diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9566751d6..342abb645 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ jobs:
       - codecov/upload:
           file: generator/target/jacoco-reports/jacoco.xml
 
+  test_playground_status:
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/openjdk:8-jdk-browsers
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: gradle :playground:test
+      - run:
+          name: Save test results
+          command: |
+            mkdir -p ~/test-results/junit/
+            find . -type f -regex ".*/build/test-results/.*xml" -exec cp {} ~/test-results/junit/ \;
+          when: always
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: ~/test-results
+
   # Release generates version x.y.z for:
   # x - BREAKING CHANGE included in commit message body
   # y - feat
@@ -85,6 +100,17 @@ jobs:
 
 workflows:
   version: 2
+#  Commented out to test the job before scheduling it
+#  nightly:
+#    triggers:
+#      - schedule:
+#          cron: "0 0 * * *"
+#          filters:
+#            branches:
+#              only:
+#                - master
+#    jobs:
+#      - test_playground_status
   build_and_test:
     jobs:
       - build:
@@ -99,6 +125,11 @@ workflows:
           filters:
             branches:
               ignore: master
+# Temporary to test the job
+      - test_playground_status:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: task/add-playground-test
 
   release:
     jobs:
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 812ff3799..b6e641930 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ GHERKIN_VERSION=5.0.0
 CUCUMBER_VERSION=4.0.0
 CUCUMBER_EXPRESSIONS_VERSION=6.0.1
 CUCUMBER_PICOCONTAINER_VERSION=1.2.5
+SELENIUM_VERSION=3.141.59
 
 FAKER_VERSION=1.0.2
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 44e7c4d1d..0417afefe 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+#Thu Aug 27 14:51:34 BST 2020
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.2.1-all.zip
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.2.1-bin.zip
-zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/playground/.gitignore b/playground/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e4170320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+build/
+out/
+bin/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playground/build.gradle b/playground/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6539573b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java'
+}
+
+group 'com.scottlogic.datahelix.generator'
+
+sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    testCompile "org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-java:${SELENIUM_VERSION}"
+    testCompile "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:${JUNIT_JUPITER_VERSION}"
+    testCompile "junit:junit:${JUNIT_4_VERSION}"
+    testCompile "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-runner:${JUNIT_PLATFORM_RUNNER_VERSION}"
+    testCompile "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:${JUNIT_JUPITER_VERSION}"
+    testCompile "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:${JUNIT_JUPITER_VERSION}"
+    testCompile "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:${JUNIT_JUPITER_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:${JUNIT_JUPITER_VERSION}")
+}
+
+test {
+    systemProperty "webdriver.gecko.driver", "/usr/local/bin/geckodriver"
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playground/src/test/java/PlaygroundTest.java b/playground/src/test/java/PlaygroundTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd77824c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/test/java/PlaygroundTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 Scott Logic Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.openqa.selenium.By;
+import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
+import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;
+import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
+import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions.invisibilityOfElementLocated;
+
+
+class PlaygroundTest {
+
+    private static final String PLAYGROUND_URL = "https://finos.github.io/datahelix/playground/";
+    private static WebDriver driver;
+    private static WebDriverWait wait;
+
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void before() {
+        driver = new FirefoxDriver();
+        wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 30);
+    }
+
+    @AfterAll
+    static void afterAll() {
+        driver.quit();
+    }
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void beforeEach() {
+        driver.get(PLAYGROUND_URL);
+
+        wait.until(ExpectedConditions.attributeContains(By.id("output-panel"), "textContent", "Click Run"));
+        driver.findElement(By.id("run")).click();
+        wait.until(invisibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("spinner")));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void clickRun_showsContentInOutputPanel() {
+        boolean outputExists = driver.findElements(By.id("output")).size() > 0;
+        assertTrue(outputExists);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void clickRun_doesNotShowErrorMessage() {
+        boolean errorExists = driver.findElements(By.id("error-popup")).size() > 0;
+        assertFalse(errorExists);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 525321514..0201c43bf 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ include 'common'
 include 'orchestrator'
 include 'output'
 include 'custom'
+include 'playground'