diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3233268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: C/C++ CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: configure
+      run: ./configure
+    - name: make
+      run: make
+    - name: make check
+      run: make check
+    - name: make distcheck
+      run: make distcheck
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a88acf7..94ce7cbf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ A code searching tool similar to `ack`, with a focus on speed.
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ggreer/the_silver_searcher.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ggreer/the_silver_searcher)
 
+[![Build status](https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/actions/workflows/c-cpp.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/actions/workflows/c-cpp.yml)
+
 [![Floobits Status](https://floobits.com/ggreer/ag.svg)](https://floobits.com/ggreer/ag/redirect)
 
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