diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6f5bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: tests
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - name: Install system deps
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libmpv-dev libegl1 libxkbcommon0
+      - name: Install Python deps
+        run: pip install -e . pytest
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen pytest tests/ -v
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb23687..d353941 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # booru-viewer
 
+[![tests](https://github.com/pxlwh/booru-viewer/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pxlwh/booru-viewer/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
+
 A booru client for people who keep what they save and rice what they run.
 
 Qt6 desktop app for Linux and Windows. Browse, search, and archive Danbooru, e621, Gelbooru, and Moebooru. Fully themeable.