diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+@VALGRIND_CHECK_RULES@
+@CODE_COVERAGE_RULES@
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src \
+              $(GTEST_CFLAGS) $(GMOCK_CFLAGS) $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) \
+              $(CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
+AM_CXXFLAGS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_CXXFLAGS)
+test_ldadd = $(top_builddir)/src/libsdeventplus.la $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) \
+             $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
+gtest_ldadd = $(test_ldadd) $(GTEST_LIBS) $(GMOCK_LIBS) -lgmock_main
+
+check_PROGRAMS =
+TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
+
+check_PROGRAMS += event
+event_SOURCES = event.cpp
+event_LDADD = $(gtest_ldadd)
+
+check_PROGRAMS += exception
+exception_SOURCES = exception.cpp
+exception_LDADD = $(gtest_ldadd)
+
+check_PROGRAMS += sdref
+sdref_SOURCES = sdref.cpp
+sdref_LDADD = $(gtest_ldadd)