diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1db4729d..d1826d402 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ __pycache__
 /.hypothesis
 /prof
 TODO
+/scripts/testbrowser_cpp/Makefile
+/scripts/testbrowser_cpp/main.o
+/scripts/testbrowser_cpp/testbrowser
diff --git a/scripts/testbrowser_cpp/main.cpp b/scripts/testbrowser_cpp/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06c3d1a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/testbrowser_cpp/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QWebView>
+#include <QUrl>
+
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication app(argc, argv);
+    QWebView view;
+    view.load(QUrl(argv[1]));
+    view.show();
+    return app.exec();
+}
diff --git a/scripts/testbrowser_cpp/testbrowser.pro b/scripts/testbrowser_cpp/testbrowser.pro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59f55ddfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/testbrowser_cpp/testbrowser.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+QT += core widgets webkit webkitwidgets
+
+TARGET = testbrowser
+TEMPLATE = app
+
+SOURCES += main.cpp