diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yaml b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yaml
index 31158d615..6fa8eb95f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yaml
@@ -51,3 +51,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "Starting Hadolint"
           find . -name "Dockerfile" | xargs ./hadolint --config ./ci/hadolint-config.yaml
           echo "Hadolint done"
+
+      # This simply checks that the manifests and respective kustomization.yaml finishes without an error.
+      - name: Check kustomize manifest
+        id: kustomize-manifests
+        run: |
+          type kubectl || echo TODO
+          echo "Starting 'kubectl kustomize manifests/base'"
+          kubectl kustomize manifests/base
+          echo "Starting 'kubectl kustomize manifests/overlays/additional'"
+          kubectl kustomize manifests/overlays/additional