diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fab565fb..f410e97f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,3 +57,16 @@ jobs:
           name: fuellabs
           authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
       - run: nix develop --print-build-logs --no-update-lock-file .#fuel-dev
+
+  nix-build-book:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v20
+        with:
+          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
+      - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v12
+        with:
+          name: fuellabs
+          authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
+      - run: nix develop .#book-dev --command cd book && mdbook build
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index ae4b5bbf..07f6c81f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@
     };
 
     mkDevShells = pkgs: fuelpkgs: rec {
+      book-dev = pkgs.mkShell {
+        name = "book-dev";
+        buildInputs = [pkgs.mdbook];
+      };
+
       fuel-core-dev = pkgs.mkShell {
         name = "fuel-core-dev";
         inputsFrom = with fuelpkgs; [
@@ -264,6 +269,7 @@
         inherit (fuel-core-dev) LIBCLANG_PATH ROCKSDB_LIB_DIR PROTOC NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE;
         inherit (fuel-indexer-dev) SQLX_OFFLINE;
       };
+
       default = fuel-dev;
     };