diff --git a/srcpkgs/libhandy1-demo b/srcpkgs/libhandy1-demo
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..133e5d4d748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libhandy1-demo
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libhandy1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libhandy1/template b/srcpkgs/libhandy1/template
index b1b7f1f9c32..fa41b59229b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libhandy1/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libhandy1/template
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'libhandy1'
 pkgname=libhandy1
 version=1.0.3
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="libhandy-${version}"
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
-# tests need X anyway, so no need to build them
-configure_args="-Dexamples=false -Dtests=false $(vopt_bool gir vapi)
- -Dglade_catalog=$(vopt_if glade enabled disabled)
+configure_args="-Dexamples=true -Dtests=true
+ $(vopt_bool gir vapi) -Dglade_catalog=$(vopt_if glade enabled disabled)
  -Dintrospection=$(vopt_if gir enabled disabled)"
 hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config $(vopt_if gir vala-devel)"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel libglib-devel $(vopt_if glade glade3-devel)"
-short_desc="GTK+3 Building blocks for modern adaptive applications"
+checkdepends="xvfb-run"
+short_desc="GTK+3 building blocks for modern adaptive applications"
 maintainer="Paper <paper@tilde.institute>"
-license="LGPL-2.0-or-later"
+license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libhandy/"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/libhandy/${version%.*}/libhandy-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=559bb3acc2c362488917eb72ed25bdc181f4ae26ac94d177634cc5d34c867f7a
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ build_options="gir glade"
 desc_option_glade="Generate glade modules and catalog files"
 build_options_default="gir glade"
 
+do_check() {
+	xvfb-run ninja -C build test
+}
+
 libhandy1-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision} gtk+3-devel"
-	conflicts="libhandy-devel>=0"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
@@ -40,3 +43,11 @@ libhandy1-devel_package() {
 		fi
 	}
 }
+
+libhandy1-demo_package() {
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - demonstration application"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/bin/handy-1-demo
+	}
+}