diff --git a/scripts/run_tests.sh b/scripts/run_tests.sh
index de9fe4b0..2c7eb48a 100755
--- a/scripts/run_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
-TESTS_CORE=(cache config cookies downloader extractor oauth postprocessor text util)
+TESTS_CORE=(cache config cookies downloader extractor job oauth postprocessor text util)
 TESTS_RESULTS=(results)
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_job.py b/test/test_job.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26eea24c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_job.py
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright 2021 Mike Fährmann
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+import os
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+import io
+import contextlib
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+from gallery_dl import job, config, text  # noqa E402
+from gallery_dl.extractor.common import Extractor, Message  # noqa E402
+
+
+class TestJob(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        config.clear()
+
+    def _capture_stdout(self, extr_or_job):
+        if isinstance(extr_or_job, Extractor):
+            jobinstance = self.jobclass(extr_or_job)
+        else:
+            jobinstance = extr_or_job
+
+        with io.StringIO() as buffer:
+            with contextlib.redirect_stdout(buffer):
+                jobinstance.run()
+            return buffer.getvalue()
+
+
+class TestKeywordJob(TestJob):
+    jobclass = job.KeywordJob
+
+    def test_default(self):
+        extr = TestExtractor.from_url("test:")
+        self.assertEqual(self._capture_stdout(extr), """\
+Keywords for directory names:
+-----------------------------
+category
+  test_category
+subcategory
+  test_subcategory
+
+Keywords for filenames and --filter:
+------------------------------------
+category
+  test_category
+extension
+  jpg
+filename
+  1
+num
+  1
+subcategory
+  test_subcategory
+tags[]
+  - foo
+  - bar
+user[id]
+  123
+user[name]
+  test
+""")
+
+
+class TestUrlJob(TestJob):
+    jobclass = job.UrlJob
+
+    def test_default(self):
+        extr = TestExtractor.from_url("test:")
+        self.assertEqual(self._capture_stdout(extr), """\
+https://example.org/1.jpg
+https://example.org/2.jpg
+https://example.org/3.jpg
+""")
+
+    def test_fallback(self):
+        extr = TestExtractor.from_url("test:")
+        tjob = self.jobclass(extr)
+        tjob.handle_url = tjob.handle_url_fallback
+
+        self.assertEqual(self._capture_stdout(tjob), """\
+https://example.org/1.jpg
+| https://example.org/alt/1.jpg
+https://example.org/2.jpg
+| https://example.org/alt/2.jpg
+https://example.org/3.jpg
+| https://example.org/alt/3.jpg
+""")
+
+    def test_parent(self):
+        extr = TestExtractorParent.from_url("test:parent")
+        self.assertEqual(self._capture_stdout(extr), """\
+test:child
+test:child
+test:child
+""")
+
+    #  def test_child(self):
+        #  extr = TestExtractorParent.from_url("test:parent")
+        #  tjob = job.UrlJob(extr, depth=0)
+        #  self.assertEqual(self._capture_stdout(tjob), """\
+#  """)
+
+
+class TestInfoJob(TestJob):
+    jobclass = job.InfoJob
+
+    def test_default(self):
+        extr = TestExtractor.from_url("test:")
+        self.assertEqual(self._capture_stdout(extr), """\
+Category / Subcategory
+  "test_category" / "test_subcategory"
+Filename format (default):
+  "test_{filename}.{extension}"
+Directory format (default):
+  ["{category}"]
+""")
+
+    def test_custom(self):
+        config.set((), "filename", "custom")
+        config.set((), "directory", ("custom",))
+        config.set((), "sleep-request", 321)
+        extr = TestExtractor.from_url("test:")
+        extr.request_interval = 123.456
+
+        self.assertEqual(self._capture_stdout(extr), """\
+Category / Subcategory
+  "test_category" / "test_subcategory"
+Filename format (custom):
+  "custom"
+Filename format (default):
+  "test_{filename}.{extension}"
+Directory format (custom):
+  ["custom"]
+Directory format (default):
+  ["{category}"]
+Request interval (custom):
+  321
+Request interval (default):
+  123.456
+""")
+
+    def test_base_category(self):
+        extr = TestExtractor.from_url("test:")
+        extr.basecategory = "test_basecategory"
+
+        self.assertEqual(self._capture_stdout(extr), """\
+Category / Subcategory / Basecategory
+  "test_category" / "test_subcategory" / "test_basecategory"
+Filename format (default):
+  "test_{filename}.{extension}"
+Directory format (default):
+  ["{category}"]
+""")
+
+
+class TestDataJob(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_default(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class TestExtractor(Extractor):
+    category = "test_category"
+    subcategory = "test_subcategory"
+    directory_fmt = ("{category}",)
+    filename_fmt = "test_{filename}.{extension}"
+    pattern = r"test:(child)?$"
+
+    def items(self):
+        root = "https://example.org"
+
+        yield Message.Directory, {}
+        for i in range(1, 4):
+            url = "{}/{}.jpg".format(root, i)
+            yield Message.Url, url, text.nameext_from_url(url, {
+                "num" : i,
+                "tags": ["foo", "bar"],
+                "user": {"id": 123, "name": "test"},
+                "_fallback": ("{}/alt/{}.jpg".format(root, i),),
+            })
+
+
+class TestExtractorParent(Extractor):
+    category = "test_category"
+    subcategory = "test_subcategory_parent"
+    pattern = r"test:parent"
+
+    def items(self):
+        url = "test:child"
+
+        for i in range(11, 14):
+            yield Message.Queue, url, {
+                "num" : i,
+                "tags": ["abc", "def"],
+                "_extractor": TestExtractor,
+            }
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()