diff --git a/gui/test/common.pri b/gui/test/common.pri
index 64c0d5a78..b10cf885c 100644
--- a/gui/test/common.pri
+++ b/gui/test/common.pri
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ include($$PWD/../../lib/lib.pri)
 
 # GUI
 SOURCES += ../../erroritem.cpp \
+    ../../projectfile.cpp \
     ../../report.cpp \
     ../../translationhandler.cpp \
     ../../xmlreport.cpp \
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ SOURCES += ../../erroritem.cpp \
     ../../xmlreportv2.cpp
 
 HEADERS += ../../erroritem.h \
+    ../../projectfile.h \
     ../../report.h \
     ../../translationhandler.h \
     ../../xmlreport.h \
diff --git a/gui/test/projectfile/projectfile.pro b/gui/test/projectfile/projectfile.pro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..054ade280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/test/projectfile/projectfile.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+TEMPLATE = app
+TARGET = test-projectfile
+DEPENDPATH += .
+INCLUDEPATH += .
+OBJECTS_DIR = ../build
+MOC_DIR = ../build
+
+include(../common.pri)
+
+DEFINES += SRCDIR=\\\"$$PWD\\\"
+
+# tests
+SOURCES += testprojectfile.cpp
+
+HEADERS += testprojectfile.h
diff --git a/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.cpp b/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..888798646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Cppcheck - A tool for static C/C++ code analysis
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2011 Daniel Marjamäki and Cppcheck team.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <QtTest>
+#include <QObject>
+#include "testprojectfile.h"
+#include "projectfile.h"
+
+void TestProjectFile::loadInexisting()
+{
+    const QString filepath(QString(SRCDIR) + "/../projectfiles/foo.cppcheck");
+    ProjectFile pfile(filepath);
+    QCOMPARE(false, pfile.Read());
+}
+
+void TestProjectFile::loadSimple()
+{
+    const QString filepath(QString(SRCDIR) + "/../projectfiles/simple.cppcheck");
+    ProjectFile pfile(filepath);
+    QVERIFY(pfile.Read());
+    QCOMPARE(pfile.GetRootPath(), QString("../.."));
+    QStringList includes = pfile.GetIncludeDirs();
+    QCOMPARE(includes.size(), 2);
+    QCOMPARE(includes[0], QString("lib/"));
+    QCOMPARE(includes[1], QString("cli/"));
+    QStringList paths = pfile.GetCheckPaths();
+    QCOMPARE(paths.size(), 2);
+    QCOMPARE(paths[0], QString("gui/"));
+    QCOMPARE(paths[1], QString("test/"));
+    QStringList ignores = pfile.GetIgnoredPaths();
+    QCOMPARE(ignores.size(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(ignores[0], QString("gui/temp/"));
+    QStringList defines = pfile.GetDefines();
+    QCOMPARE(defines.size(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(defines[0], QString("FOO"));
+}
+
+void TestProjectFile::loadSimpleNoroot()
+{
+    const QString filepath(QString(SRCDIR) + "/../projectfiles/simple_noroot.cppcheck");
+    ProjectFile pfile(filepath);
+    QVERIFY(pfile.Read());
+    QCOMPARE(pfile.GetRootPath(), QString());
+    QStringList includes = pfile.GetIncludeDirs();
+    QCOMPARE(includes.size(), 2);
+    QCOMPARE(includes[0], QString("lib/"));
+    QCOMPARE(includes[1], QString("cli/"));
+    QStringList paths = pfile.GetCheckPaths();
+    QCOMPARE(paths.size(), 2);
+    QCOMPARE(paths[0], QString("gui/"));
+    QCOMPARE(paths[1], QString("test/"));
+    QStringList ignores = pfile.GetIgnoredPaths();
+    QCOMPARE(ignores.size(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(ignores[0], QString("gui/temp/"));
+    QStringList defines = pfile.GetDefines();
+    QCOMPARE(defines.size(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(defines[0], QString("FOO"));
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(TestProjectFile)
diff --git a/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.h b/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1116cf4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Cppcheck - A tool for static C/C++ code analysis
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2011 Daniel Marjamäki and Cppcheck team.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <QtTest>
+#include <QObject>
+
+class TestProjectFile: public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+private slots:
+    void loadInexisting();
+    void loadSimple();
+    void loadSimpleNoroot();
+};
diff --git a/gui/test/projectfiles/simple.cppcheck b/gui/test/projectfiles/simple.cppcheck
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e2ae6c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/test/projectfiles/simple.cppcheck
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="1">
+    <root name="../.."/>
+    <includedir>
+        <dir name="lib/"/>
+        <dir name="cli/"/>
+    </includedir>
+    <paths>
+        <dir name="gui/"/>
+        <dir name="test/"/>
+    </paths>
+    <ignore>
+        <path name="gui/temp/"/>
+    </ignore>
+    <defines>
+        <define name="FOO" />
+    </defines>
+</project>
diff --git a/gui/test/projectfiles/simple_noroot.cppcheck b/gui/test/projectfiles/simple_noroot.cppcheck
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94a7d20bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/test/projectfiles/simple_noroot.cppcheck
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="1">
+    <includedir>
+        <dir name="lib/"/>
+        <dir name="cli/"/>
+    </includedir>
+    <paths>
+        <dir name="gui/"/>
+        <dir name="test/"/>
+    </paths>
+    <ignore>
+        <path name="gui/temp/"/>
+    </ignore>
+    <defines>
+        <define name="FOO" />
+    </defines>
+</project>
diff --git a/gui/test/test.pro b/gui/test/test.pro
index 2939b5ade..9bdb71aef 100644
--- a/gui/test/test.pro
+++ b/gui/test/test.pro
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 CONFIG  += ordered
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
-SUBDIRS = translationhandler \
+SUBDIRS = projectfile \
+    translationhandler \
     xmlreport \
     xmlreportv1 \
     xmlreportv2