diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux-x64.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux-x64.yml
index 7a242c2a4..f416316cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linux-x64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linux-x64.yml
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ jobs:
         #  --ghc-options=-split-sections --no-terminal
       if: env.CONTINUE
 
+    - name: Check embedded files
+      run: |
+        tools/checkembeddedfiles
+      if: env.CONTINUE
+
     - name: Install shelltestrunner
       env:
         stack: ${{ matrix.plan.stack }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3fdd80e73..3e3ccdb9b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ shellcompletions: $(call def-help,shellcompletions, update shell completions in
 ###############################################################################
 $(call def-help-subheading,TESTING:)
 
-test: functest bench \
+test: embeddedfilestest functest bench \
 	$(call def-help,test, run default tests: functional tests (including unit tests) and benchmarks )
 
 # For quieter tests add --silent. It may hide troubleshooting info.
@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ STACKTEST=$(STACK) test --fast
 # running tests & benchmarks. Comment this out if you want to run them.
 SKIPTESTSBENCHS=--no-run-tests --no-run-benchmarks
 
+embeddedfilestest: $(call def-help,embeddedfilestest, check all files embedded with file-embed are declared in extra-source-files)
+	tools/checkembeddedfiles
+
 buildplantest: $(call def-help,buildplantest, stack build --dry-run all hledger packages ensuring an install plan with default snapshot) \
 	buildplantest-stack.yaml