diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 618003a1..10657d84 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,12 @@ doxydoc/
 .cache
 .idea
 /cmake-build*
+
+!/tests/Makefile
+!/tests/*/Makefile
+
+/tests/bugs/spam-stderr
+/tests/features/signaltests
+/tests/legacy/audit
+/tests/legacy/quote
+/tests/misc/ripple
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64e24c6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+SUBDIRS := bugs features legacy misc
+
+all: $(SUBDIRS)
+
+$(SUBDIRS):
+	$(MAKE) -C $@
+
+.PHONY: all $(SUBDIRS)
+
diff --git a/tests/bugs/Makefile b/tests/bugs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66bbbb67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bugs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+all: spam-stderr
diff --git a/tests/features/Makefile b/tests/features/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3698c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/features/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+all: signaltests
diff --git a/tests/legacy/Makefile b/tests/legacy/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbf535da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/legacy/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+all: audit quote
diff --git a/tests/misc/Makefile b/tests/misc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a6fefa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+all: ripple