diff --git a/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/reports.py b/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/reports.py
index 2e4e2098c9..5a6683df0d 100644
--- a/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/reports.py
+++ b/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/reports.py
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ class ReportGenerator:
             self.generate_feature_report(feature, output_file)
 
     def generate_feature_report(self, feature, output_file):
-        file_name = os.path.basename(feature["location"]).split(":")[0]
+        # file_name = os.path.basename(feature["location"]).split(":")[0]
         data = {
-            "file_name": file_name,
+            # "file_name": file_name,
             "time": datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
             "name": feature["name"],
-            "description": feature["description"],
+            "description": feature.get("description", ""),
             "is_success": feature["status"] == "passed",
             "scenarios": [],
         }
diff --git a/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/resources/reports/template.html b/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/resources/reports/template.html
index 98761cc5e1..94a0a31f34 100644
--- a/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/resources/reports/template.html
+++ b/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/resources/reports/template.html
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
         <span class="{{#is_success}}success{{/is_success}}{{^is_success}}failure{{/is_success}}">{{#is_success}}{{_success}}{{/is_success}}{{^is_success}}{{_failure}}{{/is_success}}</span>
         {{_tests_passed}}: <strong>{{total_passes}} / {{total_steps}}</strong> ({{pass_rate}}%)
         <br />
+        {{#description}}
         <p class="description">
-            {{#description}}
             {{.}}<br />
-            {{/description}}
         </p>
+        {{/description}}
         <hr>
     </header>
     {{#scenarios}}
diff --git a/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/run.py b/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/run.py
index a95dd6af42..a80867ffeb 100644
--- a/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/run.py
+++ b/src/ifcbimtester/bimtester/run.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
+import json
 import shutil
+import logging
 import tempfile
 import ifcopenshell
 
@@ -14,6 +16,46 @@ from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
 from behave.__main__ import main as behave_main
 
 
+# TODO: refactor when this isn't super experimental
+from logging import StreamHandler
+
+class IDSHandler(StreamHandler):
+    def __init__(self):
+        StreamHandler.__init__(self)
+        self.results = {
+            "name": "Specification name",
+            "status": "passed",
+            "location": "filename.xml",
+            "elements": [
+                {
+                    "keyword": "Scenario",
+                    "name": "Checking IDS specifications",
+                    "status": "passed",
+                    "steps": []
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
+    def emit(self, record):
+        msg = self.format(record)
+        # Obviously, not a final product
+        is_fail = "is compliant" not in msg
+        if is_fail:
+            self.results["status"] = "failed"
+            self.results["elements"][0]["status"] = "failed"
+        self.results["elements"][0]["steps"].append({
+            "keyword": "*",
+            "match": {},
+            "name": msg,
+            "result": {
+                "duration": 0.0,
+                "error_message": "Assertion Failed",
+                "status": "failed" if is_fail else "passed"
+            },
+            "step_type": "given"
+        })
+
+
 class TestRunner:
     def __init__(self, ifc_path, schema_path=None, ifc=None):
         IfcStore.path = ifc_path
@@ -34,6 +76,27 @@ class TestRunner:
         self.locale_path = os.path.join(self.base_path, "locale")
 
     def run(self, args):
+        if args["feature"][-4:].lower() == ".xml":
+            return self.test_ids(args)
+        return self.test_feature(args)
+
+    def test_ids(self, args):
+        # Local import whilst this is experimental
+        import ifcopenshell.ids
+
+        logger = logging.getLogger("IDS")
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(message)s")
+        ids_handler = IDSHandler()
+        logger.addHandler(ids_handler)
+        ids_file = ifcopenshell.ids.ids(args["feature"])
+        ids_file.validate(IfcStore.file, logger)
+
+        tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        report_json = os.path.join(tmpdir, "report.json")
+        json.dump([ids_handler.results], open(report_json, "w"))
+        return report_json
+
+    def test_feature(self, args):
         tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         features_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "features")
         steps_path = os.path.join(features_path, "steps")
diff --git a/src/ifcbimtester/cli.py b/src/ifcbimtester/cli.py
index 38179de6b6..b7609d2398 100644
--- a/src/ifcbimtester/cli.py
+++ b/src/ifcbimtester/cli.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Runs unit tests for BIM data")
 parser.add_argument("-a", "--action", type=str, help="Action to perform, from run/purge", default="run")
 parser.add_argument("--advanced-arguments", type=str, help="Specify arguments to Behave", default="")
 parser.add_argument("-c", "--console", action="store_true", help="Show results in the console")
-parser.add_argument("-f", "--feature", type=str, help="Specify a feature file to test", required=True)
+parser.add_argument("-f", "--feature", type=str, help="Specify a feature file or IDS to test", required=True)
 parser.add_argument("-i", "--ifc", type=str, help="Specify an IFC file to test", required=True)
 parser.add_argument("-p", "--path", type=str, help="Define a path for use in test steps that use relative paths")
 parser.add_argument("-r", "--report", type=str, help="Specify an output file for a HTML report")