diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/test-docs.yml
index 521b03edc4..bc6345dbff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-docs.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run bootstrap
       - name: Build documentation
         working-directory: ./docs
-        run: npm ci && npm run build
+        run: npm ci && npm run build && ./api-docs-smoke-test.sh
diff --git a/docs/api-docs-smoke-test.sh b/docs/api-docs-smoke-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..86ea8b1a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api-docs-smoke-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# If TypeDoc succeeds, it creates the directory and generates multiple markdown files within it
+
+if [ ! -d "docs/usage/sdk/api" ]; then
+    exit 1
+fi
\ No newline at end of file