diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index daaa1aac926d..8ab58ac15a2a 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public_tests = [
     ['geometry',                        'geometry.cpp'],
     ['list-cameras',                    'list-cameras.cpp'],
     ['signal',                          'signal.cpp'],
+    ['span',                            'span.cpp'],
 ]
 
 internal_tests = [
diff --git a/test/span.cpp b/test/span.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69f0732e8027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/span.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020, Google Inc.
+ *
+ * span.cpp - Span tests
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Include first to ensure the header is self-contained, as there's no span.cpp
+ * in libcamera.
+ */
+#include <libcamera/span.h>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "test.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace libcamera;
+
+class SpanTest : public Test
+{
+protected:
+	int run()
+	{
+		int i[4]{ 1, 2, 3, 4 };
+		std::array<int, 4> a{ 1, 2, 3, 4 };
+		const std::array<int, 4> ca{ 1, 2, 3, 4 };
+		std::vector<int> v{ 1, 2, 3, 4 };
+		const std::vector<int> cv{ 1, 2, 3, 4 };
+
+		/*
+		 * Compile-test construction and usage of spans with static
+		 * extent. Commented-out tests are expected not to compile, or
+		 * to generate undefined behaviour.
+		 */
+
+		Span<int, 0>{};
+		/* Span<int, 4>{}; */
+
+		Span<int, 4>{ &i[0], 4 };
+		Span<int, 4>{ &i[0], &i[3] };
+
+		Span<int, 4>{ i };
+		/* Span<float, 4>{ i }; */
+		/* Span<int, 2>{ i }; */
+
+		Span<int, 4>{ a };
+		Span<const int, 4>{ a };
+		/* Span<float, 4>{ a }; */
+		/* Span<int, 2>{ a }; */
+
+		Span<const int, 4>{ ca };
+		/* Span<const int, 2>{ ca }; */
+		/* Span<const float, 4>{ ca }; */
+		/* Span<int, 4>{ ca }; */
+
+		Span<int, 4>{ v };
+		Span<const int, 4>{ v };
+		/* Span<float, 4>{ v }; */
+
+		Span<const int, 4>{ v };
+		/* Span<int, 4>{ v }; */
+		/* Span<const float, 4>{ v }; */
+
+		Span<int, 4> staticSpan{ i };
+		Span<int, 4>{ staticSpan };
+		Span<const int, 4>{ staticSpan };
+		/* Span<const int, 2>{ staticSpan }; */
+
+		staticSpan = Span<int, 4>{ v };
+
+		staticSpan.begin();
+		staticSpan.cbegin();
+		staticSpan.end();
+		staticSpan.cend();
+		staticSpan.rbegin();
+		staticSpan.crbegin();
+		staticSpan.rend();
+		staticSpan.crend();
+
+		staticSpan.front();
+		staticSpan.back();
+		staticSpan[0];
+		staticSpan.data();
+
+		staticSpan.size();
+		staticSpan.size_bytes();
+
+		staticSpan.empty();
+
+		staticSpan.first<2>();
+		staticSpan.first(2);
+		/* staticSpan.first<6>(); */
+		/* staticSpan.first(6); */
+		staticSpan.last<2>();
+		staticSpan.last(2);
+		/* staticSpan.last<6>(); */
+		/* staticSpan.last(6); */
+		staticSpan.subspan<1>();
+		staticSpan.subspan<1, 2>();
+		staticSpan.subspan(1);
+		staticSpan.subspan(1, 2);
+		/* staticSpan.subspan(2, 4); */
+
+		/*
+		 * Compile-test construction and usage of spans with static
+		 * extent. Commented-out tests are expected not to compile, or
+		 * to generate undefined behaviour.
+		 */
+
+		Span<int>{};
+
+		Span<int>{ &i[0], 4 };
+		Span<int>{ &i[0], &i[3] };
+
+		Span<int>{ i };
+		/* Span<float>{ i }; */
+
+		Span<int>{ a };
+		Span<const int>{ a };
+		/* Span<float>{ a }; */
+
+		Span<const int>{ ca };
+		/* Span<const float>{ca}; */
+		/* Span<int>{ca}; */
+
+		Span<int>{ v };
+		Span<const int>{ v };
+		/* Span<float>{ v }; */
+
+		Span<const int>{ v };
+		/* Span<int>{ v }; */
+		/* Span<const float>{ v }; */
+
+		Span<int> dynamicSpan{ i };
+		Span<int>{ dynamicSpan };
+		Span<const int>{ dynamicSpan };
+
+		dynamicSpan = Span<int>{ a };
+
+		dynamicSpan.begin();
+		dynamicSpan.cbegin();
+		dynamicSpan.end();
+		dynamicSpan.cend();
+		dynamicSpan.rbegin();
+		dynamicSpan.crbegin();
+		dynamicSpan.rend();
+		dynamicSpan.crend();
+
+		dynamicSpan.front();
+		dynamicSpan.back();
+		dynamicSpan[0];
+		dynamicSpan.data();
+
+		dynamicSpan.size();
+		dynamicSpan.size_bytes();
+
+		dynamicSpan.empty();
+
+		dynamicSpan.first<2>();
+		dynamicSpan.first(2);
+		/* dynamicSpan.first<6>(); */
+		/* dynamicSpan.first(6); */
+		dynamicSpan.last<2>();
+		dynamicSpan.last(2);
+		/* dynamicSpan.last<6>(); */
+		/* dynamicSpan.last(6); */
+		dynamicSpan.subspan<1>();
+		dynamicSpan.subspan<1, 2>();
+		dynamicSpan.subspan(1);
+		dynamicSpan.subspan(1, 2);
+		/* dynamicSpan.subspan(2, 4); */
+
+		return TestPass;
+	}
+};
+
+TEST_REGISTER(SpanTest)