diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index a6c7cc36..4c0c9c5e 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -157,6 +157,18 @@ case "$TARGET" in
 
   node "$SRCROOT/tests"
   ;;
+"test-runners")
+  npm install
+  scripts/download-core.sh node
+  src/node/build-node.sh $CONFIGURATION
+
+  for runner in ava mocha; do
+    pushd "$SRCROOT/tests/test-runners/$runner"
+    npm install
+    npm test
+    popd
+  done
+  ;;
 "object-store")
   pushd src/object-store
   cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$CONFIGURATION .
diff --git a/tests/test-runners/ava/package.json b/tests/test-runners/ava/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4099996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-runners/ava/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "ava"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "ava": "^0.16.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/test-runners/ava/test.js b/tests/test-runners/ava/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1829e6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-runners/ava/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import test from 'ava';
+
+test('can require Realm', t => {
+    var realm = require('realm');
+    t.is('function', typeof realm);
+    t.is('Realm', realm.name);
+});
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diff --git a/tests/test-runners/mocha/package.json b/tests/test-runners/mocha/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c84aa0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-runners/mocha/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "mocha": "^3.0.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/test-runners/mocha/test.js b/tests/test-runners/mocha/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7432c8db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-runners/mocha/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+describe('Realm', function() {
+   it('should be requirable', function() {
+       var realm = require('realm');
+       assert.equal(typeof realm, 'function');
+       assert.equal(realm.name, 'Realm');
+   });
+});
diff --git a/tests/test-runners/node_modules/realm b/tests/test-runners/node_modules/realm
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..a8a4f8c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-runners/node_modules/realm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../..
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