diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 530e9e4e1..4132e6481 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -324,3 +324,6 @@ endif(CUDA_FOUND)
 
 endif(EIGEN_TEST_NVCC)
 
+
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/failtests)    
+add_test(NAME failtests WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/failtests COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} ${Eigen_SOURCE_DIR} -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" -DEIGEN_FAILTEST=ON)