diff --git a/src/optional/python-bindings/Makefile.am b/src/optional/python-bindings/Makefile.am
index 374eb6f325..4a283afba9 100644
--- a/src/optional/python-bindings/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/optional/python-bindings/Makefile.am
@@ -100,3 +100,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = gnucash_core.c
 
+
+check_PROGRAMS = sqlite3test
+sqlite3test_SOURCES = sqlite3test.c
+sqlite3test_LDADD = ${_gnucash_core_c_la_LIBADD}
+sqlite3test_CPPFLAGS = ${_gnucash_core_c_la_CPPFLAGS}
+
diff --git a/src/optional/python-bindings/sqlite3test.c b/src/optional/python-bindings/sqlite3test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c070770ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/optional/python-bindings/sqlite3test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "config.h"
+#include "qofsession.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+  qof_log_init();
+  qof_init();
+  gnc_module_system_init();
+  char * no_args[1] = { NULL };
+  gnc_engine_init(0, no_args);
+
+  QofSession * s = qof_session_new();
+  qof_session_begin(s, "sqlite3:///tmp/blah.gnucash", 0, 1, 0);
+  qof_session_load(s, NULL);
+  qof_session_save(s, NULL);
+  qof_session_end(s);
+  return 0;
+}