diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e5f080..20ace4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ the environment variable `MASTODON_CPP_ACCESS_TOKEN` to an access token with the
 scopes *read*, *write* and *follow* for some tests.
 You can select the instance to use with `MASTODON_CPP_INSTANCE`, the default is
 *likeable.space*. You can select the user ID with `MASTODON_CPP_USER_ID`, the
-default is *9hnrrVPriLiLVAhfVo*.
+default is *9hnrrVPriLiLVAhfVo*. You can select the status ID with
+`MASTODON_CPP_STATUS_ID`, the default is *9hwnuJMq3eTdO4s1PU*.
 
 Requirements for the test-user:
 
diff --git a/tests/environment_variables.hpp b/tests/environment_variables.hpp
index b574bd5..86fcf4d 100644
--- a/tests/environment_variables.hpp
+++ b/tests/environment_variables.hpp
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ extern const string instance;
 extern const char *access_token;
 extern const char *env_user_id;
 extern const string user_id;
+extern const char *env_status_id;
+extern const string status_id;
 
 #endif  // MASTODON_CPP_TEST_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES_HPP
diff --git a/tests/main.cpp b/tests/main.cpp
index b8fc3fd..51a8225 100644
--- a/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/main.cpp
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ const string instance = (env_instance ? env_instance : "likeable.space");
 const char *access_token = getenv("MASTODON_CPP_ACCESS_TOKEN");
 const char *env_user_id = getenv("MASTODON_CPP_USER_ID");
 const string user_id = (env_user_id ? env_user_id : "9hnrrVPriLiLVAhfVo");
+const char *env_status_id = getenv("MASTODON_CPP_STATUS_ID");
+const string status_id = (env_status_id ? env_status_id : "9hwnuJMq3eTdO4s1PU");
diff --git a/tests/test_api_v1_statuses_id_favourite.cpp b/tests/test_api_v1_statuses_id_favourite.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79a6cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_api_v1_statuses_id_favourite.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*  This file is part of mastodon-cpp.
+ *  Copyright © 2019 tastytea <tastytea@tastytea.de>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <exception>
+#include <string>
+#include <catch.hpp>
+#include "mastodon-cpp.hpp"
+#include "easy/easy.hpp"
+#include "easy/entities/status.hpp"
+#include "environment_variables.hpp"
+
+using namespace Mastodon;
+
+SCENARIO ("/api/v1/accounts/:id/favourite can be called successfully",
+          "[api][mastodon][pleroma][glitch-soc]")
+{
+    REQUIRE (access_token != nullptr);
+
+    GIVEN ("instance = " + instance + ", status ID = " + status_id)
+    {
+        Mastodon::Easy::API masto(instance, access_token);
+        return_call ret;
+        Easy::Status status;
+        bool exception = false;
+
+        WHEN ("POST /api/v1/accounts/" + status_id + "/favourite is called")
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                ret = masto.post(API::v1::statuses_id_favourite,
+                                 {
+                                     { "id", { status_id } },
+                                 });
+                status.from_string(ret.answer);
+            }
+            catch (const std::exception &e)
+            {
+                exception = true;
+                WARN(e.what());
+            }
+
+            THEN("No exception is thrown")
+                AND_THEN ("No errors are returned")
+                AND_THEN ("Answer is valid")
+                AND_THEN ("The answer makes sense")
+            {
+                REQUIRE_FALSE(exception);
+
+                REQUIRE(ret.error_code == 0);
+                REQUIRE(ret.http_error_code == 200);
+
+                REQUIRE(status.favourited() == true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}