diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e5386d1..05bb587 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 
 testall : tests SVGtests SAXtests
 
-tests: XMLtests XMLenttests NStests SAXtests HTMLtests Validtests URItests XPathtests XPtrtests XIncludetests C14Ntests Scripttests Catatests @TEST_REGEXPS@ @TEST_SCHEMAS@ @TEST_THREADS@
+tests: XMLtests XMLenttests NStests Readertests SAXtests HTMLtests Validtests URItests XPathtests XPtrtests XIncludetests C14Ntests Scripttests Catatests @TEST_REGEXPS@ @TEST_SCHEMAS@ @TEST_THREADS@
 	@(if [ "@PYTHON_SUBDIR@" != "" ] ; then cd python ; $(MAKE) tests ; fi)
 
 valgrind:
@@ -569,6 +569,27 @@
 	-@($(CHECKER) $(top_builddir)/testThreads ; \
 	   grep "MORY ALLO" .memdump  | grep -v "MEMORY ALLOCATED : 0";)
 
+Readertests : testReader$(EXEEXT)
+	@(echo > .memdump)
+	@echo "##"
+	@echo "## Reader regression tests"
+	@echo "##"
+	-@(for i in $(srcdir)/test/* ; do \
+	  name=`basename $$i`; \
+	  if [ ! -d $$i ] ; then \
+	  if [ ! -f $(srcdir)/result/$$name.rdr ] ; then \
+	      echo New test file $$name ; \
+	      $(CHECKER) $(top_builddir)/xmllint --nonet --debug --stream $$i > $(srcdir)/result/$$name.rdr 2>/dev/null ; \
+	      grep "MORY ALLO" .memdump  | grep -v "MEMORY ALLOCATED : 0";\
+	  else \
+	      echo Testing $$name ; \
+	      $(CHECKER) $(top_builddir)/xmllint --nonet --debug --stream $$i > result.$$name 2>/dev/null ; \
+	      grep "MORY ALLO" .memdump  | grep -v "MEMORY ALLOCATED : 0";\
+	      diff $(srcdir)/result/$$name.rdr result.$$name ; \
+	      rm result.$$name ; \
+	  fi ; fi ; done)
+
+
 SAXtests : testSAX$(EXEEXT)
 	@(echo > .memdump)
 	@echo "##"