diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
index 3d7fdeb6..fe0e4bba 100644
--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ Module::Build->new(
   test_requires => {
     'Test::More' => '1.302083',
     'Env::Path'  => '0',
+    'Test::Compile' => '0',
     'Test::File::ShareDir::Dist' => '0',
   },
   script_files => [
diff --git a/xt/00-compile.t b/xt/00-compile.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..307058af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xt/00-compile.t
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+BEGIN {
+  use FindBin;
+  FindBin::again();
+
+  use Path::Class;
+
+  # stuff useful locations into @INC and $PATH
+  unshift @INC,
+    dir($FindBin::RealBin)->parent->subdir('lib')->stringify,
+    dir($FindBin::RealBin, 'lib')->stringify;
+}
+
+# for netdisco app config
+use App::Netdisco;
+use Test::Compile;
+
+my $test = Test::Compile->new();
+
+my @plfiles = grep {$_ !~ m/(?:sshcollector|graph)/i} $test->all_pl_files();
+my @pmfiles = grep {$_ !~ m/(?:sshcollector|graph)/i} $test->all_pm_files();
+
+$test->ok($test->pl_file_compiles($_), "$_ compiles") for @plfiles;
+$test->ok($test->pm_file_compiles($_), "$_ compiles") for @pmfiles;
+
+$test->done_testing();