diff --git a/_pytest/cx_freeze_support.py b/_pytest/cx_freeze_support.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84b2a11ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_pytest/cx_freeze_support.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+
+
+def includes():
+    return [
+        '_pytest.assertion.newinterpret',
+        '_pytest.assertion.oldinterpret',
+        '_pytest.assertion.reinterpret',
+        '_pytest.assertion.rewrite',
+        '_pytest.assertion.util',
+
+        '_pytest._argcomplete',
+        '_pytest.doctest',
+        '_pytest.pdb',
+        '_pytest.unittest',
+        '_pytest.capture',
+        '_pytest.config',
+        '_pytest.core',
+        '_pytest.genscript',
+        '_pytest.helpconfig',
+        '_pytest.hookspec',
+        '_pytest.junitxml',
+        '_pytest.main',
+        '_pytest.mark',
+        '_pytest.monkeypatch',
+        '_pytest.nose',
+        '_pytest.pastebin',
+        '_pytest.pytester',
+        '_pytest.python',
+        '_pytest.recwarn',
+        '_pytest.resultlog',
+        '_pytest.runner',
+        '_pytest.skipping',
+        '_pytest.standalonetemplate',
+        '_pytest.terminal',
+        '_pytest.tmpdir',
+
+        'py._builtin',
+        'py._path.local',
+        'py._io.capture',
+        'py._io.saferepr',
+        'py._iniconfig',
+        'py._io.terminalwriter',
+        'py._xmlgen',
+        'py._error',
+        'py._std',
+
+        # builtin files imported by pytest using py.std implicit mechanism
+        'argparse',
+        'shlex',
+        'warnings',
+        'types',
+    ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pytest.py b/pytest.py
index 6c25c6195..b84cb2a17 100644
--- a/pytest.py
+++ b/pytest.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__': # if run as a script or by 'python -m pytest'
 
 from _pytest.config import main, UsageError, _preloadplugins, cmdline
 from _pytest import __version__
+from _pytest import cx_freeze_support
 
 _preloadplugins() # to populate pytest.* namespace so help(pytest) works
 
diff --git a/testing/cx_freeze/run.py b/testing/cx_freeze/run.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d52906df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/cx_freeze/run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+executable = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'build', 'runtests_script')
+if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
+    executable += '.exe'
+sys.exit(os.system('%s tests' % executable))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing/cx_freeze/runtests_script.py b/testing/cx_freeze/runtests_script.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3e32ec82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/cx_freeze/runtests_script.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""
+Simple script that actually executes py.test runner when passed "--pytest" as
+first argument; in this case, all other arguments are forwarded to pytest's
+main().
+"""
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import sys
+    import pytest
+    sys.exit(pytest.main())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing/cx_freeze/runtests_setup.py b/testing/cx_freeze/runtests_setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d15a5a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/cx_freeze/runtests_setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
+
+import pytest
+setup(
+    name="runtests",
+    version="0.1",
+    description="exemple of how embedding py.test into an executable using cx_freeze",
+    executables=[Executable("runtests_script.py")],
+    options={"build_exe": {'includes': pytest.cx_freeze_support.includes()}},
+)
+
diff --git a/testing/cx_freeze/tests/test_doctest.txt b/testing/cx_freeze/tests/test_doctest.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82159edb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/cx_freeze/tests/test_doctest.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+
+Testing doctest::
+
+    >>> 1 + 1
+    2
diff --git a/testing/cx_freeze/tests/test_trivial.py b/testing/cx_freeze/tests/test_trivial.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8a572baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/cx_freeze/tests/test_trivial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+def test_upper():
+    assert 'foo'.upper() == 'FOO'
+
+def test_lower():
+    assert 'FOO'.lower() == 'foo'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8fc46de54..d0ae9c9cc 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ commands=
     {envpython} {envbindir}/py.test-jython \
         -rfsxX --junitxml={envlogdir}/junit-{envname}2.xml []
 
+[testenv:py27-cxfreeze]
+deps=cx_freeze
+changedir=testing/cx_freeze
+basepython=python2.7
+commands=
+    {envpython} runtests_setup.py build --build-exe build
+    {envpython} run.py
+
 [pytest]
 minversion=2.0
 plugins=pytester