diff --git a/test/videotest.c b/test/videotest.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4c341bb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/videotest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+extern gboolean _gst_plugin_spew;
+
+gboolean idle_func(gpointer data);
+
+GtkWidget *drawingarea;
+
+void eof(GstSrc *src) {
+  g_print("have eos, quitting\n");
+  exit(0);
+}
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
+  GstElement *bin;
+  GstElementFactory *srcfactory;
+  GstElement *src;
+  GstElementFactory *videosinkfactory;
+  GstElement *videosink;
+
+  GtkWidget *appwindow;
+
+
+	_gst_plugin_spew = TRUE;
+	gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+	gst_plugin_load_all();
+
+  gnome_init("Videotest","0.0.1",argc,argv);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new("bin");
+
+  srcfactory = gst_elementfactory_find("v4lsrc");
+  g_return_if_fail(srcfactory != NULL);
+  videosinkfactory = gst_elementfactory_find("videosink");
+  g_return_if_fail(videosinkfactory != NULL);
+
+  src = gst_elementfactory_create(srcfactory,"src");
+  videosink = gst_elementfactory_create(videosinkfactory,"videosink");
+  gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(videosink),"width",320,"height",240,NULL);
+
+
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin),GST_ELEMENT(src));
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin),GST_ELEMENT(videosink));
+
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(src,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(videosink,"sink"));
+
+	gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(src),"eos",
+							         GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(eof),NULL);
+
+  appwindow = gnome_app_new("Videotest","Videotest");
+  drawingarea = gtk_drawing_area_new();
+  gnome_app_set_contents(GNOME_APP(appwindow),
+									gst_util_get_widget_arg(GTK_OBJECT(videosink),"widget"));
+  gtk_widget_show_all(appwindow);
+
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(bin),GST_STATE_RUNNING);
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(bin),GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+
+  g_idle_add(idle_func,src);
+
+  gtk_main();
+}
+
+gboolean idle_func(gpointer data) {
+	static int i=0;
+  //g_print("pushing %d\n",i++);
+  gst_src_push(GST_SRC(data));
+  return TRUE;
+}