diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8cf53e1b..ac5914e4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ before_script:
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.5' ]]; then pip install pysqlite; fi
   - if [[ $DB == mysql* ]]; then mysql -e 'create database test_w2p;'; fi
   - if [[ $DB == postgres* ]]; then psql -c 'create database test_w2p;' -U postgres; fi
+  - if [[ $DB == postgres* ]]; then psql -c 'create extension postgis;' -U postgres -d test_w2p; fi
+
 
   # Install last sdk for app engine (update only whenever a new release is available)
   - if [[ $DB == google* ]]; then wget http://googleappengine.googlecode.com/files/google_appengine_1.8.9.zip -nv; fi
diff --git a/gluon/tests/test_dal.py b/gluon/tests/test_dal.py
index 3ce59562..9976392b 100644
--- a/gluon/tests/test_dal.py
+++ b/gluon/tests/test_dal.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ ALLOWED_DATATYPES = [
     'json',
     ]
 
+IS_POSTGRESQL = 'postgres' in DEFAULT_URI
+
+
 
 def setUpModule():
     pass
@@ -1528,6 +1531,31 @@ class TestQuotesByDefault(unittest.TestCase):
     def testme(self):
         return
 
+
+class TestGis(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def testGeometry(self):
+        from gluon.dal import geoPoint, geoLine, geoPolygon
+        if not IS_POSTGRESQL: return
+        db = DAL(DEFAULT_URI, check_reserved=['all'], ignore_field_case=False)
+        t0 = db.define_table('t0', Field('point', 'geometry()'))
+        t1 = db.define_table('t1', Field('line', 'geometry(public, 4326, 2)'))
+        t2 = db.define_table('t2', Field('polygon', 'geometry(public, 4326, 2)'))
+        t0.insert(point=geoPoint(1,1))
+        text = db(db.t0.id).select(db.t0.point.st_astext()).first()[db.t0.point.st_astext()]
+        self.assertEqual(text, "POINT(1 1)")
+        t1.insert(line=geoLine((1,1),(2,2)))
+        text = db(db.t1.id).select(db.t1.line.st_astext()).first()[db.t1.line.st_astext()]
+        self.assertEqual(text, "LINESTRING(1 1,2 2)")
+        t2.insert(polygon=geoPolygon((0,0),(2,0),(2,2),(0,2),(0,0)))
+        text = db(db.t2.id).select(db.t2.polygon.st_astext()).first()[db.t2.polygon.st_astext()]
+        self.assertEqual(text, "POLYGON((0 0,2 0,2 2,0 2,0 0))")
+        t0.drop()
+        t1.drop()
+        t2.drop()
+        return
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
     tearDownModule()