diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3059e080c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+sudo: required
+os:
+- osx
+- linux
+language: nix
+script:
+  - nix-build
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7744b660e..e7e499691 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # NUR
 Nix User Repository: User contributed nix packages
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/nix-community/NUR.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/nix-community/NUR)
+
 This should become an index for user contributed package sets.