diff --git a/tests/analysis/integration/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/analysis/integration/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/tests/analysis/integration/CMakeLists.txt
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+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${GSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+add_executable (integrationtest IntegrationTest.cpp ../AnalysisTest.cpp)
+
+target_link_libraries(integrationtest Qt5::Test)
+target_link_libraries(integrationtest KF5::Archive KF5::XmlGui ${GSL_LIBRARIES} ${GSL_CBLAS_LIBRARIES})
+
+target_link_libraries(integrationtest labplot2lib)
+
+add_test(NAME integrationtest COMMAND integrationtest)
diff --git a/tests/analysis/integration/IntegrationTest.cpp b/tests/analysis/integration/IntegrationTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c695674a9
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+++ b/tests/analysis/integration/IntegrationTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+    File                 : IntegrationTest.cpp
+    Project              : LabPlot
+    Description          : Tests for numerical integration
+    --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    Copyright            : (C) 2018 Stefan Gerlach (stefan.gerlach@uni.kn)
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                                                         *
+ *  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                                           *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "IntegrationTest.h"
+#include "backend/core/column/Column.h"
+#include "backend/worksheet/plots/cartesian/XYIntegrationCurve.h"
+
+//##############################################################################
+
+void IntegrationTest::testLinear() {
+	// data
+	QVector<int> xData = {1,2,3,4};
+	QVector<double> yData = {1.,2.,3.,4.};
+
+	//data source columns
+	Column xDataColumn("x", AbstractColumn::Integer);
+	xDataColumn.replaceInteger(0, xData);
+
+	Column yDataColumn("y", AbstractColumn::Numeric);
+	yDataColumn.replaceValues(0, yData);
+
+	XYIntegrationCurve integrationCurve("integration");
+	integrationCurve.setXDataColumn(&xDataColumn);
+	integrationCurve.setYDataColumn(&yDataColumn);
+
+	//prepare the integration
+	XYIntegrationCurve::IntegrationData integrationData = integrationCurve.integrationData();
+	integrationCurve.setIntegrationData(integrationData);
+
+	//perform the integration
+	integrationCurve.recalculate();
+	const XYIntegrationCurve::IntegrationResult& integrationResult = integrationCurve.integrationResult();
+
+	//check the results
+	QCOMPARE(integrationResult.available, true);
+	QCOMPARE(integrationResult.valid, true);
+
+	const AbstractColumn* resultXDataColumn = integrationCurve.xColumn();
+	const AbstractColumn* resultYDataColumn = integrationCurve.yColumn();
+
+	const int np = resultXDataColumn->rowCount();
+	QCOMPARE(np, 4);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < np; i++)
+		QCOMPARE(resultXDataColumn->valueAt(i), (double)i + 1);
+
+	QCOMPARE(resultYDataColumn->valueAt(0), 0.);
+	QCOMPARE(resultYDataColumn->valueAt(1), 1.5);
+	QCOMPARE(resultYDataColumn->valueAt(2), 4.);
+	QCOMPARE(resultYDataColumn->valueAt(3), 7.5);
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(IntegrationTest)
diff --git a/tests/analysis/integration/IntegrationTest.h b/tests/analysis/integration/IntegrationTest.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..787b4c929
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+++ b/tests/analysis/integration/IntegrationTest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+    File                 : IntegrationTest.h
+    Project              : LabPlot
+    Description          : Tests for numerical integration
+    --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    Copyright            : (C) 2018 Stefan Gerlach (stefan.gerlach@uni.kn)
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                                                         *
+ *  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                                           *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#ifndef INTEGRATIONTEST_H
+#define INTEGRATIONTEST_H
+
+#include <../AnalysisTest.h>
+
+class IntegrationTest : public AnalysisTest {
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+private slots:
+	void testLinear();
+
+//	void testPerformance();
+};
+#endif