diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index db4fcee4..7869c361 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
       run: brew update && brew install boost hidapi zmq libpgm unbound libsodium miniupnpc ldns expat doxygen graphviz libunwind-headers protobuf qt5 
     - name: build
       run: export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/opt/qt/bin && ./build.sh
+    - name: test qml
+      run: build/release/bin/monero-wallet-gui.app/Contents/MacOS/monero-wallet-gui --test-qml
 
   build-ubuntu:
  
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: install monero dependencies
       run: sudo apt -y install build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev miniupnpc libunbound-dev graphviz doxygen libunwind8-dev pkg-config libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libsodium-dev libhidapi-dev libnorm-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libpgm-dev
     - name: install monero gui dependencies
-      run: sudo apt -y install qtbase5-dev qt5-default qtdeclarative5-dev qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-controls2 qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qml-module-qtquick-xmllistmodel qml-module-qt-labs-settings qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel qttools5-dev-tools qml-module-qtquick-templates2 libqt5svg5-dev
+      run: sudo apt -y install qtbase5-dev qt5-default qtdeclarative5-dev qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-controls2 qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qml-module-qtquick-xmllistmodel qml-module-qt-labs-settings qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel qttools5-dev-tools qml-module-qtquick-templates2 libqt5svg5-dev xvfb
     - name: build
       run: ./build.sh
+    - name: test qml
+      run: xvfb-run -a build/release/bin/monero-wallet-gui --test-qml
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 063389fd..b3a97260 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Log to specified file"),
         QCoreApplication::translate("main", "file"));
 
+    QCommandLineOption testQmlOption("test-qml");
+    testQmlOption.setFlags(QCommandLineOption::HiddenFromHelp);
     parser.addOption(logPathOption);
+    parser.addOption(testQmlOption);
     parser.addHelpOption();
     parser.process(app);
 
@@ -405,6 +408,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return 1;
     }
 
+    // QML loaded successfully.
+    if (parser.isSet(testQmlOption))
+        return 0;
+
 #ifdef WITH_SCANNER
     QObject *qmlCamera = rootObject->findChild<QObject*>("qrCameraQML");
     if (qmlCamera)