diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e7157ddc7..9550eb8f2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ matrix:
       name: "3.5 Trusty PYTHONOPTIMIZE=2"
       dist: trusty
       env: PYTHONOPTIMIZE=2
+    - python: "3.8-dev"
+      name: "3.8-dev Xenial"
     - env: DOCKER="alpine" DOCKER_TAG="master"
     - env: DOCKER="arch" DOCKER_TAG="master" # contains PyQt5
     - env: DOCKER="ubuntu-trusty-x86" DOCKER_TAG="master"