diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6c5f56d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed for install and tests;
+# see http://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
+
+maven
+openjdk-8-jdk
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 37413927..3f75b13a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ commands = {posargs}
 commands =
     flake8 monasca_persister
 
+[testenv:bindep]
+deps = bindep
+commands = bindep test
+
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 120
 # TODO: ignored checks should be enabled in the future