diff --git a/dev-libs/boost/boost-1.55.0.recipe b/dev-libs/boost/boost-1.55.0.recipe
index 24170220b..c2cdb68d8 100644
--- a/dev-libs/boost/boost-1.55.0.recipe
+++ b/dev-libs/boost/boost-1.55.0.recipe
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ INSTALL()
 	packageEntries wave $libDir/libboost_wave*
 }
 
+TEST() {
+	cd status
+	../bjam $jobArgs
+}
+
 PROVIDES_devel="
 	boost_devel$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
 	devel:libboost_atomic$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion