diff --git a/MANIFEST.SKIP b/MANIFEST.SKIP
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ec62ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.SKIP
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#!start included .../ExtUtils/MANIFEST.SKIP
+# Avoid version control files.
+\bRCS\b
+\bCVS\b
+\bSCCS\b
+,v$
+\B\.svn\b
+\B\.git\b
+\B\.gitignore\b
+\b_darcs\b
+\B\.cvsignore$
+
+# Avoid VMS specific MakeMaker generated files
+\bDescrip.MMS$
+\bDESCRIP.MMS$
+\bdescrip.mms$
+
+# Avoid Makemaker generated and utility files.
+\bMANIFEST\.bak
+\bMakefile$
+\bblib/
+\bMakeMaker-\d
+\bpm_to_blib\.ts$
+\bpm_to_blib$
+\bblibdirs\.ts$         # 6.18 through 6.25 generated this
+\b_eumm/                # 7.05_05 and above
+
+# Avoid Module::Build generated and utility files.
+\bBuild$
+\b_build/
+\bBuild.bat$
+\bBuild.COM$
+\bBUILD.COM$
+\bbuild.com$
+
+# and Module::Build::Tiny generated files
+\b_build_params$
+
+# Avoid temp and backup files.
+~$
+\.old$
+\#$
+\b\.#
+\.bak$
+\.tmp$
+\.#
+\.rej$
+\..*\.sw.?$
+
+# Avoid OS-specific files/dirs
+# Mac OSX metadata
+\B\.DS_Store
+# Mac OSX SMB mount metadata files
+\B\._
+
+# Avoid Devel::Cover and Devel::CoverX::Covered files.
+\bcover_db\b
+\bcovered\b
+
+# Avoid prove files
+\B\.prove$
+
+# Avoid MYMETA files
+^MYMETA\.
+
+# Temp files for new META
+^META_new\.(?:json|yml)
+
+# Avoid travis-ci.org file
+^\.travis\.yml
+
+# Avoid AppVeyor file
+^\.?appveyor.yml
+#!end included .../ExtUtils/MANIFEST.SKIP
+
+# Avoid plenv and carton files
+^.perl-version
+^cpanfile
+^local/
+
+# Avoid dist dir and distfiles
+^Shiny-*
diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index d4b614eb..2c477e5f 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -68,5 +68,6 @@ recommends (
 catalyst;
 
 install_script glob( 'script/*.pl' );
+tests 't/*/*.t';
 auto_install;
 WriteAll;