diff --git a/src/test_astprinter.nit b/src/test_astprinter.nit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4e620687d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test_astprinter.nit
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# This file is part of NIT ( http://www.nitlanguage.org ).
+#
+# 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.
+
+# Test the AST printer by reading modules and printing the body of their methods
+module test_astprinter
+
+import test_phase
+import frontend
+#import transform # Not yet :)
+
+import astprinter
+
+redef fun do_work(mainmodule, given_mmodules, modelbuilder)
+do
+	# We iterate the model instead of the ast for classes and methods
+	for m in given_mmodules do
+		for cd in m.mclassdefs do
+			for pd in cd.mpropdefs do
+				print "# {pd}"
+				var node = modelbuilder.mentity2node(pd)
+				assert node != null
+				node.print_tree
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
diff --git a/tests/nitcg.skip b/tests/nitcg.skip
index 16a81df3ba..3c378aa029 100644
--- a/tests/nitcg.skip
+++ b/tests/nitcg.skip
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ test_loader
 get_mclasses
 ^nit
 test_astbuilder
+test_astprinter
diff --git a/tests/niti.skip b/tests/niti.skip
index 6e60c30b9c..551351b0d6 100644
--- a/tests/niti.skip
+++ b/tests/niti.skip
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ repeating_key_xor_solve
 nitpm
 nitdoc
 test_astbuilder
+test_astprinter
diff --git a/tests/sav/syntax_expr.res b/tests/sav/syntax_expr.res
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ed281c757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sav/syntax_expr.res
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+1
+1
diff --git a/tests/sav/test_astprinter.res b/tests/sav/test_astprinter.res
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd8dbb514a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sav/test_astprinter.res
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Usage: [OPTION]... <file.nit>...
+Use --help for help
diff --git a/tests/sav/test_astprinter_args1.res b/tests/sav/test_astprinter_args1.res
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7e6fdddee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sav/test_astprinter_args1.res
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# syntax_expr$Sys$main
+var a
+var b: Bool
+var c: Collection[Int] = [1]
+var d = 1
+a = 1.+(2).-(3.unary -./(4).*(5).%(6.**(2)))
+b = true and not false or true or a.<(0) or a.<=(0) or a.==(0) or a.!=(0) or a.>=(0) or a.>(0)
+a = 1.&(2).|(3.unary ~.^(4.<<(5).>>(6)))
+a = 1.<=>(2)
+c = [1..2[
+c = [1..2]
+c = [1, 2, 3]
+a += 1
+a -= 1
+a *= 1
+a /= 1
+a %= 1
+a **= 1
+a &= 1
+a |= 1
+a ^= 1
+a <<= 1
+a >>= 1
+a = 1
+print(a)
+print(a)
+a.abs
+a.max(2)
+a.max(2)
+a.setbit(0, 1)
+c = new Array[Int].defaultinit
+c = new Array[Int].with_capacity(10)
+a = new Array[Int].with_capacity(10).length
+c.add(1)
+a = a isa Array[Int]
+a = null
+if b then a = 1
+d = a.as(not null)
+d = a.as(Int)
+do end
+do a = 1
+do
+	a = 1
+	a = 1
+end
+if b then end
+if b then a = 1
+if b then
+	a = 2
+	a = 2
+end
+if b then a = 3
+if b then a = 4 else a = 5
+if b then a = 6 else
+	a = 7
+	a = 7
+end
+if b then end
+if b then end
+if b then else a = 8
+if b then else
+	a = 9
+	a = 9
+end
+if b then if b then a = 1
+if b then
+	if b then
+		a = 2
+		a = 3
+	end
+end
+a = if b then 1 else 2
+a = if b then if b then 3 else 4 else if b then 5 else 6
+for i in c do end
+for i in c do
+	a = 1
+	a = 1
+end
+for i in c, j in c do end
+var m = new HashMap[String, String].defaultinit
+for k, v in m do end
+loop
+	if b then break
+	if b then continue
+end
+assert b
+if not b then return 
diff --git a/tests/syntax_expr.nit b/tests/syntax_expr.nit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61bdda49ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/syntax_expr.nit
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# This file is part of NIT ( http://www.nitlanguage.org ).
+#
+# 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.
+
+var a
+var b: Bool
+var c: Collection[Int] = [1]
+var d = 1
+a = 1 + 2 - - 3 / 4 * 5 % 6 ** 2
+b = true and not false or true or a < 0 or a <= 0 or a == 0 or a != 0 or a >= 0 or a > 0
+a = 1 & 2 | ~3 ^ 4 << 5 >> 6
+a = 1 <=> 2
+c = [1..2[
+c = [1..2]
+c = [1,2,3]
+
+a += 1
+a -= 1
+a *= 1
+a /= 1
+a %= 1
+a **= 1
+
+a &= 1
+a |= 1
+a ^= 1
+a <<= 1
+a >>= 1
+
+a = 1
+print(a)
+print a
+a.abs
+a.max(2)
+a.max 2
+a.setbit(0, 1)
+
+c = new Array[Int]
+c = new Array[Int].with_capacity(10)
+a = new Array[Int].with_capacity(10).length
+c.add(1)
+
+a = a isa Array[Int]
+a = null
+if b then a = 1
+d = a.as(not null)
+d = a.as(Int)
+
+
+do end
+do a = 1
+do
+	a = 1
+	a = 1
+end
+
+if b then end
+if b then a = 1
+if b then
+	a = 2
+	a = 2
+end
+if b then a = 3 else end
+if b then a = 4 else a = 5
+if b then a = 6 else
+	a = 7
+	a = 7
+end
+if b then
+else
+end
+if b then else end
+if b then else a = 8
+if b then else
+	a = 9
+	a = 9
+end
+if b then
+	if b then
+		a = 1
+	end
+end
+if b then
+	if b then
+		a = 2
+		a = 3
+	end
+end
+
+a = if b then 1 else 2
+a = if b then if b then 3 else 4 else if b then 5 else 6
+
+for i in c do end
+for i in c do
+	a = 1
+	a = 1
+end
+for i in c, j in c do end
+var m = new HashMap[String,String]
+for k, v in m do end
+
+loop
+	if b then break
+	if b then continue
+end
+
+assert b
+if not b then return
diff --git a/tests/test_astprinter.args b/tests/test_astprinter.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a405ed848a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_astprinter.args
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+syntax_expr.nit