diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1e9f3a4..dfb1f5a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,22 @@ addons:
     - libjack-jackd2-dev
     - portaudio19-dev
     - libsndfile1-dev
+    - puredata-dev
     # For Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin:
     #- octave3.2-headers
     # For later Ubuntu (and Debian) versions:
     - liboctave-dev
-    # TODO: install flext
+before_install:
+  - git clone https://github.com/grrrr/flext.git
+  - cd flext
+  - ./build.sh pd gcc || true
+  - ./build.sh pd gcc || true
+  - ./build.sh pd gcc
+  - sudo ./build.sh pd gcc install
 script:
   - make -C unit_tests
   - make -C performance_tests
   - make -C examples
   - make -C examples mex
   - make -C examples mex-double
+  - make -C examples pd FLEXTPATH=../flext