diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9965f569f..15be35f2f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ matrix:
       env: SWIGLANG=octave SWIGJOBS=-j2 VER=4.0
       sudo: required
       dist: trusty
+    - compiler: gcc
+      os: linux
+      env: SWIGLANG=octave SWIGJOBS=-j2 VER=4.2 CPP11=1
+      sudo: required
+      dist: trusty
     - compiler: gcc
       os: linux
       env: SWIGLANG=perl5