diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
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+set(FALCO_TESTS_SOURCES
+    TestBase.cpp)
+
+set(FALCO_TESTED_LIBRARIES
+    falco_engine)
+
+option(FALCO_BUILD_TESTS "Determines whether to build tests." OFF)
+
+if(FALCO_BUILD_TESTS)
+    enable_testing()
+    if(NOT TARGET catch)
+        include(FindCatch)
+    endif()
+
+	add_executable(falco_test ${FALCO_TESTS_SOURCES})
+
+	target_link_libraries(falco_test PUBLIC ${FALCO_TESTED_LIBRARIES} catch)
+
+	include(CTest)
+	include(Catch)
+	catch_discover_tests(falco_test)
+
+	add_custom_target(tests COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} DEPENDS falco_test)
+endif()