diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 762b0e6..0c8590f 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ compiled = gnome.compile_schemas(
   build_by_default: true
 )
 
+compile_schemas = find_program('glib-compile-schemas', required: false)
+if compile_schemas.found()
+  test('Validate schema file', compile_schemas,
+       args: ['--strict', '--dry-run', meson.current_source_dir()])
+endif
+
 install_data(
   schemas,
   install_dir: 'share/glib-2.0/schemas'