diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c9d1b6..87f7c8d 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,12 @@ add_subdirectory(simple_executable)
 
 # now include actual tests
 add_subdirectory(core)
+
+add_test(NAME build_minial_appimage
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/build_minimal_appimage_with_custom_apprun.sh
+        $<TARGET_FILE:linuxdeploy>
+        $<TARGET_FILE:simple_executable>
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/data/simple_app.desktop"
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/data/simple_icon.svg"
+)
+SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(build_minial_appimage PROPERTIES DEPENDS "linuxdeploy simple_executable")
diff --git a/tests/scripts/build_minimal_appimage_with_custom_apprun.sh b/tests/scripts/build_minimal_appimage_with_custom_apprun.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7246e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/build_minimal_appimage_with_custom_apprun.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [[ -z ${ARCH+x} ]]; then
+    echo "ARCH not set."
+    exit -1;
+fi
+
+LINUXDEPLOY=$1
+if [[ -z ${LINUXDEPLOY+x} ]]; then
+    echo "LINUXDEPLOY path not set."
+    exit -1;
+fi
+
+RUNNABLE=$2
+if [[ -z ${RUNNABLE+x} ]]; then
+    echo "RUNNABLE path not set."
+    exit -1;
+fi
+
+DESKTOP_FILE=$3
+if [[ -z ${DESKTOP_FILE+x} ]]; then
+    echo "DESKTOP_FILE path not set."
+    exit -1;
+fi
+
+ICON=$4
+if [[ -z ${ICON+x} ]]; then
+    echo "ICON path not set."
+    exit -1;
+fi
+
+
+LINUXDEPLOYDIR=`mktemp -d`
+pushd "$LINUXDEPLOYDIR"
+
+    cp "$LINUXDEPLOY" .
+
+    wget https://github.com/TheAssassin/linuxdeploy-plugin-appimage/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeploy-plugin-appimage-"$ARCH".AppImage
+    chmod +x linuxdeploy-plugin-appimage-"$ARCH".AppImage
+
+    filename=$(basename -- "$LINUXDEPLOY")
+    LINUXDEPLOY="$LINUXDEPLOYDIR/$filename"
+popd
+
+APPDIR=`mktemp -d`
+
+cp $RUNNABLE "$APPDIR/AppRun"
+
+mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/bin"
+cp "$RUNNABLE" "$APPDIR/usr/bin"
+
+mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/share/applications"
+cp "$DESKTOP_FILE" "$APPDIR/usr/share/applications"
+
+mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps"
+cp "$ICON" "$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps"
+
+"$LINUXDEPLOY" --appdir "$APPDIR" --output=appimage
+SUCCEED=$?
+
+echo " "
+echo " AppDir contents: "
+find "$APPDIR"
+echo " "
+
+rm -rf "$APPDIR"
+rm -rf "$LINUXDEPLOYDIR"
+
+exit "$SUCCEED"