diff --git a/kf5-baloo.spec b/kf5-baloo.spec
index c6af3d6..632f49e 100644
--- a/kf5-baloo.spec
+++ b/kf5-baloo.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
-%define         framework baloo
+%global         framework baloo
+
+# uncomment to enable bootstrap mode
+#global bootstrap 1
+
+%if !0%{?bootstrap}
+%global tests 1
+%endif
 
 Name:           kf5-%{framework}
 Summary:        A Tier 3 KDE Frameworks 5 module that provides indexing and search functionality
 Version:        5.21.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 
 # libs are LGPL, tools are GPL
 # KDE e.V. may determine that future LGPL/GPL versions are accepted
@@ -97,7 +104,8 @@ License:        LGPLv2 or LGPLv3
 %build
 mkdir %{_target_platform}
 pushd %{_target_platform}
-%{cmake_kf5} ..
+%{cmake_kf5} .. \
+  -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=%{?tests:ON}%{!?tests:OFF}
 popd
 
 make %{?_smp_mflags} -C %{_target_platform}
@@ -124,6 +132,13 @@ cat kio_tags.lang kio_baloosearch.lang kio_timeline.lang balooctl.lang baloosear
 cat baloo_file.lang baloo_file_extractor.lang \
     > %{name}-file.lang
 
+
+%check
+%if 0%{?tests}
+time make test -C %{_target_platform} ARGS="--timeout 300 --output-on-failure"
+%endif
+
+
 %post
 touch --no-create %{_kf5_datadir}/icons/hicolor &> /dev/null || :
 
@@ -175,6 +190,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 27 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 5.21.0-3
+- support bootstrap, %%check: enable tests
+
 * Wed Apr 27 2016 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> - 5.21.0-2
 - Do not obsolete/provide baloo{-file} in EPEL, use Conflicts (for now)
 - update URL