diff --git a/tests/libkopete/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/libkopete/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/tests/libkopete/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/libkopete/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
 ecm_add_test(kopeteaccounttest.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES ${KOPETE_TEST_LIBRARIES})
 ecm_add_test(kopetemetacontacttest.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES ${KOPETE_TEST_LIBRARIES})
 ecm_add_test(kopetepluginmanagertest.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES ${KOPETE_TEST_LIBRARIES})
-
+ecm_add_test(kopetepicturetest.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES ${KOPETE_TEST_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/tests/libkopete/kopetepicturetest.cpp b/tests/libkopete/kopetepicturetest.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/libkopete/kopetepicturetest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "kopetepicture.h"
+
+#include <QtTest>
+#include <QObject>
+
+class KopetePictureTest : public QObject
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+private slots:
+	void PictureTest();
+};
+
+void KopetePictureTest::PictureTest()
+{
+	QString path = QStringLiteral("./null_image_for_testing.png");
+	QImage image(path);
+
+	Kopete::Picture picture;
+	QVERIFY(picture.isNull());
+
+	picture.setPicture(path);
+	QVERIFY(!picture.isNull());
+	Kopete::Picture newPicture(picture);
+	QVERIFY(!newPicture.isNull());
+	const QImage newImage = picture.image();
+	QCOMPARE(newImage, image);
+	QString newPath = picture.path();
+	QCOMPARE(newPath, path);
+
+	picture.clear();
+	QVERIFY(picture.isNull());
+	newPicture.clear();
+	QVERIFY(newPicture.isNull());
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(KopetePictureTest)
+#include "kopetepicturetest.moc"