diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index eb95144..ce83bac 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 
 TESTS = ${check_PROGRAMS}
 
+types_test_SOURCES = types_test.cpp
+types_test_CFLAGS = ${GTEST_CFLAGS} ${GMOCK_CFLAGS}
+types_test_LDADD = ${GTEST_LIBS} ${GMOCK_LIBS}
+types_test_LDFLAGS = ${OESDK_TESTCASE_FLAGS}
+check_PROGRAMS += types-test
+
 extra_yamldir=$(top_srcdir)/example/extra_interfaces.d
 
 phosphor_inventory_test_SOURCES = test.cpp
diff --git a/test/types_test.cpp b/test/types_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04e13d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/types_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "../types.hpp"
+
+/**
+ * No runtime tests - just make sure we have the right headers included.
+ */
+using namespace phosphor::inventory::manager;
+
+struct Empty
+{
+};
+
+void functionUsingInterfaceVariantType(InterfaceVariantType&)
+{
+}
+void functionUsingInterfaceType(InterfaceType<Empty>&)
+{
+}
+void functionUsingObjectType(ObjectType<Empty>&)
+{
+}
+void functionUsingInterface(Interface&)
+{
+}
+void functionUsingObject(Object&)
+{
+}
+void functionUsingAction(Action&)
+{
+}
+void functionUsingFilter(Filter&)
+{
+}
+void functionUsingPathCondition(PathCondition&)
+{
+}
+void functionUsingGetProperty(GetProperty<Empty>&)
+{
+}