diff --git a/repos/base-nova/run/platform.run b/repos/base-nova/run/platform.run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..638432ea73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/base-nova/run/platform.run
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+build "core init test/platform"
+
+create_boot_directory
+
+install_config {
+	<config>
+		<parent-provides>
+			<service name="ROM"/>
+			<service name="RAM"/>
+			<service name="CPU"/>
+			<service name="RM"/>
+			<service name="CAP"/>
+			<service name="PD"/>
+			<service name="SIGNAL"/>
+			<service name="LOG"/>
+		</parent-provides>
+		<default-route>
+			<any-service> <parent/> </any-service>
+		</default-route>
+		<start name="test-platform">
+			<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
+		</start>
+	</config>
+}
+
+build_boot_image "core init test-platform"
+
+append qemu_args "-nographic -m 128"
+
+run_genode_until {Test finished} 15
+
+puts "\nTest succeeded"
diff --git a/repos/base-nova/src/test/platform/main.cc b/repos/base-nova/src/test/platform/main.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..779032b0fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/base-nova/src/test/platform/main.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * \brief  Some platform tests for the base-nova
+ * \author Alexander Boettcher
+ * \date   2015-01-02
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ */
+
+#include <base/thread.h>
+#include <base/printf.h>
+#include <base/snprintf.h>
+
+using namespace Genode;
+
+static unsigned failed = 0;
+
+void check(uint8_t res, const char *format, ...)
+{
+	static char buf[128];
+
+	va_list list;
+	va_start(list, format);
+
+	String_console sc(buf, sizeof(buf));
+	sc.vprintf(format, list);
+
+	va_end(list);
+
+	if (res == Nova::NOVA_OK) {
+		PERR("res=%u %s - TEST FAILED", res, buf);
+		failed++;
+	}
+	else
+		printf("res=%u %s\n", res, buf);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	printf("testing base-nova platform\n");
+
+	Thread_base * myself = Thread_base::myself();
+	if (!myself)
+		return -__LINE__;
+
+	addr_t sel_pd  = cap_map()->insert();
+	addr_t sel_ec  = myself->tid().ec_sel;
+	addr_t sel_cap = cap_map()->insert();
+	addr_t handler = 0UL;
+	uint8_t    res = 0;
+
+	Nova::Mtd mtd(Nova::Mtd::ALL);
+
+	if (sel_cap == ~0UL || sel_ec == ~0UL || sel_cap == ~0UL)
+		return -__LINE__;
+
+	/* negative syscall tests - they should not succeed */
+	res = Nova::create_pt(sel_cap, sel_pd, sel_ec, mtd, handler);
+	check(res, "create_pt");
+
+	res = Nova::create_sm(sel_cap, sel_pd, 0);
+	check(res, "create_sm");
+
+	/* changing the badge of one of the portal must fail */
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < (1U << Nova::NUM_INITIAL_PT_LOG2); i++) {
+		addr_t sel_exc = myself->tid().exc_pt_sel + i;
+		res = Nova::pt_ctrl(sel_exc, 0xbadbad);
+		check(res, "pt_ctrl %2u", i);
+	}
+
+	if (!failed)
+		printf("Test finished\n");
+
+	return -failed;
+}
diff --git a/repos/base-nova/src/test/platform/target.mk b/repos/base-nova/src/test/platform/target.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c0447039d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/base-nova/src/test/platform/target.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TARGET = test-platform
+SRC_CC = main.cc
+LIBS   = base