diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index fe61a22d..e62e74f6 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,3 +40,10 @@ foreach(T ${CLI_SINGLE_TESTS})
 
 endforeach()
 
+
+# Link test (build error if inlines missing)
+add_library(link_test_1 link_test_1.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(link_test_1 PUBLIC CLI11)
+add_executable(link_test_2 link_test_2.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(link_test_2 PUBLIC CLI11 link_test_1)
+add_gtest(link_test_2)
diff --git a/tests/link_test_1.cpp b/tests/link_test_1.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42a33e4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/link_test_1.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "CLI/CLI.hpp"
+#include "CLI/Timer.hpp"
+
+int do_nothing() {
+    return 7;
+}
diff --git a/tests/link_test_2.cpp b/tests/link_test_2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85990149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/link_test_2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "CLI/CLI.hpp"
+#include "CLI/Timer.hpp"
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+int do_nothing();
+
+// Verifies there are no ungarded inlines
+TEST(Link, DoNothing) {
+    int a = do_nothing();
+    EXPECT_EQ(7, a);
+}
+