diff --git a/plugins/addressbook/Makefile.am b/plugins/addressbook/Makefile.am
index b6b9fe51c..9696609ba 100644
--- a/plugins/addressbook/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/addressbook/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SUBDIRS=evolution
+SUBDIRS=evolution test
diff --git a/plugins/addressbook/test/Makefile.am b/plugins/addressbook/test/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8584d973d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/addressbook/test/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+check_PROGRAMS = test_addressbook
+
+test_addressbook_CFLAGS=@GTK_CFLAGS@ -I$(top_builddir)/addressbook/evolution/
+test_addressbook_LDADD=@GTK_LIBS@ $(top_builddir)/addressbook/evolution/libevladdrbook.so
diff --git a/plugins/addressbook/test/test_addressbook.c b/plugins/addressbook/test/test_addressbook.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73e4088b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/addressbook/test/test_addressbook.c
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include "addressbook.h"
+
+/**
+ * Callback called after all book have been processed
+ */
+
+static void
+add_contact(const gchar *name, const char *phone, GdkPixbuf *photo)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+handler_async_search(GList *hits, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    AddressBook_Config *addressbook_config = user_data;
+
+    for (GList *i = hits; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
+        GdkPixbuf *photo = NULL;
+        Hit *entry = i->data;
+
+        if (!entry)
+            continue;
+
+        add_contact(entry->name, entry->phone_home, photo);
+
+        g_free(entry->name);
+        g_free(entry->phone_home);
+        g_free(entry);
+    }
+
+    g_list_free(hits);
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
+
+    GtkWidget *window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
+
+    g_signal_connect(window, "destroy", G_CALLBACK(gtk_main_quit), NULL);
+
+    gtk_widget_show(window);
+    addressbook_init();
+
+    gtk_main();
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/configure.ac b/plugins/configure.ac
index 46473fbdf..2967c5a18 100644
--- a/plugins/configure.ac
+++ b/plugins/configure.ac
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 Makefile
 addressbook/evolution/Makefile
 addressbook/Makefile
+addressbook/test/Makefile
 ])
 AC_OUTPUT