diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..996a43e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+language: python
+python:
+  - "2.7"
+  - "3.2"
+virtualenv:
+  system_site_packages: true
+before_install:
+ - sudo apt-get update
+ - sudo apt-get install -qq python-pyside --fix-missing
+ - sudo apt-get install -qq python-qt4 --fix-missing
+ - sudo apt-get install -qq python3-pyside --fix-missing
+ - sudo apt-get install -qq python3-pyqt4 --fix-missing
+ - "export DISPLAY=:99.0"
+ - "sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start"
+before_script:
+  - cd example
+script:
+  - python example_pyqt.py --travis
+  - python example_pyside.py --travis
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diff --git a/example/example_pyqt.py b/example/example_pyqt.py
index 917e23415..2d1f7ec7a 100755
--- a/example/example_pyqt.py
+++ b/example/example_pyqt.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Requirements:
 
 """
 import sys
-from PyQt4 import QtGui
+from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore
 from os.path import abspath, dirname
 # make the example runnable without the need to install
 sys.path.insert(0, abspath(dirname(abspath(__file__)) + '/..'))
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ def main():
     # setup stylesheet
     app.setStyleSheet(qdarkstyle.load_stylesheet(pyside=False))
 
+    # auto quit after 2s when testing on travis-ci
+    if "--travis" in sys.argv:
+        QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(2000, app.exit)
+
     # run
     window.show()
     app.exec_()
diff --git a/example/example_pyside.py b/example/example_pyside.py
index a1fb173e6..7a25ea399 100755
--- a/example/example_pyside.py
+++ b/example/example_pyside.py
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ Requirements:
     the example
 
 """
-import os
 import sys
-from PySide import QtGui
+from PySide import QtGui, QtCore
 from os.path import abspath, dirname
 # make the example runnable without the need to install
 sys.path.insert(0, abspath(dirname(abspath(__file__)) + '/..'))
@@ -62,6 +61,10 @@ def main():
     # setup stylesheet
     app.setStyleSheet(qdarkstyle.load_stylesheet(pyside=True))
 
+        # auto quit after 2s when testing on travis-ci
+    if "--travis" in sys.argv:
+        QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(2000, app.exit)
+
     # run
     window.show()
     app.exec_()