diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 05872ae69..55b2339e1 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ add_test_target(nes-unrom)
 add_test_target(nes-unrom-512)
 add_test_target(atari2600-4k)
 add_test_target(atari2600-3e)
+add_test_target(atari8-dos)
diff --git a/test/atari8-dos/CMakeLists.txt b/test/atari8-dos/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a90f04aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/atari8-dos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+
+project(test-atari8-dos LANGUAGES C)
+
+include(./test.cmake)
diff --git a/test/atari8-dos/hw.c b/test/atari8-dos/hw.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1992c42c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/atari8-dos/hw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void) {
+  puts("atari says hello");
+  for(;;);
+}
diff --git a/test/atari8-dos/test.cmake b/test/atari8-dos/test.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e898a0746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/atari8-dos/test.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+include(../test.cmake)
+
+#TODO; zp test
+#TODO; .bss test
+#TODO; .data test
+
+add_a8_test(hw ../atari8-dos)
+set_property(TEST test-hw PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT EMUTEST_FB_CRC_PASS=000000000)
diff --git a/test/test.cmake b/test/test.cmake
index 9ed257528..95d20ade7 100644
--- a/test/test.cmake
+++ b/test/test.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ function(add_no_compile_test target)
   set_property(TEST ${target}-no-compile PROPERTY WILL_FAIL YES)
 endfunction()
 
+function(add_a8_test name)
+  set(source_dir ".")
+  if(ARGC GREATER 1)
+    set(source_dir ${ARGV1})
+  endif()
+  add_emutest_test(${name} a26 ${source_dir} LIBRETRO_ATARI800_CORE)
+endfunction()
+
 function(add_vcs_test name)
   set(source_dir ".")
   if(ARGC GREATER 1)