diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 306f7ee..d6d4409 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ libsimpleExternalElement.so: simpleExternalElement.cc
 
 install:
 	sst-register simpleExternalElement simpleExternalElement_LIBDIR=$(CURDIR)
+	sst-register SST_ELEMENT_SOURCE impleExternalElement=$(CURDIR)
+	sst-register SST_ELEMENT_TESTS  impleExternalElement=$(CURDIR)/../tests
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o libsimpleExternalElement.so
diff --git a/tests/testsuite_default_sstexternalelement.py b/tests/testsuite_default_sstexternalelement.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3212f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite_default_sstexternalelement.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from sst_unittest import *
+from sst_unittest_support import *
+
+################################################################################
+# Code to support a single instance module initialize, must be called setUp method
+
+module_init = 0
+module_sema = threading.Semaphore()
+
+def initializeTestModule_SingleInstance(class_inst):
+    global module_init
+    global module_sema
+
+    module_sema.acquire()
+    if module_init != 1:
+        try:
+            # Put your single instance Init Code Here
+            pass
+        except:
+            pass
+        module_init = 1
+    module_sema.release()
+
+################################################################################
+
+class testcase_sstexternalelement(SSTTestCase):
+
+    def initializeClass(self, testName):
+        super(type(self), self).initializeClass(testName)
+        # Put test based setup code here. it is called before testing starts
+        # NOTE: This method is called once for every test
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(type(self), self).setUp()
+        initializeTestModule_SingleInstance(self)
+        # Put test based setup code here. it is called once before every test
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # Put test based teardown code here. it is called once after every test
+        super(type(self), self).tearDown()
+
+#####
+
+    def test_sstexternalelement_001(self):
+        self.sstexternalelement_test_template("simpleElementExample-test-001")
+
+
+#####
+
+    def sstexternalelement_test_template(self, testcase):
+        # Get the path to the test files
+        test_path = self.get_testsuite_dir()
+        outdir = self.get_test_output_run_dir()
+        tmpdir = self.get_test_output_tmp_dir()
+
+        # Set the various file paths
+        testDataFileName="sstexternalelement_{0}".format(testcase)
+
+        sdlfile = "{0}/{1}.py".format(test_path, testcase)
+        reffile = "{0}/refFiles/{1}.out".format(test_path, testcase)
+        outfile = "{0}/{1}.out".format(outdir, testDataFileName)
+        errfile = "{0}/{1}.err".format(outdir, testDataFileName)
+        mpioutfiles = "{0}/{1}.testfile".format(outdir, testDataFileName)
+
+        self.run_sst(sdlfile, outfile, errfile, mpi_out_files=mpioutfiles)
+
+        testing_remove_component_warning_from_file(outfile)
+
+        # NOTE: THE PASS / FAIL EVALUATIONS ARE PORTED FROM THE SQE BAMBOO
+        #       BASED testSuite_XXX.sh THESE SHOULD BE RE-EVALUATED BY THE
+        #       DEVELOPER AGAINST THE LATEST VERSION OF SST TO SEE IF THE
+        #       TESTS & RESULT FILES ARE STILL VALID
+
+        # Perform the tests
+        self.assertFalse(os_test_file(errfile, "-s"), "sstexternalelement test {0} has Non-empty Error File {1}".format(testDataFileName, errfile))
+
+        cmp_result = testing_compare_sorted_diff(testcase, outfile, reffile)
+        if (cmp_result == False):
+            diffdata = testing_get_diff_data(testcase)
+            log_failure(diffdata)
+        self.assertTrue(cmp_result, "Sorted Output file {0} does not match sorted Reference File {1}".format(outfile, reffile))