diff --git a/projects/CMake/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/CMake/CMakeLists.txt
index c31ec32b..b4f8d959 100644
--- a/projects/CMake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/CMake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ set(SOURCES
     ${SELF_TEST_DIR}/VariadicMacrosTests.cpp
 )
 
-# configure the executable
+# configure the executables
 include_directories(${CATCH_DIR}/include)
 add_executable(SelfTest ${SOURCES})
+add_executable(SelfTestExternalMain ${SELF_TEST_DIR}/TestExternalMain.cpp)
 
 # configure unit tests via CTest
 enable_testing()
 add_test(NAME RunTests COMMAND SelfTest)
+add_test(NAME RunExternalMainTests COMMAND SelfTestExternalMain)
 
 add_test(NAME ListTests COMMAND SelfTest --list-tests)
 set_tests_properties(ListTests PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "[0-9]+ test cases")
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/TestExternalMain.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/TestExternalMain.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e978c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/TestExternalMain.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ *  Created by Fraser on 07/03/2014.
+ *  Copyright 2014 Two Blue Cubes Ltd
+ *
+ *  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+ *  file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+ */
+
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_RUNNER
+#include "catch.hpp"
+
+int main (int argc, char * const argv[]) {
+    return Catch::Session().run( argc, argv );
+}