diff --git a/rocksdb.nimble b/rocksdb.nimble
index 7278dd4..68e3837 100644
--- a/rocksdb.nimble
+++ b/rocksdb.nimble
@@ -7,3 +7,16 @@ srcDir        = "src"
 
 ### Dependencies
 requires "nim >= 0.17.2"
+
+proc test(name: string, lang: string = "c") =
+  if not dirExists "build":
+    mkDir "bin"
+  if not dirExists "nimcache":
+    mkDir "nimcache"
+  --run
+  --nimcache: "nimcache"
+  switch("out", ("./build/" & name))
+  setCommand lang, "tests/" & name & ".nim"
+
+task test_c, "Run tests for the C wrapper":
+  test "test_rocksdb_c"
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diff --git a/tests/test_rocksdb_c.nim b/tests/test_rocksdb_c.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ea601a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_rocksdb_c.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Nim-RocksDB
+# Copyright 2018 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Licensed under either of
+#
+#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+#  * GPL license, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-GPLv2](LICENSE-GPLv2) or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html)
+#
+# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.
+
+import  ../src/rocksdb,
+        unittest, cpuinfo
+
+suite "RocksDB C wrapper tests":
+  test "Simple create-update-close example":
+    const
+      dbPath: cstring = "/tmp/rocksdb_simple_example"
+      dbBackupPath: cstring = "/tmp/rocksdb_simple_example_backup"
+
+    var
+      db: ptr rocksdb_t
+      be: ptr rocksdb_backup_engine_t
+      options = rocksdb_options_create()
+
+    let cpus = countProcessors()
+    rocksdb_options_increase_parallelism(options, cpus.int32)
+    rocksdb_options_optimize_level_style_compaction(options, 0);
+    # create the DB if it's not already present
+    rocksdb_options_set_create_if_missing(options, 1);
+
+    # open DB
+    var err: cstringArray
+    db = rocksdb_open(options, dbPath, err)
+    check: err.isNil
+
+    # open Backup Engine that we will use for backing up our database
+    be = rocksdb_backup_engine_open(options, dbBackupPath, err)
+    check: err.isNil
+
+    # Put key-value
+    var writeOptions = rocksdb_writeoptions_create()
+    let key: cstring = "key"
+    let value: cstring = "value"
+    rocksdb_put(db, writeOptions, key, key.len, value, value.len, err)
+    check: err.isNil
+
+    # Get value
+    var readOptions = rocksdb_readoptions_create()
+    var len: csize
+    let returned_value = rocksdb_get(db, readOptions, key, key.len, addr len, err)
+    check: err.isNil
+    check: returned_value == value
+
+    # create new backup in a directory specified by DBBackupPath
+    rocksdb_backup_engine_create_new_backup(be, db, err)
+    check: err.isNil
+
+    rocksdb_close(db)
+
+    # If something is wrong, you might want to restore data from last backup
+    var restoreOptions = rocksdb_restore_options_create()
+    rocksdb_backup_engine_restore_db_from_latest_backup(be, dbPath, dbPath,
+                                                        restoreOptions, err)
+    check: err.isNil
+    rocksdb_restore_options_destroy(restore_options)
+
+    db = rocksdb_open(options, dbPath, err)
+    check: err.isNil
+
+    # cleanup
+    rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeOptions)
+    rocksdb_readoptions_destroy(readOptions)
+    rocksdb_options_destroy(options)
+    rocksdb_backup_engine_close(be)
+    rocksdb_close(db)
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