diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae66262a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+language: android
+android:
+  components:
+    - platform-tools
+    - build-tools-19.1.0
+    - android-19
+    - extra-android-m2repository
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# TextSecure
+# TextSecure [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/WhisperSystems/TextSecure.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/WhisperSystems/TextSecure)
 
 TextSecure is a messaging app for easy private communicate with friends.