diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 95f28a8813..35f5dcac9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "mocha": "*",
     "walkdir": "*",
     "unzip": "*",
+    "d3": "*",
     "int64-native": "*"
   },
 
diff --git a/spec/modules/d3.coffee b/spec/modules/d3.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be462b1503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/modules/d3.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+describe 'modules', ->
+  describe 'd3 module', ->
+    it 'can be required', (done) ->
+      require 'd3'
+      done()