diff --git a/workspace_tools/build_travis.py b/workspace_tools/build_travis.py
index 60d3847bc7..6d3d90d93a 100644
--- a/workspace_tools/build_travis.py
+++ b/workspace_tools/build_travis.py
@@ -64,6 +64,22 @@ build_list = (
 )
 
 ################################################################################
+# Configure example test building (linking against external mbed SDK libraries liek fat or rtos)
+
+linking_list = [
+    {"target": "LPC1768",
+     "toolchains": "GCC_ARM",
+     "tests": {"testlib" : ["MBED_2", "MBED_10", "MBED_11", "MBED_15", "MBED_16", "MBED_17"],
+               "eth" : ["NET_1", "NET_2", "NET_3", "NET_4"],
+               "fat" : ["MBED_A12", "MBED_19", "PERF_1", "PERF_2", "PERF_3"],
+               "rtos" : ["RTOS_1", "RTOS_2", "RTOS_3"],
+               "usb" : ["USB_1", "USB_2" ,"USB_3"],
+               }
+     }
+     ]
+
+################################################################################
+
 # Driver
 
 def run_builds(dry_run):
@@ -80,5 +96,30 @@ def run_builds(dry_run):
                 if os.system(cmdline) != 0:
                     sys.exit(1)
 
+
+def run_test_linking(dry_run):
+    """ Function run make.py commands to build and link simple mbed SDK 
+        tests against few libraries to make sure there are no simple linking errors.
+    """
+    for link in linking_list:
+        toolchain_list = link["toolchains"]
+        if type(toolchain_list) != type([]):
+            toolchain_list = [toolchain_list]
+        for toolchain in toolchain_list:
+            tests = link["tests"]
+
+            for test_lib in tests:
+                test_names = tests[test_lib]
+                cmdline = "python workspace_tools/make.py -m %s -t %s --%s -n %s" % (link["target"],
+                                                                                     toolchain,
+                                                                                     test_lib,
+                                                                                     ",".join(test_names))
+                print "Executing: " + cmdline
+                if not dry_run:
+                    if os.system(cmdline) != 0:
+                        sys.exit(1)
+                    
+                    
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     run_builds("-s" in sys.argv)
+    run_test_linking("-s" in sys.argv)