diff --git a/libdbusmenuqt/CMakeLists.txt b/libdbusmenuqt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libdbusmenuqt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libdbusmenuqt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
     Qt5::Widgets
 )
 
+add_subdirectory(test)
diff --git a/libdbusmenuqt/test/README b/libdbusmenuqt/test/README
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libdbusmenuqt/test/README
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+App with a menu, designed for use testing appmenu QPTs/applets/kded modules
+small enough that we can attach debuggers and breakpoints without drowning in data
diff --git a/libdbusmenuqt/test/main.cpp b/libdbusmenuqt/test/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libdbusmenuqt/test/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#include <QApplication>
+
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QMenuBar>
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QIcon>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
+{
+public:
+    MainWindow();
+};
+
+MainWindow::MainWindow() :
+    QMainWindow()
+{
+    /*set an initial menu with the following
+    Menu A
+      - Item
+      - Checkable Item
+      - Item With Icon
+      - A separator
+      - Menu B
+         - Item B1
+     Menu C
+      - DynamicItem ${timestamp}
+
+      TopLevelItem
+    */
+
+    QAction *t;
+    auto menuA = new QMenu("Menu A", this);
+    menuA->addAction("Item");
+
+    t = menuA->addAction("Checkable Item");
+    t->setCheckable(true);
+
+    t = menuA->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("document-edit"), "Item with icon");
+
+    menuA->addSeparator();
+
+    auto menuB = new QMenu("Menu B", this);
+    menuB->addAction("Item B1");
+    menuA->addMenu(menuB);
+
+    menuBar()->addMenu(menuA);
+
+    auto menuC = new QMenu("Menu C", this);
+    connect(menuC, &QMenu::aboutToShow, this, [menuC]() {
+        menuC->clear();
+        menuC->addAction("Dynamic Item " + QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString());
+    });
+
+    menuBar()->addMenu(menuC);
+
+    menuBar()->addAction("Top Level Item");
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    QApplication app(argc, argv);
+    MainWindow mw;
+    mw.show();
+    return app.exec();
+}