diff --git a/src/appengine_magic/testing.clj b/src/appengine_magic/testing.clj
index 89d5f3a..f6718ec 100644
--- a/src/appengine_magic/testing.clj
+++ b/src/appengine_magic/testing.clj
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   (:import [com.google.appengine.tools.development.testing LocalServiceTestHelper
             LocalServiceTestConfig
             LocalMemcacheServiceTestConfig LocalMemcacheServiceTestConfig$SizeUnit
+            LocalMailServiceTestConfig
             LocalDatastoreServiceTestConfig]))
 
 
@@ -11,6 +12,18 @@
       :mb LocalMemcacheServiceTestConfig$SizeUnit/MB})
 
 
+(def *logging-levels*
+     {:all java.util.logging.Level/ALL
+      :severe java.util.logging.Level/SEVERE
+      :warning java.util.logging.Level/WARNING
+      :info java.util.logging.Level/INFO
+      :config java.util.logging.Level/CONFIG
+      :fine java.util.logging.Level/FINE
+      :finer java.util.logging.Level/FINER
+      :finest java.util.logging.Level/FINEST
+      :off java.util.logging.Level/OFF})
+
+
 (defn memcache [& {:keys [max-size size-units]}]
   (let [lmstc (LocalMemcacheServiceTestConfig.)]
     (cond
@@ -43,6 +56,15 @@
     ldstc))
 
 
+(defn mail [& {:keys [log-mail-body? log-mail-level]
+               :or {log-mail-body? false
+                    log-mail-level :info}}]
+  (let [lmstc (LocalMailServiceTestConfig.)]
+    (.setLogMailBody lmstc log-mail-body?)
+    (.setLogMailLevel lmstc (*logging-levels* log-mail-level))
+    lmstc))
+
+
 (defn- make-local-services-fixture-fn [services]
   (fn [test-fn]
     (let [helper (LocalServiceTestHelper. (into-array LocalServiceTestConfig services))]
@@ -53,7 +75,7 @@
 
 (defn- local-services-helper
   ([]
-     [(memcache) (datastore)])
+     [(memcache) (datastore) (mail)])
   ([services override]
      (let [services (if (= :all services) (local-services-helper) services)]
        (if (nil? override)
diff --git a/test/test/appengine_magic/services/mail.clj b/test/test/appengine_magic/services/mail.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7017de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test/appengine_magic/services/mail.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+(ns test.appengine-magic.services.mail
+  (:use clojure.test)
+  (:require [appengine-magic.services.mail :as mail]
+            [appengine-magic.testing :as ae-testing]))
+
+
+(use-fixtures :each (ae-testing/local-services :all))
+
+
+(deftest basics
+  (let [msg (mail/make-message :to "one@example.com"
+                               :from "two@example.com"
+                               :subject "test"
+                               :text-body "hello world")]
+    (mail/send msg)))