diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 643afb2b..00ed38ae 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ matrix:
           sources: ['ubuntu-toolchain-r-test']
           packages: ['g++-7']
       env: SCRIPT=test _CC=gcc-7 _CXX=g++-7
+    - addons:
+        apt:
+          sources: ['ubuntu-toolchain-r-test']
+          packages: ['g++-8']
+      env: SCRIPT=test _CC=gcc-8 _CXX=g++-8
     - addons:
         apt:
           packages: ['g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf']