diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ebec245e6aa..97596dbee8d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -835,9 +835,17 @@ Currently this depends on WITH_GHOST_WAYLAND and the weston compositor \
 (Experimental)"
     OFF
   )
+  option(WITH_LINUX_OFFICIAL_RELEASE_TESTS "\
+Enable sanity check tests for the linux official release. \
+These test are only relevant for checking that our offical Linux releases are portable and \
+packaged properly. For example that we don't link to any unexpected system libraries."
+    OFF
+  )
 else()
   # TODO: support running GUI tests on other platforms.
   set(WITH_UI_TESTS OFF)
+  # TODO: We should probaby add more sanity checks for Windows and Mac as well
+  set(WITH_LINUX_OFFICIAL_RELEASE_TESTS OFF)
 endif()
 
 # Enabled by default for typical use cases to speed up development cycles. However, when looking
diff --git a/build_files/buildbot/config/blender_linux.cmake b/build_files/buildbot/config/blender_linux.cmake
index 1109c08eb18..2c70e98f552 100644
--- a/build_files/buildbot/config/blender_linux.cmake
+++ b/build_files/buildbot/config/blender_linux.cmake
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ set(WITH_DOC_MANPAGE         OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(WITH_CYCLES_TEST_OSL     ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 
 set(HIPRT_COMPILER_PARALLEL_JOBS        6 CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-set(SYCL_OFFLINE_COMPILER_PARALLEL_JOBS 6 CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
\ No newline at end of file
+set(SYCL_OFFLINE_COMPILER_PARALLEL_JOBS 6 CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+
+set(WITH_LINUX_OFFICIAL_RELEASE_TESTS   ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
diff --git a/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt
index ff5d2f69b07..ac006aa9a55 100644
--- a/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1167,3 +1167,16 @@ add_subdirectory(collada)
 
 # TODO: disabled for now after collection unification
 # add_subdirectory(view_layer)
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Linux Release sainty checks
+
+if(WITH_LINUX_OFFICIAL_RELEASE_TESTS)
+  cmake_path(GET TEST_BLENDER_EXE PARENT_PATH release_root_folder)
+  add_python_test(
+    linux_release_sanity_checks
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/check_blender_release/check_release.py
+    -- ${release_root_folder}
+  )
+  unset(release_root_folder)
+endif()