diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3a127d3d..91924afa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ script:
     - mkdir for_test
     - cd for_test
     - nosetests-$PYVER --exe -v --cover-package=skimage skimage
-
+    - cd ..
+    - make run-all-examples
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a0ca9745..985136d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ test:
 
 coverage:
 	nosetests skimage --with-coverage --cover-package=skimage
+
+run-all-examples:
+	for f in doc/examples/*.py; do python "$f"; done