diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 261a4c73..2aea0393 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 	set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING "Build type: Debug or Release" FORCE)
 endif()
 
+if(CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL PROJECT_NAME)
+        include(CTest)
+endif()
+
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 enable_testing()
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8335019b..219bb084 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Aside from standard search options (`ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR`, `ZLIB_LIBRARY`, ...) the
 * `ENABLE_GLES1` - Enable OpenGL ES driver, legacy
 * `ENABLE_GLES2` - Enable OpenGL ES 2+ driver
 * `USE_SDL2` (default: platform-dependent, usually `ON`) - Use SDL2 instead of older native device code
+* `BUILD_TESTING` (default: `ON`) - Build Catch2 tests
 
 e.g. on a Linux system you might want to build for local use like this:
 
@@ -49,6 +50,19 @@ Run the following script in PowerShell:
 	cd irrlicht
 	cmake -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A "Win64" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=[vcpkg-root]/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
 	cmake --build build --config Release
+
+Test
+----
+
+To run the Catch2 tests, the project must first be built with `BUILD_TESTING` enabled.
+
+The tests can be run with ctest:
+
+        cd build
+        ctest
+
+Run the tests directly for more detailed output:
+        build/bin/<sysname>/tests
 	
 Platforms
 ---------
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/source/Irrlicht/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index cef86516..17c1092f 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ target_link_libraries(tests
 		Catch2::Catch
 		IrrlichtMt::IrrlichtMt
 )
+
+add_test(
+        NAME tests
+        COMMAND "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/tests"
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a137362..44d214db 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -576,6 +576,10 @@ if(WIN32)
 	set_target_properties(IrrlichtMt PROPERTIES PREFIX "") # for DLL name
 endif()
 
+if((CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL PROJECT_NAME) AND BUILD_TESTING)
+        add_subdirectory(tests)
+endif()
+
 # Installation of library
 install(TARGETS IrrlichtMt tinygltf
 	EXPORT IrrlichtMt-export