diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5963a0ae8..57df78f7b 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ If you want to use a different interpreter, e.g. ``python3``, use::
 
     PYTHON=python3 make test
 
+Continuous testing runs on travis:
+
+.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/sphinx-doc/sphinx.svg?branch=master
+   :target: https://travis-ci.org/sphinx-doc/sphinx
+
 
 Contributing
 ============