diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 98ee83a90..d1a3d68ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint with pylint
         run: |
           pylint examples pychromecast
+      - name: Lint with rstcheck
+        run: |
+          rstcheck README.rst
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0f19c7114..e5c3415ca 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ classifiers=[
 [tool.black]
 exclude = 'pb2'
 
+[tool.rstcheck]
+# README.rst has embedded python examples which show the interactive interpreter output
+# that's not valid Python, so we disable the check
+ignore_languages = ["python"]
+
 [tool.setuptools]
 platforms = ["any"]
 zip-safe  = false
diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 420c4fc21..24574103a 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ flake8==7.0.0
 mypy==1.8.0
 PlexAPI==4.15.9
 pylint==3.0.3
+rstcheck==6.2.0
 types-beautifulsoup4==4.12.0.20240106
 types-html5lib==1.1.11.20240106
 types-protobuf==4.24.0.20240129