diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0c06f3eb9c8e0..396b3b1395262 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -443,6 +443,18 @@ test-wasmer-sandbox:
     - time cargo test --release --features runtime-benchmarks,wasmer-sandbox,disable-ui-tests
     - sccache -s
 
+cargo-check-nixos:
+  stage:                           test
+  <<:                              *docker-env
+  <<:                              *test-refs
+  before_script:                   []
+  variables:
+    CI_IMAGE:                      "nixos/nix"
+  script:
+    - nix-channel --update
+    - nix-shell shell.nix
+    - nix-shell --run "cargo check --workspace --all-targets --all-features"
+
 cargo-check-macos:
   stage:                           test
   # shell runner on mac ignores the image set in *docker-env