diff --git a/tests/main.cpp b/tests/main.cpp
index 6f39f9b1af..ec6fb9acd4 100644
--- a/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/main.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@
 #include <ghoul/misc/dictionary.h>
 #include <ghoul/lua/ghoul_lua.h>
 
+// test files
 #include <test_common.inl>
 //#include <test_spicemanager.inl>
 #include <test_scenegraphloader.inl>
 //#include <test_luaconversions.inl>
 //#include <test_powerscalecoordinates.inl>
+#include <test_screenspaceimage.inl>
+
 #include <openspace/engine/openspaceengine.h>
 #include <openspace/engine/wrapper/windowwrapper.h>
 #include <openspace/engine/configurationmanager.h>
diff --git a/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl b/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88db3b3096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*****************************************************************************************
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * OpenSpace                                                                             *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016                                                               *
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+ * software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software *
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+ * merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    *
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following   *
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+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies *
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+ *                                                                                       *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,   *
+ * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A         *
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT    *
+ * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF  *
+ * CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE  *
+ * OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                         *
+ ****************************************************************************************/
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include <modules/base/rendering/screenspaceimage.h>
+
+/*
+ * Constructor() -> setUp() -> test -> tearDown() -> Deconstructor()
+ */
+
+namespace openspace {
+
+class ScreenSpaceRenderableTest : public testing::Test{
+protected:
+
+	ScreenSpaceRenderableTest() :
+		_ssr(texturePath) 
+	{
+		_sharedSsr = std::make_shared<ScreenSpaceImage>("${OPENSPACE_DATA}/test3.jpg");
+	}
+
+	~ScreenSpaceRenderableTest(){}
+
+
+	void reset() {}
+
+	// These variables are shared by all tests
+	std::string texturePath = "${OPENSPACE_DATA}/test2.jpg";
+	ScreenSpaceImage _ssr;
+	std::shared_ptr<ScreenSpaceRenderable> _sharedSsr;
+};
+
+
+TEST_F(ScreenSpaceRenderableTest, initialize){
+
+	bool isReady = _ssr.isReady();
+	ASSERT_TRUE(!isReady) << "ScreenSpaceImage is ready before initialize";
+}
+
+}//namespace openspace