diff --git a/src/python/twitter/pants/docs/howto_contribute.rst b/src/python/twitter/pants/docs/howto_contribute.rst
index 4c2734c7b4d..62fe602a4fc 100644
--- a/src/python/twitter/pants/docs/howto_contribute.rst
+++ b/src/python/twitter/pants/docs/howto_contribute.rst
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ Pants Contributors Guide
 
 This page documents how to make contributions to Pants. If you've
 :doc:`developed a change to Pants <howto_develop>`, it passes all
-tests, and you'd like to "send it upstream", here's what to do.
+tests (current test status: |travis-bot|), and you'd like to "send
+it upstream", here's what to do:
 
 .. TODO: Document the release process.
 .. TODO: Coding Conventions section
 
+.. |travis-bot| image:: https://travis-ci.org/twitter/commons.png?branch=master
+                :target: https://travis-ci.org/twitter/commons
 
 ************
 Mailing List
diff --git a/src/python/twitter/pants/docs/howto_develop.rst b/src/python/twitter/pants/docs/howto_develop.rst
index 629bad28eae..8991dc9b502 100644
--- a/src/python/twitter/pants/docs/howto_develop.rst
+++ b/src/python/twitter/pants/docs/howto_develop.rst
@@ -69,11 +69,15 @@ Running Tests
 =============
 
 Pants has many tests. There are BUILD targets to run those tests.
+We try to keep them passing. (Their current status: |travis-bot|)
 To make sure a change passes *all* of Pants' tests, use the
-``tests/python/twitter/pants:all`` target:
+``tests/python/twitter/pants:all`` target::
 
    ./pants tests/python/twitter/pants:all
 
+.. |travis-bot| image:: https://travis-ci.org/twitter/commons.png?branch=master
+                :target: https://travis-ci.org/twitter/commons
+
 Before :doc:`contributing a change <howto_contribute>` to Pants,
 make sure it passes all tests.