diff --git a/tests/init.lua b/tests/init.lua
index e75241ead..b45439c8d 100644
--- a/tests/init.lua
+++ b/tests/init.lua
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ require "tests.config"
 require "tests.locale"
 require "tests.regions"
 require "tests.ships"
+require "tests.study"
 
diff --git a/tests/study.lua b/tests/study.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7c1ab652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/study.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+require "lunit"
+
+module("tests.eressea.study", package.seeall, lunit.testcase)
+
+function setup()
+    conf = [[{
+    "races" : { "human" : {} },
+    "terrains" : { "plain" : { "flags" : [ "land" ] } },
+    "keywords" : { "de" : { "study": "LERNEN" } },
+    "skills" : { "de": { "alchemy" : "Alchemie", "crossbow" : "Armbrust" } }
+    }]]
+    eressea.game.reset()
+    eressea.config.reset();
+    eressea.config.parse(conf)
+end
+
+function test_study()
+    local r = region.create(0, 0, "plain")
+    local f = faction.create("test@example.com", "human", "de")
+    local u = unit.create(f, r, 1)
+    u:add_order("LERNEN Armbrust")
+    process_orders()
+    assert_equal(1, u:get_skill("crossbow"))
+end
+
+function dsabled_test_study_expensive()
+    local r = region.create(0, 0, "plain")
+    local f = faction.create("test@example.com", "human", "de")
+    local u = unit.create(f, r, 1)
+    u:add_order("LERNEN Alchemie")
+    process_orders()
+    assert_equal(1, u:get_skill("alchemy"))
+end