diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdb28b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: integration-test
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@master
+
+    - name: integration-test
+      run: ./integration-test.sh
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 8dfa0a2..1be4d4d 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-- integration test
+if minetest.settings:get_bool("technic_armor.enable_technic_armor_integration_test") then
+	dofile(minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()) .. "/integration_test.lua")
+end
+
 -- support for i18n
 local S = minetest.get_translator("3d_armor")
 
diff --git a/integration-test.sh b/integration-test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e12968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# simple integration test
+
+CFG=/tmp/minetest.conf
+MTDIR=/tmp/mt
+WORLDDIR=${MTDIR}/worlds/world
+
+cat <<EOF > ${CFG}
+ technic_armor.enable_technic_armor_integration_test = true
+EOF
+
+mkdir -p ${WORLDDIR}
+chmod 777 ${MTDIR} -R
+docker run --rm -i \
+	-v ${CFG}:/etc/minetest/minetest.conf:ro \
+	-v ${MTDIR}:/var/lib/minetest/.minetest \
+	-v $(pwd):/var/lib/minetest/.minetest/worlds/world/worldmods/technic_armor \
+	registry.gitlab.com/minetest/minetest/server:5.3.0
+
+test -f ${WORLDDIR}/integration_test.json && exit 0 || exit 1
diff --git a/integration_test.lua b/integration_test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65e9dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+minetest.log("warning", "[TEST] integration-test enabled!")
+
+minetest.register_on_mods_loaded(function()
+	minetest.after(1, function()
+
+		local data = minetest.write_json({ success = true }, true);
+		local file = io.open(minetest.get_worldpath().."/integration_test.json", "w" );
+		if file then
+			file:write(data)
+			file:close()
+		end
+
+		file = io.open(minetest.get_worldpath().."/registered_nodes.txt", "w" );
+		if file then
+			for name in pairs(minetest.registered_nodes) do
+				file:write(name .. '\n')
+			end
+			file:close()
+		end
+
+		minetest.log("warning", "[TEST] integration tests done!")
+		minetest.request_shutdown("success")
+	end)
+end)