconnect()
diff --git a/test/test_commands.py b/test/test_commands.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eae731e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_commands.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from .mpris import setup_buses, get_interfaces
+from .playerctl import playerctl
+
+import asyncio
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_commands():
+    [bus] = await setup_buses('commands')
+    [interface] = get_interfaces(bus)
+
+    commands = ('play', 'pause', 'play-pause', 'stop', 'next', 'previous')
+
+    def get_called(cmd):
+        return getattr(interface, f'{cmd.replace("-", "_")}_called')
+
+    results = await asyncio.gather(*(playerctl(f'-p commands {cmd}')
+                                     for cmd in commands))
+
+    for i, result in enumerate(results):
+        cmd = commands[i]
+        assert get_called(cmd), f'{cmd} was not called: {result.stderr}'