diff --git a/.github/workflows/guides_build_sphinx.yml b/.github/workflows/guides_build_sphinx.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b9a17201cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/guides_build_sphinx.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: "Guides Build Status"
+on: 
+- pull_request
+
+jobs:
+  docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: ammaraskar/sphinx-action@master
+      with:
+        docs-folder: "doc/sphinx-guides/source/"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7de19092479..3f3b8c2de90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Dataverse is a trademark of President and Fellows of Harvard College and is regi
 [![API Test Coverage](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/coverage/jacoco?jobUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fjenkins.dataverse.org%2Fjob%2FIQSS-dataverse-develop&label=API%20Test%20Coverage)](https://jenkins.dataverse.org/job/IQSS-dataverse-develop/ws/target/coverage-it/index.html)
 [![Unit Test Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/IQSS/dataverse?label=Unit%20Test%20Status)](https://travis-ci.org/IQSS/dataverse)
 [![Unit Test Coverage](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/github/IQSS/dataverse?label=Unit%20Test%20Coverage)](https://coveralls.io/github/IQSS/dataverse?branch=develop)
+[![Guides Build Status](https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/actions/workflows/guides_build_sphinx.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/actions/workflows/guides_build_sphinx.yml)
 
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