diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3690bab81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+matrix:
+  include:
+  - os: osx
+    osx_image: xcode9.3beta
+    env:
+    - MATRIX_EVAL=""
+
+before_install:
+  - eval "${MATRIX_EVAL}"
+  - brew update
+  - brew bundle
+
+install:
+  - python3 setup.py install
+script:
+  - python3 -c 'import klayout.db as db; dir(db)'
+  - python3 -c 'import klayout.rdb as rdb; dir(rdb)'
+  - python3 -c 'import klayout.tl as tl; dir(tl)'
diff --git a/Brewfile b/Brewfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4345be0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Brewfile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+tap "homebrew/core"
+brew "python3"
+brew "curl"
+brew "expat"