diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 3d5ea101..150eca89 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pipeline {
                     sh './ci-scripts/test-firmware-program.sh'
                 }
                 sh './ci-scripts/test-firmware-flash.sh'
+                sh './ci-scripts/test-transfer-single.sh'
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ci-scripts/test-transfer-single.sh b/ci-scripts/test-transfer-single.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3d39aed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-scripts/test-transfer-single.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/bin/bash 
+echo "Single-device hackrf_transfer tests:"
+echo "Testing single sample transmit: -c0"
+COMMAND=host/build/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_transfer
+timeout -s2 -k1 2 ${COMMAND} -a0 -x0 -c0 -n1 >/tmp/stdout.$$ 2>/tmp/stderr.$$
+EXIT_CODE="$?"
+if [ "$EXIT_CODE" == "124" ]
+then
+	cat /tmp/stderr.$$
+	echo "Command timed out (SIGINT after 2 seconds)."
+	exit $EXIT_CODE
+elif [ "$EXIT_CODE" == "137" ]
+then
+	cat /tmp/stderr.$$
+	echo "Command timed out (SIGKILL after 3 seconds)."
+	exit $EXIT_CODE
+elif [ "$EXIT_CODE" != "0" ]
+then
+	cat /tmp/stderr.$$
+	echo "unexpected exit code"
+	exit $EXIT_CODE
+else
+	echo "hackrf_transfer command completed."
+fi
+
+grep -q "Couldn't transfer any bytes for one second." /tmp/stderr.$$
+if [ "$?" == "0" ]
+then
+	cat /tmp/stderr.$$
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+grep -q "average power -inf dBfs" /tmp/stderr.$$
+if [ "$?" != "0" ]
+then
+	cat /tmp/stderr.$$
+	"unexpected power level"
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+grep -q "^ 0.0 MiB" /tmp/stderr.$$
+if [ "$?" != "0" ]
+then
+	cat /tmp/stderr.$$
+	"unexpected total data transferred"
+	exit 3
+fi
+
+if [ -s "/tmp/stdout.$$" ]
+then
+	cat /tmp/stderr.$$
+	"unexpected stdout:"
+	cat /tmp/stdout.$$
+	exit 4
+fi