diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 23f2a51ac..2fe9d3060 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ SUBDIRS =  \
 	sdp_client \
 	security_manager \
 	tlv_posix \
+	embedded \
 
 # not testing anything in source tree
 #	maths \
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ SUBDIRS_BLE = \
 	ring_buffer \
     gatt_server \
     security_manager \
-
+    embedded \
 # test fails
 
 # not unit-tests
diff --git a/test/embedded/Makefile b/test/embedded/Makefile
index 9e924c845..7e9f2895c 100644
--- a/test/embedded/Makefile
+++ b/test/embedded/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ BTSTACK_ROOT =  ../..
 
 CFLAGS  = -g -Wall \
 		  -I. \
-		  -I.. \
 		  -I${BTSTACK_ROOT}/src \
 		  -I${BTSTACK_ROOT}/platform/embedded
 		  
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ VPATH += ${BTSTACK_ROOT}/platform/freertos
 
 COMMON = \
 	btstack_em9304_spi_embedded.c \
+	btstack_memory.c \
 	btstack_run_loop.c \
 	btstack_run_loop_embedded.c \
 	btstack_stdin_embedded.c \
diff --git a/test/embedded/btstack_config.h b/test/embedded/btstack_config.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82222fcc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/embedded/btstack_config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//
+// btstack_config.h for most tests
+//
+
+#ifndef BTSTACK_CONFIG_H
+#define BTSTACK_CONFIG_H
+
+// Port related features
+#define HAVE_MALLOC
+#define HAVE_ASSERT
+#define HAVE_POSIX_TIME
+#define HAVE_POSIX_FILE_IO
+#define HAVE_BTSTACK_STDIN
+
+// BTstack features that can be enabled
+#define ENABLE_BLE
+#define ENABLE_LOG_ERROR
+#define ENABLE_LOG_INFO 
+#define ENABLE_LE_SIGNED_WRITE
+#define ENABLE_LE_PERIPHERAL
+#define ENABLE_LE_CENTRAL
+#define ENABLE_SOFTWARE_AES128
+
+// BTstack configuration. buffers, sizes, ...
+#define HCI_ACL_PAYLOAD_SIZE 1024
+#define HCI_INCOMING_PRE_BUFFER_SIZE 6
+#define NVM_NUM_LINK_KEYS 2
+#define NVM_NUM_DEVICE_DB_ENTRIES 4
+
+#endif
diff --git a/test/embedded/embedded_test.c b/test/embedded/embedded_test.c
index cf32fb931..dd0b2b1c7 100644
--- a/test/embedded/embedded_test.c
+++ b/test/embedded/embedded_test.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include "hal_time_ms.h"
 #include "hal_uart_dma.h"
 
+#include "btstack_run_loop.h"
+#include "btstack_run_loop_embedded.h"
+#include "btstack_memory.h"
 // quick mock
 
 // hal_cpu
@@ -73,11 +76,37 @@ void hal_audio_source_start(void){}
 void hal_audio_source_stop(void){}
 void hal_audio_source_close(void){}
 
+
+#define HEARTBEAT_PERIOD_MS 1000
+
+static btstack_timer_source_t heartbeat;
+
+static void heartbeat_timeout_handler(btstack_timer_source_t * timer){
+    UNUSED(timer);
+}
+
 TEST_GROUP(Embedded){
+
     void setup(void){
+        // start with BTstack init - especially configure HCI Transport
+        btstack_memory_init();
+        btstack_run_loop_init(btstack_run_loop_embedded_get_instance());
+        btstack_run_loop_set_timer_handler(&heartbeat, heartbeat_timeout_handler);
     }
 };
 
+TEST(Embedded, Init){
+    btstack_run_loop_set_timer(&heartbeat, HEARTBEAT_PERIOD_MS);
+    btstack_run_loop_add_timer(&heartbeat);
+
+    btstack_run_loop_embedded_execute_once();
+    btstack_run_loop_embedded_trigger();
+    btstack_run_loop_embedded_execute_once();
+    btstack_run_loop_get_time_ms();
+
+    btstack_run_loop_remove_timer(&heartbeat);
+}
+
 int main (int argc, const char * argv[]){
     return CommandLineTestRunner::RunAllTests(argc, argv);
 }