diff --git a/src/backends/julia/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backends/julia/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/backends/julia/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backends/julia/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 add_subdirectory(juliaserver)
+add_subdirectory(tests)
 
 set(JuliaBackend_SRCS
     juliabackend.cpp
diff --git a/src/backends/julia/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backends/julia/tests/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backends/julia/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+add_executable(testjulia testjulia.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(testjulia ${QT_QTTEST_LIBRARY} cantorlibs cantortest)
+
+add_test(NAME testjulia COMMAND testjulia)
diff --git a/src/backends/julia/tests/testjulia.h b/src/backends/julia/tests/testjulia.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backends/julia/tests/testjulia.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ *    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *    as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ *    of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *    GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ *    Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ *    ---
+ *    Copyright (C) 2016 Ivan Lakhtanov <ivan.lakhtanov@gmail.com>
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <backendtest.h>
+
+class TestJulia: public BackendTest
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void testOneLine();
+    void testOneLineWithPrint();
+    void testException();
+    void testMultilineCode();
+    void testSyntaxError();
+
+private:
+    virtual QString backendName();
+};
diff --git a/src/backends/julia/tests/testjulia.cpp b/src/backends/julia/tests/testjulia.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backends/julia/tests/testjulia.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ *    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *    as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ *    of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *    GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ *    Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ *    ---
+ *    Copyright (C) 2016 Ivan Lakhtanov <ivan.lakhtanov@gmail.com>
+ */
+#include "testjulia.h"
+
+#include "session.h"
+#include "backend.h"
+#include "expression.h"
+#include "result.h"
+
+QString TestJulia::backendName()
+{
+    return QLatin1String("julia");
+}
+
+void TestJulia::testOneLine()
+{
+    Cantor::Expression *e = evalExp(QLatin1String("2 + 3"));
+    QVERIFY(e != nullptr);
+    QVERIFY(e->result()->data().toString() == QLatin1String("5"));
+}
+
+void TestJulia::testOneLineWithPrint()
+{
+    Cantor::Expression *e = evalExp(QLatin1String("print(2 + 3)"));
+    QVERIFY(e != nullptr);
+    QVERIFY(e->result()->data().toString() == QLatin1String("5"));
+}
+
+void TestJulia::testException()
+{
+    Cantor::Expression *e = evalExp(QLatin1String("sqrt(-1)"));
+    QVERIFY(e != nullptr);
+    QVERIFY(
+        not e->errorMessage().isEmpty()
+        and e->errorMessage().contains(QLatin1String(
+            "sqrt will only return a complex result if called with a "
+            "complex argument. Try sqrt(complex(x))."
+        ))
+    );
+}
+
+void TestJulia::testSyntaxError()
+{
+    Cantor::Expression *e = evalExp(QLatin1String("for i = 1:10\nprint(i)"));
+    QVERIFY(e != nullptr);
+    QVERIFY(
+        not e->errorMessage().isEmpty()
+        and e->errorMessage().contains(QLatin1String(
+            "syntax: incomplete: \"for\" at none:1 requires end"
+        ))
+    );
+}
+
+void TestJulia::testMultilineCode()
+{
+    Cantor::Expression *e = evalExp(QLatin1String(
+        "q = 0; # comment\n"
+        "# sdfsdf\n"
+        "for i = 1:10\n"
+        "    q += i\n"
+        "end\n"
+        "print(q)"
+    ));
+    QVERIFY(e != nullptr);
+    QVERIFY(e->result()->data().toString() == QLatin1String("55"));
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(TestJulia)
+
+#include "testjulia.moc"