diff --git a/Project/GNU/CLI/Makefile.am b/Project/GNU/CLI/Makefile.am
index 18eeec38..87d26fec 100644
--- a/Project/GNU/CLI/Makefile.am
+++ b/Project/GNU/CLI/Makefile.am
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ TESTS = \
     test/simple.sh \
     test/filename.sh \
     test/test_mk.sh \
-    test/test_ffv1.sh
+    test/test_ffv1.sh \
+    test/test_policy.sh
 
 SAMPLES_DIR = test/SampleFiles
 
diff --git a/Project/GNU/CLI/test/test_policy.sh b/Project/GNU/CLI/test/test_policy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8f921ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Project/GNU/CLI/test/test_policy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+PATH_SCRIPT=$(dirname "${0}")
+. "${PATH_SCRIPT}/utils.sh"
+
+FILES_DIRECTORY="${PATH_SCRIPT}/SampleFiles/PolicyTestFiles"
+
+MC="${PWD}/mediaconch"
+
+RCODE=0
+
+while read LINE ; do
+    POLICY="$(echo "${LINE}" | cut -d':' -f1)"
+    FILE="$(echo "${LINE}" | cut -d':' -f2)"
+    OUTCOME="$(echo "${LINE}" | cut -d':' -f3)"
+    TEST="${POLICY}:$(basename "${FILE}"):${OUTCOME}"
+
+    if [ ! -e "${FILES_DIRECTORY}/Policy/${POLICY}" ] ; then
+        echo "NOK: ${TEST}/${POLICY}, file not found" >&9
+        RCODE=1
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -e "${FILES_DIRECTORY}/${FILE}" ] ; then
+        echo "NOK: ${TEST}/${FILE}, file not found" >&9
+        RCODE=1
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    pushd "${FILES_DIRECTORY}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    DATA="$(${MC} -p Policy/${POLICY} -fx ${FILE})"
+
+    T1=`echo "${DATA}" | xmllint --xpath \
+    "string(/*[local-name()='MediaConch']/*[local-name()='media']/*[local-name()='policy']/@outcome)" -`
+
+    if [ "${T1}" == "${OUTCOME}" ] ; then
+        echo "OK: ${TEST}" >&9
+    else
+        echo "NOK: ${TEST}, failed" >&9
+        RCODE=1
+    fi
+    popd >/dev/null 2>&1
+done < "${PATH_SCRIPT}/test_policy.txt"
+
+exit ${RCODE}
diff --git a/Project/GNU/CLI/test/test_policy.txt b/Project/GNU/CLI/test/test_policy.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28f557bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Project/GNU/CLI/test/test_policy.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+value.xml:Matroska/videofirst.mkv:pass
+value.xml:Matroska/audiofirst.mkv:fail
+info.xml:Matroska/audiofirst.mkv:info
+warn.xml:Matroska/audiofirst.mkv:warn
+levelcap.xml:Matroska/audiofirst.mkv:info
+operators.xml:Matroska/videofirst.mkv:pass
+mmt.xml:Matroska/videofirst.mkv:pass