diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ab4e40e..953743c5 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ REMOVE_DEFINITIONS(-DQT_GUI_LIB) #Make sure the tests don't link to the QtGui
 # ADD_TEST(ClassNameFeature1Test ${LATEST_TEST} testFeature1)
 # ADD_TEST(ClassNameFeature2Test ${LATEST_TEST} testFeature2)
 
+# Python tests
+IF(BUILD_BINDINGS)
+	ADD_TEST(PythonSurfaceExtractorTest python ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/TestSurfaceExtractor.py)
+ENDIF()
+
 # AmbientOcclusionGenerator tests
 CREATE_TEST(TestAmbientOcclusionGenerator.h TestAmbientOcclusionGenerator.cpp TestAmbientOcclusionGenerator)
 ADD_TEST(AmbientOcclusionGeneratorExecuteTest ${LATEST_TEST} testExecute)
diff --git a/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.py b/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be66e3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+sys.path.append("../library/bindings/")
+
+import unittest
+
+class TestSurfaceExtractor(unittest.TestCase):
+	def setUp(self):
+		import PolyVoxCore
+		
+		#Create a small volume
+		r = PolyVoxCore.Region(PolyVoxCore.Vector3DInt32(0,0,0), PolyVoxCore.Vector3DInt32(31,31,31))
+		vol = PolyVoxCore.SimpleVolumeDensity8(r)
+		#Set one single voxel to have a reasonably high density
+		vol.setVoxelAt(PolyVoxCore.Vector3DInt32(5, 5, 5), PolyVoxCore.Density8(200))
+		self.mesh = PolyVoxCore.SurfaceMeshPositionMaterialNormal()
+		extractor = PolyVoxCore.SurfaceExtractorSimpleVolumeDensity8(vol, r, self.mesh)
+		extractor.execute()
+	
+	def test_num_vertices(self):
+		self.assertEqual(self.mesh.getNoOfVertices(), 6)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	unittest.main()
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