diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 167d6ad74..6e29702ef 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,19 +3,24 @@ language: python
 # http://docs.travis-ci.com/user/ci-environment/#CI-environment-OS
 before_install: travis_retry sudo ./bootstrap/ubuntu.sh
 
-install: "travis_retry pip install tox coveralls"
-script: "travis_retry tox"
-
-after_success: '[ "$TOXENV" == "cover" ] && coveralls'
-
 # using separate envs with different TOXENVs creates 4x1 Travis build
 # matrix, which allows us to clearly distinguish which component under
 # test has failed
 env:
-  - TOXENV=py26
-  - TOXENV=py27
-  - TOXENV=lint
-  - TOXENV=cover
+  global:
+    - GOPATH=/tmp/go
+  matrix:
+    - TOXENV=py26
+    - TOXENV=py27
+    - TOXENV=lint
+    - TOXENV=cover
+
+install: "travis_retry pip install tox coveralls"
+before_script: '[ "${TOXENV:0:2}" != "py" ] || ./tests/boulder-start.sh'
+# TODO: eliminate substring slice bashism
+script: 'travis_retry tox && ([ "${TOXENV:0:2}" != "py" ] || (source .tox/$TOXENV/bin/activate && ./tests/boulder-integration.sh))'
+
+after_success: '[ "$TOXENV" == "cover" ] && coveralls'
 
 notifications:
   email: false
diff --git a/tests/boulder-integration.sh b/tests/boulder-integration.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..adb6ab528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/boulder-integration.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh -xe
+# Simple integration test, make sure to activate virtualenv beforehand
+# (source venv/bin/activate) and that you are running Boulder test
+# instance (see ./boulder-start.sh).
+
+root="$(mktemp -d)"
+echo "\nRoot integration tests directory: $root"
+
+# first three flags required, rest is handy defaults
+letsencrypt \
+  --server http://localhost:4000/acme/new-reg \
+  --no-verify-ssl \
+  --dvsni-port 5001 \
+  --config-dir "$root/conf" \
+  --work-dir "$root/work" \
+  --text \
+  --agree-eula \
+  --email "" \
+  --domains le.wtf \
+  --authenticator standalone \
+  -vvvvvvv \
+  auth
diff --git a/tests/boulder-start.sh b/tests/boulder-start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..49139ff3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/boulder-start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh -xe
+# Download and run Boulder instance for integration testing
+
+export GOPATH="${GOPATH:-/tmp/go}"
+
+# $ go get github.com/letsencrypt/boulder
+# package github.com/letsencrypt/boulder
+#         imports github.com/letsencrypt/boulder
+#         imports github.com/letsencrypt/boulder: no buildable Go source files in /tmp/go/src/github.com/letsencrypt/boulder
+
+go get -d github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/cmd/boulder
+cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/letsencrypt/boulder
+make -j4  # Travis has 2 cores per build instance.
+./start.sh &
+# Hopefully start.sh bootstraps before integration test is started...