diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 581cc6d..7d0bfab 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -891,8 +891,10 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
                  models/Makefile
                  examples/Makefile
                  scripts/Makefile
-                 ctools.pc],
-                [if test -f test/test_cscripts.sh; then chmod +x test/test_cscripts.sh; fi])
+                 ctools.pc
+                 testconf.sh],
+                [if test -f test/test_cscripts.sh; then chmod +x test/test_cscripts.sh; fi;
+                 if test -f testconf.sh; then chmod +x testconf.sh; fi])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
 
diff --git a/testconf.sh.in b/testconf.sh.in
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..07f1c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testconf.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# =====================================================================
+# Test ctools configuration script (used for continuous integration;
+# assumes that ctools have been installed)
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Juergen Knoedlseder
+#
+# This program 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.
+#
+# 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# =====================================================================
+#
+# Exit on any error
+# =================
+set -e
+
+#
+# Set fixed parameters
+# ====================
+test_dir="home"
+
+#
+# Set parameters
+# ==============
+prefix="@prefix@"
+
+#
+# Save current working directory
+# ==============================
+base=$PWD
+
+#
+# Create test directory
+# =====================
+@MKDIR_P@ "$test_dir"
+cd "$test_dir"
+
+#
+# Configure ctools
+# ================
+export CTOOLS="$prefix"
+. $CTOOLS/bin/ctools-init.sh >& config.log
+output=`cat config.log`
+if [ "x$output" != x ]; then
+  echo "*** Configuration script was not silent ***"
+  echo "$output"
+  exit
+fi
+
+#
+# Signal completion
+# =================
+echo "Configuration test successful."