diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2834f8b..d87eaea 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -253,6 +253,15 @@ matrix:
       compiler: clang++
       env: TOOLSET=clang COMPILER=clang++ CXXSTD=03,11,14,1z
 
+    - os: linux
+      compiler: g++
+      env: CMAKE_SUBDIR_TEST=1
+      script:
+      - cd libs/core/test/cmake_subdir_test && mkdir __build__ && cd __build__
+      - cmake ..
+      - cmake --build .
+      - cmake --build . --target check
+
 install:
   - BOOST_BRANCH=develop
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" = "master" ]; then BOOST_BRANCH=master; fi
diff --git a/test/cmake_subdir_test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/cmake_subdir_test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae24a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmake_subdir_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright 2018, 2019 Peter Dimov
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+# See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+
+project(cmake_subdir_test LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+add_subdirectory(../.. boostorg/core)
+add_subdirectory(../../../assert boostorg/assert)
+add_subdirectory(../../../config boostorg/config)
+
+add_executable(quick ../quick.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(quick Boost::core)
+
+enable_testing()
+add_test(quick quick)
+
+add_custom_target(check COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} --output-on-failure -C $<CONFIG>)