diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d24bc2296e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+sudo: require
+dist: xenial
+
+language: cpp
+
+compiler:
+- gcc
+
+cache:
+  directories:
+  - /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb
+
+notifications:
+  irc: "chat.freenode.net#serenityos"
+
+before_install:
+- sudo apt-get update
+- sudo apt-get install -y libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev libgmp-dev
+- sudo apt-get install -y e2fsprogs qemu-system-i386
+
+script:
+- cd Toolchain
+- ./BuildIt.sh
+- source ./UseIt.sh
+- cd ../Kernel
+- ./makeall.sh
diff --git a/ReadMe.md b/ReadMe.md
index 7837c04762..47dc8cf1ab 100644
--- a/ReadMe.md
+++ b/ReadMe.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 Graphical Unix-like operating system for x86 computers.
 
+![Travis CI status](https://travis-ci.org/SerenityOS/serenity.svg?branch=master)
+
 ## About
 
 *I always wondered what it would be like to write my own operating system, but I never took it seriously. Until now.*