diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 72a237ff..5e247f0c 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ ADD_TEST(VectorDotProductTest ${LATEST_TEST} testDotProduct)
 # Volume tests
 CREATE_TEST(testvolume.h testvolume.cpp testvolume)
 ADD_TEST(VolumeSizeTest ${LATEST_TEST} testSize)
+
+# Material tests
+CREATE_TEST(testmaterial.h testmaterial.cpp testmaterial)
+ADD_TEST(MaterialTestCompile ${LATEST_TEST} testCompile)
diff --git a/tests/testmaterial.cpp b/tests/testmaterial.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efd470b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testmaterial.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+Copyright (c) 2010 Matt Williams
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+arising from the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+    1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+    claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+    in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+    appreciated but is not required.
+
+    2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+    misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+    3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+    distribution.
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "testmaterial.h"
+
+#include <Material.h>
+
+#include <QtTest>
+
+using namespace PolyVox;
+
+void TestMaterial::testCompile()
+{
+	Material8 material;
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(TestMaterial)
diff --git a/tests/testmaterial.h b/tests/testmaterial.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9a19800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testmaterial.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+Copyright (c) 2010 Matt Williams
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+arising from the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+    1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+    claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+    in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+    appreciated but is not required.
+
+    2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+    misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+    3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+    distribution.
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __PolyVox_TestMaterial_H__
+#define __PolyVox_TestMaterial_H__
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class TestMaterial: public QObject
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+	
+	private slots:
+		void testCompile();
+};
+
+#endif