diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-selftest b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-selftest
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..462eb1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-selftest
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import os
+import sys, logging
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'lib'))
+
+import unittest
+try:
+    import bb
+except RuntimeError as exc:
+    sys.exit(str(exc))
+
+def usage():
+    print('usage: [BB_SKIP_NETTESTS=yes] %s [-v] [testname1 [testname2]...]' % os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]))
+
+verbosity = 1
+
+tests = sys.argv[1:]
+if '-v' in sys.argv:
+    tests.remove('-v')
+    verbosity = 2
+
+if tests:
+    if '--help' in sys.argv[1:]:
+        usage()
+        sys.exit(0)
+else:
+    tests = ["bb.tests.codeparser",
+             "bb.tests.cow",
+             "bb.tests.data",
+             "bb.tests.fetch",
+             "bb.tests.parse",
+             "bb.tests.utils"]
+
+for t in tests:
+    t = '.'.join(t.split('.')[:3])
+    __import__(t)
+
+unittest.main(argv=["bitbake-selftest"] + tests, verbosity=verbosity)
+