diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 44d57f8..9e752f4 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ if check.found()
 
   include_directories += [ include_directories('../zathura') ]
 
-  test_sources = [
-    'tests.c',
-    'test_document.c',
-    'test_session.c',
-    'test_utils.c'
-  ]
-
   document = executable('test_document', ['test_document.c', 'tests.c'],
     dependencies: build_dependencies + test_dependencies,
     include_directories: include_directories,
@@ -40,4 +33,13 @@ if check.found()
   test('utils', utils,
     timeout: 60*60
   )
+
+  types = executable('test_types', ['test_types.c', 'tests.c'],
+    dependencies: build_dependencies + test_dependencies,
+    include_directories: include_directories,
+    c_args: defines + flags
+  )
+  test('types', types,
+    timeout: 60*60
+  )
 endif
diff --git a/tests/test_types.c b/tests/test_types.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d97db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_types.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* See LICENSE file for license and copyright information */
+
+#include <check.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#include "types.h"
+#include "tests.h"
+
+START_TEST(test_image_buffer_fail) {
+  fail_unless(zathura_image_buffer_create(UINT_MAX, UINT_MAX) == NULL, NULL);
+} END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(test_image_buffer) {
+  zathura_image_buffer_t* buffer = zathura_image_buffer_create(1, 1);
+  fail_unless(buffer != NULL, NULL);
+  zathura_image_buffer_free(buffer);
+} END_TEST
+
+static Suite* suite_types(void)
+{
+  TCase* tcase = NULL;
+  Suite* suite = suite_create("Types");
+
+  /* file valid extension */
+  tcase = tcase_create("Image buffer");
+  tcase_add_test(tcase, test_image_buffer_fail);
+  tcase_add_test(tcase, test_image_buffer);
+  suite_add_tcase(suite, tcase);
+
+  return suite;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+  return run_suite(suite_types());
+}