diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 393836406..29b45443a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ matrix:
       env: RUN=docs
       os: linux
       dist: trusty
+    - language: python
+      python: 3.5
+      env: RUN=sdist
     - language: python
       sudo: required
       env: RUN=wheels DOCKER_IMAGE=markrwilliams/manylinux2:x86_64
@@ -132,6 +135,21 @@ script:
       if [ "${RUN}" == "docs" ]; then
         make html;
       fi;
+      if [ "${RUN}" == "sdist" ]; then
+        make clean;
+        python setup.py sdist;
+        sdist_date=$(python -c "from datetime import datetime; print(datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y%m%d'))");
+        git_tag=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD);
+        sdist_name="dev0.$sdist_date.$git_tag";
+        for name in dist/Kivy-*.tar.gz; do
+          new_name="${name/dev0/$sdist_name}";
+          cp $name $new_name;
+        done;
+        openssl aes-256-cbc -K $encrypted_675f1a0c317c_key -iv $encrypted_675f1a0c317c_iv -in ./kivy/tools/travis/id_rsa.enc -out ~/.ssh/id_rsa -d;
+        chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa;
+        echo -e "Host $SERVER_IP\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n" >> ~/.ssh/config;
+        rsync -avh -e "ssh -p 2458" "dist/Kivy*.tar.gz" "root@$SERVER_IP:/web/downloads/ci/linux/kivy/";
+      fi;
       if [ "${RUN}" == "wheels" ] && ([ "${TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE}" == "cron" ] || [ "${TRAVIS_TAG}" != "" ] || [[ "$TRAVIS_COMMIT_MESSAGE" =~ "[build wheel]" ]] || [[ "$TRAVIS_COMMIT_MESSAGE" =~ "[build wheel linux]" ]]); then
         mkdir wheelhouse;
         wheel_date=$(python -c "from datetime import datetime; print(datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y%m%d'))");