diff --git a/tests/unit/hal/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/hal/CMakeLists.txt
index 792d600..ce3c840 100644
--- a/tests/unit/hal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/hal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#
+add_subdirectory(circular_buffer)
diff --git a/tests/unit/hal/circular_buffer/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/hal/circular_buffer/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..728d78c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/hal/circular_buffer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# define the test executable
+add_executable(circular_buffer_tests test_circular_buffer.cpp)
+
+# define required search paths
+target_include_directories(circular_buffer_tests PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/hal)
+
+# tell build system about the test case
+add_catch_test(circular_buffer_tests)
diff --git a/tests/unit/hal/circular_buffer/test_circular_buffer.cpp b/tests/unit/hal/circular_buffer/test_circular_buffer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..287ba3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/hal/circular_buffer/test_circular_buffer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "catch2/catch.hpp"
+#include "circular_buffer.h"
+
+using Catch::Matchers::Equals;
+
+TEST_CASE("circular_buffer::basic", "[circular_buffer]") {
+
+    using CB = CircularBuffer<uint8_t, uint8_t, 32>;
+
+    CB cb;
+
+    // at the beginning the buffer is empty
+    REQUIRE(cb.empty());
+
+    // since its capacity was defined as 32, at least one element must be successfully inserted
+    CHECK(cb.push(1));
+
+    // is the element there?
+    REQUIRE(!cb.empty());
+    CHECK(cb.front() == 1);
+
+    // remove the element
+    uint8_t b = 0;
+    CHECK(cb.pop(b));
+    CHECK(b == 1);
+    CHECK(cb.empty());
+}