diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4569bd855c8a93..111873f32b734b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ To read the documentation:
 $ man doc/iojs.1
 ```
 
+To test if io.js was built correctly:
+
+```
+$ iojs -e "console.log('Hello from io.js ' + process.version)"
+```
+
 ### Windows
 
 Prerequisites:
@@ -140,6 +146,12 @@ To run the tests:
 > vcbuild test
 ```
 
+To test if io.js was built correctly:
+
+```
+> iojs -e "console.log('Hello from io.js ' + process.version)"
+```
+
 ### `Intl` (ECMA-402) support:
 
 [Intl](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Intl) support is not
@@ -239,6 +251,7 @@ as `deps/icu` (You'll have: `deps/icu/source/...`)
 > vcbuild full-icu
 ```
 
+
 ## Resources for Newcomers
 
 * [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)