diff --git a/tests/plugin.xml b/tests/plugin.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<plugin xmlns="http://apache.org/cordova/ns/plugins/1.0"
+    xmlns:rim="http://www.blackberry.com/ns/widgets"
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    id="iclue-backgroundvideo-tests"
+    version="0.0.11">
+    <name>Iclue Background Video Cordova Plugin Tests</name>
+    <license>GPL3</license>
+
+    <dependency id="iclue-backgroundvideo" version=">=0.0.11" />
+
+    <js-module src="tests.js" name="tests">
+    </js-module>
+</plugin>
diff --git a/tests/tests.js b/tests/tests.js
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+/* globals window, document, cordova, exports, console */
+/* jshint jasmine: true */
+
+'use strict';
+
+exports.defineAutoTests = function() {
+    describe('Background video', function () {
+        it("should exist", function () {
+            expect(cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo).toBeDefined();
+        });
+
+        it("should contain a start function", function () {
+            expect(cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo.start).toBeDefined();
+            expect(typeof cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo.start == 'function').toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should contain a stop function", function () {
+            expect(cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo.stop).toBeDefined();
+            expect(typeof cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo.stop == 'function').toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
+};
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+/******************************************************************************/
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+exports.defineManualTests = function (contentEl, createActionButton) {
+    var recordAudio = false;
+    var camera = 'FRONT';
+    var filename = 'test-video';
+    var content = '<h1>Background Video</h1><div id="status"></div>';
+
+    function Log(tag, value) {
+        console.log(tag, value);
+        document.getElementById('status').textContent += '\r\n ' + tag + ': '  + value;
+    }
+    function successFn(a){Log('success', a);}
+    function errorFn(a){Log('error', a);}
+
+    // We need to wrap this code due to Windows security restrictions
+    // see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465380.aspx#differences for details
+    if (window.MSApp && window.MSApp.execUnsafeLocalFunction) {
+        MSApp.execUnsafeLocalFunction(function() {
+            contentEl.innerHTML = content;
+        });
+    } else {
+        contentEl.innerHTML = content;
+    }
+
+    createActionButton('Start video', function () {
+        cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo.start(filename, camera, recordAudio, successFn, errorFn);
+    });
+
+    createActionButton('Stop video', function () {
+        cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo.stop(successFn, errorFn);
+    });
+
+    createActionButton('Toggle audio', function () { recordAudio = !recordAudio; Log('Record audio set', recordAudio); });
+    createActionButton('Toggle camera', function () { camera = (camera === 'FRONT' ? 'BACK' : 'FRONT'); Log('Camera set', camera); });
+};