diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0ded2a2277..5f8ab97fb1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ samples-and-tests/i-am-a-developer/i-am-working-here
 samples-and-tests/i-am-a-developer/i-am-creating-jobs-here
 samples-and-tests/i-am-a-developer/i-am-testing-log-levels-here
 samples-and-tests/i-am-a-developer/i-am-testing-ssl-config-here
+samples-and-tests/i-am-a-developer/i-am-testing-auto-test-here
 samples-and-tests/just-test-cases/attachments
 samples-and-tests/booking/logs
 samples-and-tests/booking/tmp
diff --git a/framework/pym/play/commands/autotest.py b/framework/pym/play/commands/autotest.py
index 403a7a1b5f..b1437602e3 100644
--- a/framework/pym/play/commands/autotest.py
+++ b/framework/pym/play/commands/autotest.py
@@ -74,18 +74,18 @@ def autotest(app, args):
         add_options.append('-DrunSeleniumTests')
       
     # Handle timeout parameter
-    weblcient_timeout = -1
+    webclient_timeout = None
     if app.readConf('webclient.timeout'):
-        weblcient_timeout = app.readConf('webclient.timeout')
-    
+        webclient_timeout = app.readConf('webclient.timeout')
+
     for arg in args:
         if arg.startswith('--timeout='):
             args.remove(arg)
-            weblcient_timeout = arg[10:]
-          
-    if weblcient_timeout >= 0:  
-        add_options.append('-DwebclientTimeout=' + weblcient_timeout)
-            
+            webclient_timeout = arg[10:]
+
+    if webclient_timeout is not None:
+        add_options.append('-DwebclientTimeout=' + webclient_timeout)
+
     # Run app
     test_result = os.path.join(app.path, 'test-result')
     if os.path.exists(test_result):
diff --git a/samples-and-tests/i-am-a-developer/tests.py b/samples-and-tests/i-am-a-developer/tests.py
index 5fa879bc9a..aae0b43751 100755
--- a/samples-and-tests/i-am-a-developer/tests.py
+++ b/samples-and-tests/i-am-a-developer/tests.py
@@ -25,6 +25,74 @@
 class IamADeveloper(unittest.TestCase):
     play = None
 
+    def testAutoTest(self):
+        step('Hello, I am testing "play auto-test"')
+
+        self.working_directory = bootstrapWorkingDirectory('i-am-testing-auto-test-here')
+
+        # play new app
+        step('Create a new project')
+
+        app = '%s/testable-app' % self.working_directory
+
+        with callPlay(self, ['new', app, '--name=TESTABLEAPP']) as self.play:
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'The new application will be created'))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'OK, the application is created'))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'Have fun!'))
+            self.play.wait()
+            self.assertEqual(self.play.returncode, 0)
+
+        # play auto-test
+        step('run with auto-test (the normal way)')
+
+        with callPlay(self, ['auto-test', app]) as self.play:
+            # wait for play to be ready
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'BasicTest...           PASSED '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'ApplicationTest...     PASSED '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'Application...         PASSED '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'All tests passed'))
+            self.play.wait()
+            self.assertEqual(self.play.returncode, 0)
+
+        # play autotest is also accepted
+        step('run with autotest (also accepted)')
+
+        with callPlay(self, ['autotest', app]) as self.play:
+            # wait for play to be ready
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'BasicTest...           PASSED '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'ApplicationTest...     PASSED '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'Application...         PASSED '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'All tests passed'))
+            self.play.wait()
+            self.assertEqual(self.play.returncode, 0)
+
+        # Run with a --timeout that is longer than the tests take
+        step('run with auto-test --timeout=60000')
+
+        with callPlay(self, ['auto-test', app, "--timeout=60000"]) as self.play:
+            # wait for play to be ready
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'BasicTest...           PASSED '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'ApplicationTest...     PASSED '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'Application...         PASSED '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'All tests passed'))
+            self.play.wait()
+            self.assertEqual(self.play.returncode, 0)
+
+        # Run with a --timeout that is shorter than the tests take
+        step('run with auto-test --timeout=1')
+
+        with callPlay(self, ['auto-test', app, "--timeout=1"]) as self.play:
+            # wait for play to be ready
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'BasicTest...           ERROR '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'ApplicationTest...     ERROR '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'Application...         ERROR '))
+            self.assertTrue(wait_for(self.play, 'Tests did not successfully complete.'))
+            self.play.wait()
+            self.assertNotEqual(self.play.returncode, 0)
+
+        step("done testing auto-test")
+        self.play = None
+
     # FIXME
     def skipTest_testSSLConfig(self):