diff --git a/add_readme-tests.patch b/add_readme-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3f79af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/add_readme-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+Index: tar-1.27.1/README-tests
+===================================================================
+--- /dev/null
++++ tar-1.27.1/README-tests
+@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
++Subpackage tar-tests
++====================
++
++The tar-tests package contains the testsuite which is included in tar sources.
++The testsuite is normally run during make phase (make check) and is also
++automatically run when the tar rpm is being build (in %check section of spec
++file).
++
++Normally, there is no reason to need the tar-tests package. It can however be
++used to verify, that tar functions properly in an installed system (e.g. to
++find issues in tar's dependencies, problems with incompatible libraries, etc.).
++
++Testsuite is installed into /var/lib/tests/tar
++
++To run the testsuite:
++
++cd /var/lib/tests/tar
++./testsuite --help # show options
++
++# needed for genfile binary used in tests
++./testsuite AUTOTEST_PATH=/var/lib/tests/tar/bin [other options]
++
+Index: tar-1.27.1/Makefile.in
+===================================================================
+--- tar-1.27.1.orig/Makefile.in
++++ tar-1.27.1/Makefile.in
+@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ PRE_UNINSTALL = :
+ POST_UNINSTALL = :
+ build_triplet = @build@
+ host_triplet = @host@
+-DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/Make.rules INSTALL NEWS README AUTHORS \
++DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/Make.rules INSTALL NEWS README README-tests AUTHORS \
+ 	ChangeLog THANKS $(srcdir)/Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.am \
+ 	$(top_srcdir)/configure $(am__configure_deps) \
+ 	$(srcdir)/config.h.in ABOUT-NLS README-alpha COPYING TODO \
diff --git a/tar.changes b/tar.changes
index b7410e5..972fa1c 100644
--- a/tar.changes
+++ b/tar.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan  7 11:09:24 CET 2014 - llipavsky@suse.com
+
+- add tests subpackage.
+  * It is the same testsuite that is run during make check.
+  * It is now possible to run it in real system to verify that
+    nothing is broken by incompatible libraries, etc.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov 19 22:16:18 UTC 2013 - andreas.stieger@gmx.de
 
diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index bf78e45..286f8df 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package tar
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Patch3:         tar-wildcards.patch
 Patch6:         tar-backup-spec-fix-paths.patch
 Patch7:         tar-1.26-remove_O_NONBLOCK.patch
 Patch10:        paxutils-rtapelib_mtget.patch
+Patch20:        add_readme-tests.patch
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= %min_suse_ver
 BuildRequires:  help2man
 Recommends:     tar-lang = %{version}
@@ -61,6 +62,14 @@ Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
 %description backup-scripts
 Shell scripts for system backup/restore
 
+%package tests
+Summary:        Tests for the package
+Group:          Development/Tests
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
+
+%description tests
+Upstream testsuite for the package
+
 %{?lang_package}
 
 %prep
@@ -69,6 +78,7 @@ Shell scripts for system backup/restore
 %patch6 -p1
 %patch7 -p1
 %patch10 -p1
+%patch20 -p1
 
 %build
 %define my_cflags -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter
@@ -80,6 +90,11 @@ export DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_FORMAT="POSIX"
 	--enable-backup-scripts \
 	--disable-silent-rules
 make %{?_smp_mflags};
+cd tests
+make genfile
+mkdir bin
+mv genfile bin
+cd -
 
 %check
 %if !0%{?qemu_user_space_build:1}
@@ -99,6 +114,11 @@ install -d -m 755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/backup
 install -D -m 644 scripts/backup-specs %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/backup/backup-specs
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/rmt
 rm -f %{buildroot}%{_infodir}/dir
+install -d -m 755 %{buildroot}/var/lib/tests
+cp -r tests %{buildroot}/var/lib/tests/tar
+rm %{buildroot}/var/lib/tests/tar/*.{c,h,o}
+rm %{buildroot}/var/lib/tests/tar/package.m4
+rm %{buildroot}/var/lib/tests/tar/{atconfig,atlocal,Makefile}*
 %find_lang %{name}
 
 %files backup-scripts
@@ -114,6 +134,10 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_infodir}/dir
 
 %files lang -f %{name}.lang
 
+%files tests
+%defattr(-,root, root)
+/var/lib/tests
+
 %files
 %else