diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 357637e20346f8e1179d3a28ff580722cdfcccff..71af50a9a4ed835635362c24d6c1ae5e92de050b 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ add_custom_target(paddle_python ALL DEPENDS
 
 add_subdirectory(paddle/trainer_config_helpers/tests)
 add_subdirectory(paddle/reader/tests)
+add_subdirectory(paddle/v2/tests)
 
 install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dist/
     DESTINATION opt/paddle/share/wheels
diff --git a/python/paddle/v2/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/python/paddle/v2/tests/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..402ad2e664c773dc7a34c46f57ffe70d6039a09a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/paddle/v2/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+add_test(NAME test_v2_layer
+        COMMAND ${PROJ_ROOT}/paddle/.set_python_path.sh -d ${PROJ_ROOT}/python/
+        ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${PROJ_ROOT}/python/paddle/v2/tests/test_layer.py
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJ_ROOT}/python/paddle)
diff --git a/python/paddle/v2/tests/test_layer.py b/python/paddle/v2/tests/test_layer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b600e8cf765122ab6cfe8530465391c92be0590f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/paddle/v2/tests/test_layer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright PaddlePaddle contributors. All Rights Reserved
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import difflib
+import unittest
+
+import paddle.trainer_config_helpers as conf_helps
+import paddle.v2.activation as activation
+import paddle.v2.attr as attr
+import paddle.v2.data_type as data_type
+import paddle.v2.layer as layer
+from paddle.trainer_config_helpers.config_parser_utils import \
+    parse_network_config as parse_network
+
+pixel = layer.data(name='pixel', type=data_type.dense_vector(784))
+label = layer.data(name='label', type=data_type.integer_value(10))
+weight = layer.data(name='weight', type=data_type.dense_vector(10))
+score = layer.data(name='score', type=data_type.dense_vector(1))
+hidden = layer.fc(input=pixel,
+                  size=100,
+                  act=activation.Sigmoid(),
+                  param_attr=attr.Param(name='hidden'))
+inference = layer.fc(input=hidden, size=10, act=activation.Softmax())
+
+
+class CostLayerTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_cost_layer(self):
+        cost1 = layer.classification_cost(input=inference, label=label)
+        cost2 = layer.classification_cost(
+            input=inference, label=label, weight=weight)
+        cost3 = layer.cross_entropy_cost(input=inference, label=label)
+        cost4 = layer.cross_entropy_with_selfnorm_cost(
+            input=inference, label=label)
+        cost5 = layer.regression_cost(input=inference, label=label)
+        cost6 = layer.regression_cost(
+            input=inference, label=label, weight=weight)
+        cost7 = layer.multi_binary_label_cross_entropy_cost(
+            input=inference, label=label)
+        cost8 = layer.rank_cost(left=score, right=score, label=score)
+        cost9 = layer.lambda_cost(input=inference, score=score)
+        cost10 = layer.sum_cost(input=inference)
+        cost11 = layer.huber_cost(input=score, label=label)
+
+        print dir(layer)
+        layer.parse_network(cost1, cost2)
+        print dir(layer)
+        #print layer.parse_network(cost3, cost4)
+        #print layer.parse_network(cost5, cost6)
+        #print layer.parse_network(cost7, cost8, cost9, cost10, cost11)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()