diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a6a7d947..9148fa98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test --verbose
 
+      - name: Run `ark-cli watch` test
+        run: ./integration/ark-cli-watch.sh
+
       - name: Build Release
         run: cargo build --verbose --release
 
@@ -71,6 +74,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test --workspace --verbose
 
+      - name: Run `ark-cli watch` test
+        run: ./integration/ark-cli-watch.sh
+
       - name: Install JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4.2.1
         with:
@@ -100,6 +106,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test --workspace --verbose
 
+      - name: Run `ark-cli watch` test
+        run: ./integration/ark-cli-watch.sh
+
       - name: Install JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4.2.1
         with:
diff --git a/integration/ark-cli-watch.sh b/integration/ark-cli-watch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b5a172f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/ark-cli-watch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set up paths
+WATCH_DIR="test-assets"
+OUTPUT_FILE="ark-watch-output.txt"
+INDEX_FILE="$WATCH_DIR/.ark/index"
+
+# Function to check the index file content
+check_index() {
+  # Expecting a certain number of resources based on the operations done
+  expected_count=$1
+  shift  
+  expected_resources=("$@")  
+
+  # Get the actual count of resources in the index
+  resources_count=$(jq '.resources | keys | length' "$INDEX_FILE")
+  
+  if [ "$resources_count" -ne "$expected_count" ]; then
+    echo "Index sanity check failed: expected $expected_count resources, found $resources_count"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # Check the paths of the resources in the index
+  for resource in "${expected_resources[@]}"; do
+    if ! jq -e ".resources | has(\"$resource\")" "$INDEX_FILE" > /dev/null; then
+      echo "Index sanity check failed: resource \"$resource\" not found in index."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  done
+  
+  echo "Current resources in index:"
+  jq '.resources' "$INDEX_FILE"
+}
+
+# Start `ark-cli watch` in the background and capture output
+echo "Starting ark-cli watch on $WATCH_DIR..."
+ark-cli watch "$WATCH_DIR" > "$OUTPUT_FILE" &
+WATCH_PID=$!
+sleep 1  # Wait a bit to ensure the watch command is up
+
+# Initial sanity check for index file
+check_index 2 "test.pdf" "lena.jpg"  # Initially should contain lena.jpg and test.pdf
+
+echo "Modifying files in $WATCH_DIR..."
+
+# Step 1: Copy `lena.jpg` to `lena_copy.jpg`
+cp "$WATCH_DIR/lena.jpg" "$WATCH_DIR/lena_copy.jpg"
+sleep 3
+
+check_index 3 "lena.jpg" "lena_copy.jpg" "test.pdf"  
+
+# Step 2: Remove `test.pdf`
+rm "$WATCH_DIR/test.pdf"
+sleep 3
+
+check_index 2 "lena.jpg" "lena_copy.jpg"  
+
+# Step 3: Create a new empty file `note.txt`
+touch "$WATCH_DIR/note.txt"
+sleep 3
+
+# Final index check after all operations
+echo "Verifying final index state..."
+check_index 3 "lena.jpg" "lena_copy.jpg" "note.txt"  # Expect three resources now
+
+# Allow `ark-cli watch` time to process and then kill it
+sleep 1
+kill $WATCH_PID
+
+# Wait briefly for output to complete
+wait $WATCH_PID 2>/dev/null
+
+# Read and verify the ark-watch-output.txt contents
+echo "Checking ark-cli watch output..."
+expected_change_count=3  # Three file changes done
+actual_change_count=$(grep -c "Index updated with a single file change" "$OUTPUT_FILE")
+
+if [ "$actual_change_count" -ne "$expected_change_count" ]; then
+  echo "Output verification failed: expected $expected_change_count updates, found $actual_change_count"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "All checks passed successfully!"