diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 48ce39f60a..ebf9b55899 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,33 @@ jobs:
         - tools/codeformat.py
         - git diff --exit-code
 
+    # zephyr port
+    - stage: test
+      name: "zephyr port build"
+      services:
+        - docker
+      before_install:
+        - docker pull zephyrprojectrtos/ci:v0.11.8
+        - >
+          docker run --name zephyr-ci -d -it
+          -v "$(pwd)":/micropython
+          -e ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR=/opt/sdk/zephyr-sdk-0.11.3
+          -e ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT=zephyr
+          -w /micropython/ports/zephyr
+          zephyrprojectrtos/ci:v0.11.8
+        - docker ps -a
+      install:
+        - docker exec zephyr-ci west init --mr v2.3.0 /zephyrproject
+        - docker exec -w /zephyrproject zephyr-ci west update
+        - docker exec -w /zephyrproject zephyr-ci west zephyr-export
+      script:
+        - docker exec zephyr-ci bash -c "make clean; ./make-minimal ${MAKEOPTS}"
+        - docker exec zephyr-ci bash -c "make clean; ./make-minimal ${MAKEOPTS} BOARD=frdm_k64f"
+        - docker exec zephyr-ci bash -c "make clean; make ${MAKEOPTS}"
+        - docker exec zephyr-ci bash -c "make clean; make ${MAKEOPTS} BOARD=frdm_k64f"
+        - docker exec zephyr-ci bash -c "make clean; make ${MAKEOPTS} BOARD=mimxrt1050_evk"
+        - docker exec zephyr-ci bash -c "make clean; make ${MAKEOPTS} BOARD=reel_board"
+
     # unix port on OSX (first in list because the build VM takes a long time to start)
     - stage: test
       os: osx