diff --git a/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi b/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi
index a7eb0fc0a..d79bc793b 100644
--- a/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi
+++ b/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi
@@ -6023,6 +6023,7 @@
 ./usr/tests/minix-posix/blocktest/support.sh	minix-sys
 ./usr/tests/minix-posix/blocktest/system.conf	minix-sys
 ./usr/tests/minix-posix/blocktest/test.sh	minix-sys
+./usr/tests/minix-posix/check-install	minix-sys
 ./usr/tests/minix-posix/ddekit		minix-sys
 ./usr/tests/minix-posix/ddekit/ddekittest		minix-sys
 ./usr/tests/minix-posix/ddekit/ddekittest_driver	minix-sys
diff --git a/minix/tests/Makefile b/minix/tests/Makefile
index 2bff05c57..b436d28ac 100644
--- a/minix/tests/Makefile
+++ b/minix/tests/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ PROGS+= test${t}
 PROGS+=	t10a t11a t11b t40a t40b t40c t40d t40e t40f t40g t60a t60b \
 	t67a t67b t68a t68b tvnd
 
-SCRIPTS+= run testinterp.sh testsh1.sh testsh2.sh testmfs.sh testisofs.sh testvnd.sh testkyua.sh
+SCRIPTS+= run check-install testinterp.sh testsh1.sh testsh2.sh testmfs.sh \
+	  testisofs.sh testvnd.sh testkyua.sh
 
 # test57loop.S is not linked into the .bcl file.
 # This way, we can link it in when linking the final binary
diff --git a/minix/tests/check-install b/minix/tests/check-install
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e1ae59df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minix/tests/check-install
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Run a partial test suite for a quick check of most of the system
+# functionnality.
+
+RUN="/usr/tests/minix-posix/run"
+
+# Tests to run:
+TESTS="  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 \
+	21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 \
+	41 42 43 44 45 46 47    49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59    \
+	61 62 63 64    66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 \
+	sh1     interp mfs isofs    "
+
+if [ ! -f ${RUN} ]
+then
+	echo "Test runner script not found: ${RUN}\n"
+	exit 1;
+fi
+
+cat <<EOT
+This tool will run the most common tests. This will skip some very lengthy
+ones, as well as some which are expected to generate some warnings.
+
+To run the full test suite, you can execute the following:
+
+# ./run
+
+Be advised that the full test suite might take up to several hours to complete
+depending on your hardware.
+
+The following tests will be run:
+${TESTS}
+
+EOT
+
+echo -n "Do you want to start [Y/n]? "
+read ok
+
+if [ "${ok}" = "" -o "${ok}" = "y" -o "${ok}" = "Y" ]; then
+	sh ${RUN} -t "${TESTS}"
+fi