diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index cca70697a..c706abd73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -113,9 +113,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-nix
         with:
           authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
+          tools: tests
 
       - name: Build static executable
         run: nix-build -A postgrestStatic
+      - name: Check static executable
+        run: postgrest-check-static result/bin/postgrest
       - name: Save built executable as artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/nix/tools/tests.nix b/nix/tools/tests.nix
index bf534617c..28a2c2996 100644
--- a/nix/tools/tests.nix
+++ b/nix/tools/tests.nix
@@ -207,6 +207,26 @@ let
         sed -i 's|^module \(.*\):|module \1/|g' test/coverage.overlay
       '';
 
+  checkStatic =
+    checkedShellScript
+      {
+        name = "postgrest-check-static";
+        docs = "Verify that the argument is a static executable.";
+        args = [ "ARG_POSITIONAL_SINGLE([executable], [Executable])" ];
+        inRootDir = true;
+        withEnv = postgrest.env;
+      }
+      ''
+        exe="$_arg_executable"
+        ldd_output=$(ldd "$exe" 2>&1 || true)
+        if ! grep -q "not a dynamic executable" <<< "$ldd_output"; then
+          echo "not a static executable, ldd output:"
+          echo "$ldd_output"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        "$exe" --help
+      '';
+
 in
 buildToolbox
 {
@@ -221,5 +241,6 @@ buildToolbox
       dumpSchema
       coverage
       coverageDraftOverlay
+      checkStatic
     ];
 }