diff --git a/features/step_definitions/data.rb b/features/step_definitions/data.rb
index 1e9fa7149..d6cea41da 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/data.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/data.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Given /^the profile "([^"]*)"$/ do |profile|
   set_profile profile
 end
 
+Given(/^the import format "(.*?)"$/) do |format|
+  set_input_format format
+end
+
 Given /^a grid size of (\d+) meters$/ do |meters|
   set_grid_size meters
 end
diff --git a/features/support/data.rb b/features/support/data.rb
index c389e4e0a..1d9522994 100644
--- a/features/support/data.rb
+++ b/features/support/data.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ WAY_SPACING = 100
 DEFAULT_GRID_SIZE = 100   #meters
 PROFILES_PATH = '../profiles'
 BIN_PATH = '../build'
-
+DEFAULT_INPUT_FORMAT = 'osm'
 DEFAULT_ORIGIN = [1,1]
 
 class Location
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ class Location
   end
 end
 
+def set_input_format format
+  raise '*** Input format must be eiter "osm" or "pbf"' unless ['pbf','osm'].include? format.to_s
+  @input_format = format.to_s
+end
+
+def input_format
+  @input_format || DEFAULT_INPUT_FORMAT
+end
+
 def sanitized_scenario_title
   @sanitized_scenario_title ||= @scenario_title.gsub /[^0-9A-Za-z.\-]/, '_'
 end
@@ -244,8 +253,8 @@ def write_timestamp
 end
 
 def reprocess
-  use_pbf = true
   Dir.chdir TEST_FOLDER do
+    use_pbf = (input_format=='pbf')
     write_osm
     write_timestamp
     convert_osm_to_pbf if use_pbf
diff --git a/features/testbot/protobuffer.feature b/features/testbot/protobuffer.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..016a233be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/testbot/protobuffer.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+@routing @pbf
+Feature: Importing protobuffer (.pbf) format
+# Test normally read .osm, which is faster than .pbf files,
+# since we don't need to use osmosis to first convert to .pbf
+# The scenarios in this file test the ability to import .pbf files,
+# including nodes, way, restictions, and a various special situations.
+
+    Background:
+        Given the profile "testbot"
+        And the import format "pbf"
+        
+    Scenario: Testbot - Protobuffer import, nodes and ways
+        Given the node map
+            |   |   |   | d |
+            | a | b | c |   |
+            |   |   |   | e |
+
+        And the ways
+            | nodes | highway | oneway |
+            | abc   | primary |        |
+            | cd    | primary | yes    |
+            | ce    | river   |        |
+            | de    | primary |        |
+
+        When I route I should get
+            | from | to | route |
+            | d    | c  | de,ce |
+            | e    | d  | de    |
+
+
+    Scenario: Testbot - Protobuffer import, turn restiction relations
+        Given the node map
+            |   | n |   |
+            | w | j | e |
+            |   | s |   |
+
+        And the ways
+            | nodes | oneway |
+            | sj    | yes    |
+            | nj    | -1     |
+            | wj    | -1     |
+            | ej    | -1     |
+
+        And the relations
+            | type        | way:from | way:to | node:via | restriction  |
+            | restriction | sj       | wj     | j        | no_left_turn |
+
+        When I route I should get
+            | from | to | route |
+            | s    | w  |       |
+            | s    | n  | sj,nj |
+            | s    | e  | sj,ej |
+
+
+    Scenario: Testbot - Protobuffer import, distances at longitude 45
+        Given the node locations
+            | node | lat | lon |
+            | a    | 80  | 45  |
+            | b    | 0   | 45  |
+
+        And the ways
+            | nodes |
+            | ab    |
+
+        When I route I should get
+            | from | to | route | distance       |
+            | a    | b  | ab    | 8905559m ~0.1% |
+
+    Scenario: Testbot - Protobuffer import, distances at longitude 80
+        Given the node locations
+            | node | lat | lon |
+            | a    | 80  | 80  |
+            | b    | 0   | 80  |
+
+        And the ways
+            | nodes |
+            | ab    |
+
+        When I route I should get
+            | from | to | route | distance       |
+            | a    | b  | ab    | 8905559m ~0.1% |
+
+    Scenario: Testbot - Protobuffer import, empty dataset
+        Given the node map
+            |  |
+
+        Given the ways
+            | nodes |
+
+        When I preprocess data
+        Then "osrm-extract" should return code 255
+
+
+    Scenario: Testbot - Protobuffer import, streetnames with UTF characters
+        Given the node map
+            | a | b | c | d |
+
+        And the ways
+            | nodes | name                   |
+            | ab    | Scandinavian København |
+            | bc    | Japanese 東京            |
+            | cd    | Cyrillic Москва        |
+
+        When I route I should get
+            | from | to | route                  |
+            | a    | b  | Scandinavian København |
+            | b    | c  | Japanese 東京            |
+            | c    | d  | Cyrillic Москва        |
+
+    Scenario: Testbot - Protobuffer import, bearing af 45 degree intervals
+        Given the node map
+            | b | a | h |
+            | c | x | g |
+            | d | e | f |
+
+        And the ways
+            | nodes |
+            | xa    |
+            | xb    |
+            | xc    |
+            | xd    |
+            | xe    |
+            | xf    |
+            | xg    |
+            | xh    |
+
+        When I route I should get
+            | from | to | route | compass | bearing |
+            | x    | a  | xa    | N       | 0       |
+            | x    | b  | xb    | NW      | 315     |
+            | x    | c  | xc    | W       | 270     |
+            | x    | d  | xd    | SW      | 225     |
+            | x    | e  | xe    | S       | 180     |
+            | x    | f  | xf    | SE      | 135     |
+            | x    | g  | xg    | E       | 90      |
+            | x    | h  | xh    | NE      | 45      |
+
+
+    Scenario: Testbot - Protobuffer import, rraffic signals should incur a delay
+        Given the node map
+            | a | b | c |
+            | d | e | f |
+
+        And the nodes
+            | node | highway         |
+            | e    | traffic_signals |
+
+        And the ways
+            | nodes |
+            | abc   |
+            | def   |
+
+        When I route I should get
+            | from | to | route | time    | distance |
+            | a    | c  | abc   | 20s +-1 | 200m +-1 |
+            | d    | f  | def   | 27s +-1 | 200m +-1 |