diff --git a/kio/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/kio/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 02ffd9eb5..4b554ae97 100644
--- a/kio/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kio/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ set( CHECKS
   kmimemagictest kpropsdlgtest kprotocolinfotest kruntest kscantest kshredtest
   ktartest kurifiltertest kurlcompletiontest kziptest metatest netaccesstest
   previewtest speed kioslavetest ksycocatest ksycocaupdatetest
+  kmimetypetest
 )
 
 foreach( _check ${CHECKS} )
@@ -67,10 +68,18 @@ endforeach( )
 #  - kurifiltertest requires network access and GUI
 #  - ksycocatest requires installed kdebase and GUI
 
-set( TESTS dataprotocoltest kacltest kmimetypetest )
+set( TESTS dataprotocoltest kacltest )
 
 foreach( _check ${TESTS} )
     tde_add_check_executable( ${_check} AUTOMOC LINK kio-shared TEST)
 endforeach( )
 
+
+configure_file( kmimetypetest.sh.cmake kmimetypetest.sh @ONLY )
+
+add_test( NAME "kio/kmimetypetest"
+    COMMAND sh -x "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kmimetypetest.sh"
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}" )
+
+
 # TODO add kdirwatchunittest
diff --git a/kio/tests/kmimetypetest.sh.cmake b/kio/tests/kmimetypetest.sh.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4030c57d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kio/tests/kmimetypetest.sh.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# create profile for test
+KDEHOME=@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/profile
+mkdir $KDEHOME $KDEHOME/share
+ln -s @CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/mimetypes $KDEHOME/share/mimelnk
+export KDEHOME
+
+# run dcop server
+../../dcop/dcopserver --nofork &
+DCOP_SERVER_PID=$!
+
+# update ksycoca using mime types from source
+../../kded/kbuildsycoca --noincremental --nosignal
+
+# perform test
+./kmimetypetest
+STATE=$?
+
+# cleanup
+kill $DCOP_SERVER_PID
+rm -fr $KDEHOME
+exit $STATE