diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index f24bef8..7c80083 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -33,4 +33,3 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   return 0;
 }
-
diff --git a/tests/test_session.c b/tests/test_session.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e1b398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_session.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* See LICENSE file for license and copyright information */
+
+#include <check.h>
+
+#include "../zathura.h"
+
+START_TEST(test_create) {
+  zathura_t* zathura = zathura_init(0, NULL);
+  fail_unless(zathura != NULL, "Could not create session");
+  zathura_free(zathura);
+} END_TEST
+
+Suite* suite_session()
+{
+  TCase* tcase = NULL;
+  Suite* suite = suite_create("Session");
+
+  /* basic */
+  tcase = tcase_create("basic");
+  tcase_add_test(tcase, test_create);
+  suite_add_tcase(suite, tcase);
+
+  return suite;
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests.c b/tests/tests.c
index 03a1242..3357835 100644
--- a/tests/tests.c
+++ b/tests/tests.c
@@ -3,14 +3,26 @@
 #include <check.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+Suite* suite_session();
 Suite* suite_utils();
 
-int main()
+int
+main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
   Suite* suite          = NULL;
   SRunner* suite_runner = NULL;
   int number_failed = 0;
 
+  /* init gtk */
+  gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
+
+  /* test session */
+  suite        = suite_session();
+  suite_runner = srunner_create(suite);
+  srunner_run_all(suite_runner, CK_NORMAL);
+  number_failed += srunner_ntests_failed(suite_runner);
+  srunner_free(suite_runner);
+
   /* test utils */
   suite        = suite_utils();
   suite_runner = srunner_create(suite);