diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db0be4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+sudo: required
+services:
+  - docker
+script: docker build -t vertcoind . && docker run vertcoind -version | grep -q "Vertcoin Core"
+notifications:
+  email:
+    on_success: never
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 # docker-vertcoind
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/lukechilds/docker-vertcoind.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/lukechilds/docker-vertcoind)
 [![Image Layers](https://images.microbadger.com/badges/image/lukechilds/vertcoind.svg)](https://microbadger.com/images/lukechilds/vertcoind)
 [![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/lukechilds/vertcoind.svg)](https://hub.docker.com/r/lukechilds/vertcoind/)