diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f47dbfb5..0cefd8857 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${KDEBASE_WORKSPACE_SOURCE_DIR}/
 
 find_package(OpenGL)
 
+add_subdirectory( widgets )
+
 ########### next target ###############
 
 set(plasmagik_SRCS
diff --git a/widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2404eddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add_subdirectory( tests )
diff --git a/widgets/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/widgets/tests/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0bc7bfa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+########### testLayouts ###############
+
+set(testlayouts_SRCS
+    testLayouts.cpp
+)
+
+kde4_add_executable(testLayouts ${testlayouts_SRCS} )
+target_link_libraries( testLayouts ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBS} ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} plasma)
+
diff --git a/widgets/tests/testLayouts.cpp b/widgets/tests/testLayouts.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc2c29cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/tests/testLayouts.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QGraphicsScene>
+#include <QGraphicsView>
+
+#include <KUniqueApplication>
+#include <KCmdLineArgs>
+#include <KCmdLineOptions>
+#include <KAboutData>
+#include <KIcon>
+
+#include "../pushbutton.h"
+#include "../lineedit.h"
+#include "../vboxlayout.h"
+#include "../hboxlayout.h"
+#include "../widget.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    KAboutData aboutData( QByteArray("test"), 0, ki18n("test"),
+                          KDE_VERSION_STRING, ki18n("test"), KAboutData::License_BSD,
+                          ki18n("test") );
+    KCmdLineArgs::init(argc, argv, &aboutData);
+    KApplication app;
+
+    QGraphicsView view;
+    QGraphicsScene scene;
+    view.setScene(&scene);
+
+    Plasma::VBoxLayout *widgetLayout = new Plasma::VBoxLayout(0);
+    widgetLayout->setGeometry( QRectF(0.0, 0.0, 400.0, 700.0) );
+
+    Plasma::PushButton *pushOne = new Plasma::PushButton("pushbutton one");
+    Plasma::PushButton *pushTwo = new Plasma::PushButton("pushbutton two");
+    Plasma::PushButton *pushThree = new Plasma::PushButton("pushbutton three");
+    Plasma::PushButton *pushFour = new Plasma::PushButton("pushbutton four");
+
+    widgetLayout->addItem(pushOne);
+    widgetLayout->addItem(pushTwo);
+    widgetLayout->addItem(pushThree);
+    widgetLayout->addItem(pushFour);
+
+    scene.addItem(pushOne);
+    scene.addItem(pushTwo);
+    scene.addItem(pushThree);
+    scene.addItem(pushFour);
+
+    Plasma::LineEdit *editOne = new Plasma::LineEdit;
+    Plasma::LineEdit *editTwo = new Plasma::LineEdit;
+    Plasma::LineEdit *editThree = new Plasma::LineEdit;
+    Plasma::LineEdit *editFour = new Plasma::LineEdit;
+
+    widgetLayout->addItem(editOne);
+    widgetLayout->addItem(editTwo);
+    widgetLayout->addItem(editThree);
+    widgetLayout->addItem(editFour);
+
+    scene.addItem(editOne);
+    scene.addItem(editTwo);
+    scene.addItem(editThree);
+    scene.addItem(editFour);
+
+    view.show();
+    return app.exec();
+}
+