diff --git a/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml b/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
index 8b41019e1..af5f3e68f 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
@@ -57,4 +57,10 @@ hot-reload = ["dioxus-hot-reload"]
 [dev-dependencies]
 dioxus-core-macro = { path = "../core-macro" }
 dioxus-hooks = { path = "../hooks" }
+dioxus = { path = "../dioxus" }
 # image = "0.24.0" # enable this when generating a new desktop image
+
+[[test]]
+name = "headless_tests"
+path = "headless_tests/main.rs"
+harness = false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/desktop/headless_tests/main.rs b/packages/desktop/headless_tests/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e07cb08c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/headless_tests/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Check that all events are being forwarded to the mock.
+//! This example roughly shows how events are serialized into Rust from JavaScript.
+//!
+//! There is some conversion happening when input types are checkbox/radio/select/textarea etc.
+
+use dioxus::prelude::*;
+
+mod events;
+
+fn main() {
+    events::test_events();
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn check_app_exits(app: Component) {
+    // This is a deadman's switch to ensure that the app exits
+    let should_panic = std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(true));
+    let should_panic_clone = should_panic.clone();
+    std::thread::spawn(move || {
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(100));
+        if should_panic_clone.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst) {
+            panic!("App did not exit successfully")
+        }
+    });
+
+    dioxus_desktop::launch(app);
+
+    should_panic.store(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+}