diff --git a/AK/Tests/.gitignore b/AK/Tests/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a62d28e3c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AK/Tests/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TestString
diff --git a/AK/Tests/Makefile b/AK/Tests/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fdec39410e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AK/Tests/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+all: TestString
+
+CXXFLAGS = -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra
+
+TestString: TestString.cpp ../String.cpp ../StringImpl.cpp ../StringBuilder.cpp ../StringView.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -I../ -I../../ -o $@ TestString.cpp ../String.cpp ../StringImpl.cpp ../StringBuilder.cpp ../StringView.cpp
+
+clean:
+	rm -f TestString
diff --git a/AK/Tests/TestString.cpp b/AK/Tests/TestString.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb26395a097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AK/Tests/TestString.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <AK/AKString.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+    ASSERT(String().is_null());
+    ASSERT(String().is_empty());
+
+    ASSERT(!String("").is_null());
+    ASSERT(String("").is_empty());
+
+    String test_string = "ABCDEF";
+    ASSERT(!test_string.is_empty());
+    ASSERT(!test_string.is_null());
+    ASSERT(test_string.length() == 6);
+    ASSERT(test_string.length() == strlen(test_string.characters()));
+    ASSERT(!strcmp(test_string.characters(), "ABCDEF"));
+
+    return 0;
+}