diff --git a/go/vendortest/app.yaml b/go/vendortest/app.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a28131b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/vendortest/app.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+application: vendortest
+version: 1
+runtime: go
+api_version: go1
+
+handlers:
+- url: /.*
+  script: _go_app
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go/vendortest/vendortest/vendortest.go b/go/vendortest/vendortest/vendortest.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13258ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/vendortest/vendortest/vendortest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// for why this crazy arrangement is required, see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39948027/how-do-i-make-vendoring-work-with-google-app-engine
+
+package vendortest
+
+import _ "github.com/appscale/sample-apps/go/vendortestcode/app"
+
+func init() {}
diff --git a/go/vendortestcode/app/app.go b/go/vendortestcode/app/app.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20d04840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/vendortestcode/app/app.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// test that go vendoring is working
+
+package app
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"my.vendor.test/foo/bar"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	http.HandleFunc("/", vendortest)
+}
+
+func vendortest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Go vendoring is %s.", bar.Working)
+}
diff --git a/go/vendortestcode/vendor/my.vendor.test/foo/bar/bar.go b/go/vendortestcode/vendor/my.vendor.test/foo/bar/bar.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de93842e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/vendortestcode/vendor/my.vendor.test/foo/bar/bar.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package bar
+
+const Working = "working"