diff --git a/repos/mml/run/thread_test.run b/repos/mml/run/thread_test.run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78253eb94e
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+++ b/repos/mml/run/thread_test.run
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+build 'core init app/thread_test'
+create_boot_directory
+
+install_config {
+    <config>
+        <parent-provides>
+            <service name="LOG"/>
+            <service name="PD"/>
+            <service name="CPU"/>
+            <service name="ROM"/>
+        </parent-provides>
+        <default-route>
+            <any-service><parent/></any-service>
+        </default-route>
+        <default caps="200"/>
+        <start name="thread_test">
+            <resource name="RAM" quantum="10M"/>
+        </start>
+    </config>
+}
+build_boot_image "core ld lib.so init thread_test"
+append qemu_args "-nographic -m 64"
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diff --git a/repos/mml/src/app/target.mk b/repos/mml/src/app/target.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..578ce53722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/mml/src/app/target.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TARGET = thread_test
+SRC_CC = std_thread_test.cc 
+LIBS += base libc stdcxx
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diff --git a/repos/mml/src/app/thread_test.cc b/repos/mml/src/app/thread_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5ed442b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/mml/src/app/thread_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include <base/component.h>
+#include <thread>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <chrono>
+
+namespace ThreadTest {
+    struct Main;
+}
+
+struct ThreadTest::Main
+{
+    Genode::Env &_env;
+
+    void execute() 
+    {
+        while(true) {
+            std::cout << "Hello world" << std::endl;
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrone::seconds(1));
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+void Component::construct(Genode::Env &env)
+{
+    static ThreadTest::Main main(env);
+    std::thread([main]
+                { main->execute(); });
+}
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