diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21500566..675a216a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 # Google Test #
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/google/googletest.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/google/googletest)
+
 Welcome to **Google Test**, Google's C++ test framework!
 
 This repository is a merger of the formerly separate GoogleTest and