diff --git a/archbuild.in b/archbuild.in
index 69bb029..9e32292 100644
--- a/archbuild.in
+++ b/archbuild.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ m4_include(lib/common.sh)
 m4_include(lib/archroot.sh)
 
 base_packages=(base-devel)
-makechrootpkg_args=(-c -n)
+makechrootpkg_args=(-c -n -C)
 
 cmd="${0##*/}"
 if [[ "${cmd%%-*}" == 'multilib' ]]; then
diff --git a/makechrootpkg.in b/makechrootpkg.in
index 2407115..90a812d 100644
--- a/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ keepbuilddir=0
 update_first=0
 clean_first=0
 run_namcap=0
+run_checkpkg=0
 temp_chroot=0
 
 bindmounts_ro=()
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ usage() {
 	echo '           Useful for maintaining multiple copies'
 	echo "           Default: $copy"
 	echo '-n         Run namcap on the package'
+	echo '-C         Run checkpkg on the package'
 	echo '-T         Build in a temporary directory'
 	echo '-U         Run makepkg as a specified user'
 	exit 1
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@ move_products() {
 }
 # }}}
 
-while getopts 'hcur:I:l:nTD:d:U:' arg; do
+while getopts 'hcur:I:l:nCTD:d:U:' arg; do
 	case "$arg" in
 		c) clean_first=1 ;;
 		D) bindmounts_ro+=("--bind-ro=$OPTARG") ;;
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ while getopts 'hcur:I:l:nTD:d:U:' arg; do
 		I) install_pkgs+=("$OPTARG") ;;
 		l) copy="$OPTARG" ;;
 		n) run_namcap=1; makepkg_args+=(--install) ;;
+		C) run_checkpkg=1 ;;
 		T) temp_chroot=1; copy+="-$$" ;;
 		U) makepkg_user="$OPTARG" ;;
 		h|*) usage ;;
@@ -385,6 +388,11 @@ if arch-nspawn "$copydir" \
 	"${bindmounts_ro[@]}" "${bindmounts_rw[@]}" \
 	/chrootbuild "${makepkg_args[@]}"
 then
+	pkgnames=()
+	for pkgfile in "$copydir"/pkgdest/*; do
+		pkgfile=${pkgfile##*/};
+		pkgnames+=("${pkgfile%-*-*-*}");
+	done
 	move_products
 else
 	(( ret += 1 ))
@@ -399,5 +407,15 @@ if (( ret != 0 )); then
 		die "Build failed, check %s/build" "$copydir"
 	fi
 else
+	if (( run_checkpkg )); then
+		msg "Running checkpkg"
+		msg2 "Downloading current versions"
+		if pacman --noconfirm -Swdd --logfile /dev/null "${pkgnames[@]}"; then
+			msg2 "Checking packages"
+			sudo -u "$makepkg_user" checkpkg
+		else
+			warning "Skipped checkpkg due to missing packages"
+		fi
+	fi
 	true
 fi