diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d7be97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+name: mininet tests
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: Mininet-tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04 ubuntu 16.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checking out Mininet source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Installing dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install -qq vlan
+          PYTHON=`which python` util/install.sh -n
+          pip install pexpect || pip3 install pexpect
+      - name: Code Check
+        run: |
+          bash -c "if [ `lsb_release -rs` == '14.04' ]; then make codecheck; fi"
+      - name: Install
+        run: |
+          util/install.sh -fvw
+      - name: Building and running tests
+        run: |
+          alias sudo="sudo env PATH=$PATH"
+          export PYTHON=`which python`
+          echo 'px import sys; print(sys.version_info)' | sudo $PYTHON bin/mn -v output
+          sudo $PYTHON bin/mn --test pingall
+          sudo $PYTHON mininet/test/runner.py -v -quick
+          sudo $PYTHON examples/test/runner.py -v -quick
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e54fe34..2b399b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Mininet: Rapid Prototyping for Software Defined Networks
 
 Mininet 2.3.0d6
 
-[![Build Status][1]](https://travis-ci.org/mininet/mininet)
+[![Build Status][2]](https://github.com/mininet/mininet/actions)
+[![Travis Status][1]](https://travis-ci.org/mininet/mininet)
+
 
 ### What is Mininet?
 
@@ -130,3 +132,4 @@ Bob Lantz
 Mininet Core Team
 
 [1]: https://travis-ci.org/mininet/mininet.svg?branch=master
+[2]: https://github.com/mininet/mininet/workflows/mininet%20tests/badge.svg