diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f408defc8ff5..ca8373662bd8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = packaging, py27, pep8
+envlist = packaging, py27, py36, pep8
 
 [testenv]
 deps =
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ commands =
 # )
 usedevelop=true
 
+[testenv:py36]
+usedevelop=true
+commands =
+    /usr/bin/find "{toxinidir}" -name '*.pyc' -delete
+    coverage run {env:COVERAGE_OPTS:} --source="{toxinidir}/synapse" \
+        "{envbindir}/trial" {env:TRIAL_FLAGS:} {posargs:tests/metrics} {env:TOXSUFFIX:}
+    {env:DUMP_COVERAGE_COMMAND:coverage report -m}
+
 [testenv:packaging]
 deps =
     check-manifest