diff --git a/kf5-sonnet.spec b/kf5-sonnet.spec
index ec3e047..62bd23b 100644
--- a/kf5-sonnet.spec
+++ b/kf5-sonnet.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 %global framework sonnet
 
-# bootstrap without backend plugins
+# uncomment to enable bootstrap mode
 #global bootstrap 1
 
+%if !0%{?bootstrap}
+%global tests 1
+%endif
+
 Name:           kf5-%{framework}
 Version:        5.27.0
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        KDE Frameworks 5 Tier 1 solution for spell checking
 
 License:        LGPLv2+
@@ -72,7 +76,8 @@ GUI part of the Sonnet framework provides widgets with spell checking support.
 mkdir %{_target_platform}
 pushd %{_target_platform}
 %{cmake_kf5} .. \
-  -DHUNSPELL_MAIN_DICT_PATH:PATH="%{_datadir}/myspell"
+  -DHUNSPELL_MAIN_DICT_PATH:PATH="%{_datadir}/myspell" \
+  %{?tests:-DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON}
 popd
 
 make %{?_smp_mflags} -C %{_target_platform}
@@ -84,6 +89,13 @@ make install/fast DESTDIR=%{buildroot} -C %{_target_platform}
 %find_lang_kf5 sonnet5_qt
 
 
+%check
+%if 0%{?tests}
+export CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=1
+make test ARGS="--output-on-failure --timeout 300" -C %{_target_platform} ||:
+%endif
+
+
 %files
 %doc README.md
 %license COPYING.LIB
@@ -120,6 +132,9 @@ make install/fast DESTDIR=%{buildroot} -C %{_target_platform}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 13 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 5.27.0-5
+- %%check: make test
+
 * Tue Dec 13 2016 Igor Gnatenko <i.gnatenko.brain@gmail.com> - 5.27.0-4
 - Rebuild for hunspell 1.5.x