diff --git a/src/tests/activate.c b/src/tests/activate.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4ceb995d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/activate.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <Ecore_Evas.h>
+
+int
+main(void)
+{
+   Ecore_Evas *ee;
+
+   ecore_evas_init();
+   ee = ecore_evas_new(NULL, 0, 0, 200, 200, NULL);
+   ecore_evas_name_class_set(ee, "activate_test", "activate_test");
+   ecore_evas_show(ee);
+   ecore_evas_activate(ee);
+   ecore_main_loop_begin();
+   return 0;
+}