diff --git a/docs/reference/gdk/meson.build b/docs/reference/gdk/meson.build
index c860eb2ca3..0ab874875a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gdk/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/gdk/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ if get_option('documentation')
     install_dir: docs_dir,
   )
 
+  test('doc-check-gdk',
+    gidocgen,
+    args: [
+      'check',
+      '--config', gdk4_toml,
+      '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../gtk'),
+      gdk_gir[0],
+    ],
+    depends: gdk_gir[0],
+    suite: ['docs'],
+  )
+
   if x11_enabled
     gdk4x11_toml = configure_file(
       input: 'gdk4-x11.toml.in',
@@ -87,5 +99,17 @@ if get_option('documentation')
       install: true,
       install_dir: docs_dir,
     )
+
+    test('doc-check-gdk-wayland',
+      gidocgen,
+      args: [
+        'check',
+        '--config', gdk4wayland_toml,
+        '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../gtk'),
+        gdk_wayland_gir[0],
+      ],
+      depends: gdk_wayland_gir[0],
+      suite: ['docs'],
+    )
   endif
 endif
diff --git a/docs/reference/gsk/meson.build b/docs/reference/gsk/meson.build
index 6b8fa76b1f..a2f84995e9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gsk/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/gsk/meson.build
@@ -30,4 +30,16 @@ if get_option('documentation')
     install: true,
     install_dir: docs_dir,
   )
+
+  test('doc-check-gsk',
+    gidocgen,
+    args: [
+      'check',
+      '--config', gsk4_toml,
+      '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../gtk'),
+      gsk_gir[0],
+    ],
+    depends: gsk_gir[0],
+    suite: ['docs'],
+  )
 endif
diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/meson.build b/docs/reference/gtk/meson.build
index afec8dd82b..c25d9a9f69 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/meson.build
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ if get_option('documentation')
     install_dir: docs_dir,
     install_tag: 'doc',
   )
+
+  test('doc-check-gtk',
+    gidocgen,
+    args: [
+      'check',
+      '--config', gtk4_toml,
+      '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../gtk'),
+      gtk_gir[0],
+    ],
+    depends: gtk_gir[0],
+    suite: ['docs'],
+  )
 endif
 
 rst2man = find_program('rst2man', 'rst2man.py', required: get_option('man-pages'))