diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 305155d84b..d6ba7f9a23 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,28 @@
 image: node:16
 
 stages:
+  - check-changelog
   - lint
   - build
   - test
   - deploy
 
+check-changelog:
+  stage: check-changelog
+  image: alpine
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_PROJECT_PATH == 'pleroma/pleroma-fe' && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME =~ /^renovate/
+      when: never
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_PROJECT_PATH == 'pleroma/pleroma-fe' && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME == 'weblate'
+      when: never
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "develop"
+  before_script: ''
+  after_script: ''
+  cache: {}
+  script:
+    - apk add git
+    - sh ./tools/check-changelog
+
 lint:
   stage: lint
   script:
diff --git a/tools/check-changelog b/tools/check-changelog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86758d1d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/check-changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "looking for change log"
+
+git remote add upstream https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma-fe.git
+git fetch upstream ${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME}:refs/remotes/upstream/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
+
+git diff --raw upstream/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME HEAD -- changelog.d | \
+    grep ' A\t' | grep '\.\(skip\|add\|remove\|fix\|security\)$'
+ret=$?
+
+if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "found a changelog entry"
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo "changelog entry not found"
+    exit 1
+fi