diff --git a/tests/test_examples.py b/tests/test_examples.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..180b89b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_examples.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Copyright (C) Ivan Kravets <me@ikravets.com>
+# See LICENSE for details.
+
+from os import listdir, walk
+from os.path import dirname, getsize, isdir, isfile, join, normpath
+from shutil import rmtree
+
+import pytest
+
+from platformio import app
+from platformio.util import exec_command
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def platformio_setup(request):
+    prev_settings = dict(
+        enable_telemetry=None,
+        enable_prompts=None
+    )
+    for key, value in prev_settings.iteritems():
+        prev_settings[key] = app.get_setting(key)
+        # disable temporary
+        if prev_settings[key]:
+            app.set_setting(key, False)
+
+    def platformio_teardown():
+        # restore settings
+        for key, value in prev_settings.iteritems():
+            app.set_setting(key, value)
+
+    request.addfinalizer(platformio_teardown)
+
+
+def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
+    if "pioproject_dir" not in metafunc.fixturenames:
+        return
+    example_dirs = normpath(join(dirname(__file__), "..", "examples"))
+    project_dirs = []
+    for root, _, files in walk(example_dirs):
+        if "platformio.ini" not in files:
+            continue
+        project_dirs.append(root)
+    metafunc.parametrize("pioproject_dir", project_dirs)
+
+
+def test_run(platformio_setup, pioproject_dir):
+    if isdir(join(pioproject_dir, ".pioenvs")):
+        rmtree(join(pioproject_dir, ".pioenvs"))
+
+    result = exec_command(
+        ["platformio", "run"],
+        cwd=pioproject_dir
+    )
+    output = "%s\n%s" % (result['out'], result['err'])
+    if "error" in output.lower():
+        pytest.fail(output)
+
+    # check .elf file
+    pioenvs_dir = join(pioproject_dir, ".pioenvs")
+    for item in listdir(pioenvs_dir):
+        assert isfile(join(pioenvs_dir, item, "firmware.elf"))
+        # check .hex or .bin file
+        bin_file = join(pioenvs_dir, item, "firmware.bin")
+        hex_file = join(pioenvs_dir, item, "firmware.hex")
+        if not isfile(bin_file):
+            if not isfile(hex_file):
+                pytest.fail("Missed firmware file")
+            assert getsize(hex_file) > 0
+        else:
+            assert getsize(bin_file) > 0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5bb7965c..3d06ea90 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright (C) Ivan Kravets <me@ikravets.com>
+# See LICENSE for details.
+
 [tox]
 # toxworkdir = /tmp/.tox
 # toxworkdir = C:\Users\User\Downloads\.tox
-envlist = docs, lint
+envlist = docs, lint, pytest
 
 [testenv]
 envlogdir = /tmp/toxlogdir
@@ -33,3 +36,12 @@ deps =
 commands =
     flake8 ./platformio
     pylint --rcfile=./.pylintrc ./platformio
+
+[testenv:pytest]
+changedir = tests
+usedevelop = True
+deps =
+    pytest
+commands =
+    pip install --egg http://sourceforge.net/projects/scons/files/latest/download
+    py.test -v -s --basetemp={envtmpdir}