diff --git a/pydatalab/tasks.py b/pydatalab/tasks.py
index cd1f19787..8c77f534e 100644
--- a/pydatalab/tasks.py
+++ b/pydatalab/tasks.py
@@ -289,6 +289,53 @@ def check_item_validity(_, base_url: str | None = None, starting_materials: bool
 admin.add_task(check_item_validity)
 
 
+@task
+def check_remotes(_, base_url: str = None):
+    """This task looks up all configured remotes and checks that they
+    can be synced.
+
+    Requires the environment variable DATALAB_API_KEY to be set.
+
+    Parameters:
+        base_url: The API URL.
+
+    """
+
+    import os
+
+    import requests
+
+    api_key = os.environ.get("DATALAB_API_KEY")
+    if not api_key:
+        raise SystemExit("DATALAB_API_KEY env var not set")
+
+    log = setup_log("check_remotes")
+
+    user_response = requests.get(
+        f"{base_url}/get-current-user/", headers={"DATALAB-API-KEY": api_key}
+    )
+    if not user_response.status_code == 200:
+        raise SystemExit(f"Could not get current user: {user_response.json()['message']}")
+
+    directory_response = requests.get(
+        f"{base_url}/list-remote-directories/", headers={"DATALAB-API-KEY": api_key}
+    )
+
+    if directory_response.status_code != 200:
+        raise SystemExit(f"Could not get remote directories: {directory_response}")
+
+    directory_structure = directory_response.json()
+
+    for d in directory_structure:
+        if d["type"] == "error":
+            log.error(f"ꙮ {d['name']!r}: {d['details']!r}")
+        elif d["type"] == "toplevel":
+            log.info(f"✓ {d['name']!r}")
+
+
+admin.add_task(check_remotes)
+
+
 @task
 def import_cheminventory(_, filename: str):
     import random