diff --git a/tests/auto/auto.pro b/tests/auto/auto.pro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aed5d01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/auto.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+TEMPLATE = subdirs
+
+SUBDIRS += \
+    installer
diff --git a/tests/auto/installer/installer.pro b/tests/auto/installer/installer.pro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c01c4125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/installer/installer.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+TEMPLATE = subdirs
+
+SUBDIRS += \
+    settings
diff --git a/tests/auto/installer/settings/data/malformed_config.xml b/tests/auto/installer/settings/data/malformed_config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebac3027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/installer/settings/data/malformed_config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Installer>
+    <Name>Your application</Name>
+    <Version>1.2.3</Version>
+    <Title>Your application Installer</Title>
+    <Publisher>Your vendor</Publisher>
+    <StartMenuDir>Super App</StartMenuDir>
+    <TargetDir>@rootDir@InstallationDirectory</TargetDir>
diff --git a/tests/auto/installer/settings/data/tutorial_config.xml b/tests/auto/installer/settings/data/tutorial_config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23543477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/installer/settings/data/tutorial_config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Installer>
+    <Name>Your application</Name>
+    <Version>1.2.3</Version>
+    <Title>Your application Installer</Title>
+    <Publisher>Your vendor</Publisher>
+    <StartMenuDir>Super App</StartMenuDir>
+    <TargetDir>@rootDir@InstallationDirectory</TargetDir>
+</Installer>
diff --git a/tests/auto/installer/settings/settings.pro b/tests/auto/installer/settings/settings.pro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1932af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/installer/settings/settings.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+include(../../qttest.pri)
+
+QT += network
+
+SOURCES += tst_settings.cpp
+
+RESOURCES += \
+    settings.qrc
diff --git a/tests/auto/installer/settings/settings.qrc b/tests/auto/installer/settings/settings.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eaa92b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/installer/settings/settings.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/">
+        <file>data/tutorial_config.xml</file>
+        <file>data/malformed_config.xml</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/tests/auto/installer/settings/tst_settings.cpp b/tests/auto/installer/settings/tst_settings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fcd6bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/installer/settings/tst_settings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#include <QTest>
+#include "settings.h"
+#include "errors.h"
+#include "repository.h"
+
+#include <QFile>
+
+using namespace QInstaller;
+
+class tst_Settings : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+private slots:
+    void loadConfig();
+    void loadNotExistingConfig();
+    void loadMalformedConfig();
+};
+
+void tst_Settings::loadConfig()
+{
+    Settings settings =
+            Settings::fromFileAndPrefix(":///data/tutorial_config.xml", ":///data");
+
+    // specified values
+    QCOMPARE(settings.applicationName(), QLatin1String("Your application"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.applicationVersion(), QLatin1String("1.2.3"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.title(), QLatin1String("Your application Installer"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.publisher(), QLatin1String("Your vendor"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.startMenuDir(), QLatin1String("Super App"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.targetDir(), QLatin1String("@rootDir@InstallationDirectory"));
+
+    // default values
+    QCOMPARE(settings.logo(), QLatin1String(":///data/"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.logoSmall(), QLatin1String(":///data/"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.url(), QString());
+    QCOMPARE(settings.watermark(), QLatin1String(":///data/"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.background(), QLatin1String(":///data/"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.icon(), QLatin1String(":/installer.png"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.runProgram(), QString());
+    QCOMPARE(settings.runProgramDescription(), QString());
+    QCOMPARE(settings.adminTargetDir(), QString());
+    QCOMPARE(settings.removeTargetDir(), QLatin1String("true"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.uninstallerName(), QLatin1String("uninstall"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.uninstallerIniFile(), QLatin1String("uninstall.ini"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.configurationFileName(), QLatin1String("components.xml"));
+    QCOMPARE(settings.dependsOnLocalInstallerBinary(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(settings.repositorySettingsPageVisible(), true);
+    QCOMPARE(settings.hasReplacementRepos(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(settings.allowSpaceInPath(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(settings.certificateFiles(), QStringList());
+    QCOMPARE(settings.allowNonAsciiCharacters(), false);
+
+    QCOMPARE(settings.hasReplacementRepos(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(settings.repositories(), QSet<Repository>());
+    QCOMPARE(settings.defaultRepositories(), QSet<Repository>());
+    QCOMPARE(settings.temporaryRepositories(), QSet<Repository>());
+    QCOMPARE(settings.userRepositories(), QSet<Repository>());
+
+    QCOMPARE(settings.proxyType(), Settings::NoProxy);
+    QCOMPARE(settings.ftpProxy(), QNetworkProxy());
+    QCOMPARE(settings.httpProxy(), QNetworkProxy());
+}
+
+void tst_Settings::loadNotExistingConfig()
+{
+    try {
+        Settings::fromFileAndPrefix(":/data/inexisting_config.xml", ":/data");
+    } catch (const Error &error) {
+        QVERIFY(error.message() == ("Could not open settings file :/data/inexisting_config.xml for reading: Unknown error"));
+        return;
+    }
+    QFAIL("No exception thrown");
+}
+
+void tst_Settings::loadMalformedConfig()
+{
+    try {
+        Settings::fromFileAndPrefix(":/data/malformed_config.xml", ":/data");
+    } catch (const Error &error) {
+        QVERIFY(error.message().startsWith("Xml parse error"));
+        return;
+    }
+    QFAIL("No exception thrown");
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(tst_Settings)
+
+#include "tst_settings.moc"
diff --git a/tests/auto/qttest.pri b/tests/auto/qttest.pri
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6be301e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/qttest.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+include(../../installerfw.pri)
+#include(qttestrpath.pri)
+
+isEmpty(TEMPLATE):TEMPLATE=app
+QT += testlib
+CONFIG += qt warn_on console depend_includepath testcase
+CONFIG -= app_bundle
+
+DEFINES -= QT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII
+# prefix test binary with tst_
+!contains(TARGET, ^tst_.*):TARGET = $$join(TARGET,,"tst_")
+
+#win32 {
+#    lib = ../../
+#    lib ~= s,/,\\,g
+#    # the below gets added to later by testcase.prf
+#    check.commands = cd . & set PATH=$$lib;%PATH%& cmd /c
+#}
diff --git a/tests/tests.pro b/tests/tests.pro
index 06876e66..a485d20d 100644
--- a/tests/tests.pro
+++ b/tests/tests.pro
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONFIG += ordered
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
 EXTRASUBDIRS = \
+        auto \
         downloadspeed \
         environmentvariable \
         extractarchiveoperationtest \