diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91870ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# -*- sh -*-
+
+FROM ubuntu:quantal
+
+RUN echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+
+RUN apt-get -qy update
+RUN apt-get -qy install golang-go
+RUN apt-get -qy install git mercurial bzr subversion
+
+ENV GOPATH $HOME/go
+
+# expecting to fetch dependencies successfully.
+RUN go get -v github.com/ActiveState/tail
+
+# expecting to run the test successfully.
+RUN go test -v github.com/ActiveState/tail
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 86a4913..e597de3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ test:	*.go
 
 fmt:
 	go fmt .
+
+fulltest:
+	sudo docker build -t ActiveState/tail .