diff --git a/sources/CMakeLists.txt b/sources/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d23497..e628d3d 100644
--- a/sources/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sources/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,5 +80,9 @@ if (BUILD_PLASMOIDS)
     add_subdirectory(desktop-panel)
     add_subdirectory(translations)
 endif ()
+if (BUILD_TESTING)
+    enable_testing()
+    add_subdirectory(test)
+endif ()
 
 include(packages-recipe.cmake)
diff --git a/sources/libraries.cmake b/sources/libraries.cmake
index 339bb58..9a9a052 100644
--- a/sources/libraries.cmake
+++ b/sources/libraries.cmake
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 find_package(Gettext REQUIRED)
 
 # main qt libraries
-find_package(Qt5 5.6.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core DBus Network Qml Widgets)
+find_package(Qt5 5.6.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core DBus Network Qml Test Widgets)
 add_definitions(
         ${Qt5Core_DEFINITIONS} ${Qt5DBus_DEFINITIONS} ${Qt5Network_DEFINITIONS}
-        ${Qt5Qml_DEFINITIONS} ${Qt5Widgets_DEFINITIONS}
+        ${Qt5Qml_DEFINITIONS} ${Qt5Test_DEFINITIONS} ${Qt5Widgets_DEFINITIONS}
 )
 set(Qt_INCLUDE
         ${Qt5Core_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Qt5DBus_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Qt5Network_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-        ${Qt5Qml_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Qt5Widgets_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+        ${Qt5Qml_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Qt5Test_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Qt5Widgets_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 set(Qt_LIBRARIES
         ${Qt5Core_LIBRARIES} ${Qt5DBus_LIBRARIES} ${Qt5Network_LIBRARIES}
-        ${Qt5Qml_LIBRARIES} ${Qt5Widgets_LIBRARIES}
+        ${Qt5Qml_LIBRARIES} ${Qt5Test_LIBRARIES} ${Qt5Widgets_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 # kf5 libraries
diff --git a/sources/test/CMakeLists.txt b/sources/test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e70c070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+set(SUBPROJECT awesomewidgets-test)
+message(STATUS "Subproject ${SUBPROJECT}")
+
+# find qt test package
+include_directories(
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../${PROJECT_LIBRARY}/
+        ${PROJECT_TRDPARTY_DIR}
+        ${Qt_INCLUDE}
+        ${Kf5_INCLUDE}
+        ${Qt5Test_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+
+# extscript
+set (EXTSCRIPT_HEADERS testextscript.h)
+set (EXTSCRIPT_SOURCES testextscript.cpp)
+# qt5_wrap_cpp(EXTSCRIPT_MOC_SOURCES ${EXTSCRIPT_HEADERS})
+add_executable (${SUBPROJECT}-extscript ${EXTSCRIPT_HEADERS} ${EXTSCRIPT_SOURCES} ${EXTSCRIPT_MOC_SOURCES})
+target_link_libraries (${SUBPROJECT}-extscript ${PROJECT_LIBRARY} ${Qt_LIBRARIES} ${Qt5Test_LIBRARIES})
+add_test (NAME "ExtScript" COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${SUBPROJECT}-extscript
+          "-o" "../Testing/output-extscript.log")
+
diff --git a/sources/test/testextscript.cpp b/sources/test/testextscript.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6fe839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/test/testextscript.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   This file is part of awesome-widgets                                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   awesome-widgets is free software: you can redistribute it and/or      *
+ *   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as        *
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the    *
+ *   License, or (at your option) any later version.                       *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   awesome-widgets is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,    *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with awesome-widgets. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/  *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+
+#include "testextscript.h"
+
+#include <QtTest>
+
+#include "extscript.h"
+#include "version.h"
+
+
+void TestExtScript::initTestCase()
+{
+    extScript = new ExtScript(nullptr);
+    extScript->setInterval(1);
+    extScript->setExecutable(QString("hello world"));
+    extScript->setRedirect(ExtScript::Redirect::stderr2stdout);
+    extScript->setPrefix(QString("echo"));
+
+    while (true)
+        qDebug() <<extScript->run();
+}
+
+
+void TestExtScript::cleanupTestCase()
+{
+    delete extScript;
+}
+
+
+void TestExtScript::test_values()
+{
+    QCOMPARE(extScript->interval(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(extScript->executable(), QString("hello world"));
+    QCOMPARE(extScript->prefix(), QString("echo"));
+}
+
+
+void TestExtScript::test_firstRun()
+{
+    QVariantHash firstValue = extScript->run();
+    qDebug() << firstValue;
+    QTest::qSleep(20000);
+    QCOMPARE(firstValue[extScript->tag(QString("custom"))].toString(), QString(""));
+    QTest::qSleep(20000);
+}
+
+
+void TestExtScript::test_secondRun()
+{
+    QVariantHash secondValue = extScript->run();
+    qDebug() << secondValue;
+    QCOMPARE(secondValue[extScript->tag(QString("custom"))].toString(), QString("hello world"));
+}
+
+
+QTEST_MAIN(TestExtScript);
diff --git a/sources/test/testextscript.h b/sources/test/testextscript.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5422d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/test/testextscript.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   This file is part of awesome-widgets                                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   awesome-widgets is free software: you can redistribute it and/or      *
+ *   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as        *
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the    *
+ *   License, or (at your option) any later version.                       *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   awesome-widgets is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,    *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with awesome-widgets. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/  *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+
+#ifndef TESTEXTSCRIPT_H
+#define TESTEXTSCRIPT_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QVariant>
+
+
+class ExtScript;
+
+class TestExtScript : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+private slots:
+    // initialization
+    void initTestCase();
+    void cleanupTestCase();
+    // test
+    void test_values();
+    void test_firstRun();
+    void test_secondRun();
+
+private:
+    ExtScript *extScript = nullptr;
+};
+
+
+#endif /* TESTEXTSCRIPT_H */