diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 240d18fb1c..b9d9991ad8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 		<module>spring-boot-actuator</module>
 		<module>spring-boot-starters</module>
 		<module>spring-boot-cli</module>
+		<module>spring-boot-integration-tests</module>
 		<module>spring-boot-samples</module>
 	</modules>
 	<repositories>
diff --git a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd1377658e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>0.5.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	</parent>
+	<artifactId>spring-boot-integration-tests</artifactId>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
+	<properties>
+		<main.basedir>${basedir}/..</main.basedir>
+	</properties>
+	<dependencies>
+		<!-- Ensure other reactor projects are built before running integration tests -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-cli</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-loader</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-actuator</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-batch</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-integration</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<type>pom</type>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<!-- Invoke integration tests in the install phase, after the maven-plugin is available -->
+				<artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<settingsFile>src/it/settings.xml</settingsFile>
+					<projectsDirectory>${project.parent.basedir}/spring-boot-samples/</projectsDirectory>
+					<localRepositoryPath>${project.build.directory}/local-repo</localRepositoryPath>
+					<skipInvocation>${skipTests}</skipInvocation>
+				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>integration-test</id>
+						<phase>install</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>install</goal>
+							<goal>run</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-integration-tests/src/it/settings.xml b/spring-boot-integration-tests/src/it/settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1e0ace341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-integration-tests/src/it/settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<settings>
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>it-repo</id>
+			<activation>
+				<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+			</activation>
+			<repositories>
+				<repository>
+					<id>local.central</id>
+					<url>@localRepositoryUrl@</url>
+					<releases>
+						<enabled>true</enabled>
+					</releases>
+					<snapshots>
+						<enabled>true</enabled>
+					</snapshots>
+				</repository>
+			</repositories>
+			<pluginRepositories>
+				<pluginRepository>
+					<id>local.central</id>
+					<url>@localRepositoryUrl@</url>
+					<releases>
+						<enabled>true</enabled>
+					</releases>
+					<snapshots>
+						<enabled>true</enabled>
+					</snapshots>
+				</pluginRepository>
+			</pluginRepositories>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+</settings>