diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 7db0adf59..861121a98 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Imports:
     remotes (>= 2.5.0),
     rlang (>= 1.1.6),
     roxygen2 (>= 7.3.3),
+    rprojroot,
     rversions (>= 2.1.2),
     sessioninfo (>= 1.2.3),
     stats,
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 8810e8904..f81408c4c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # devtools (development version)
 
+* `check()` now runs `pkgdown::check_pkgdown()` optionally (@olivroy, #2449)
+
 # devtools 2.4.6
 
 * Functions that use httr now explicitly check that it is installed
diff --git a/R/check.R b/R/check.R
index 11489ffb1..3c6f1c7d6 100644
--- a/R/check.R
+++ b/R/check.R
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #'   roxygen2 version matches the version declared in the `DESCRIPTION`
 #'   file. Use `TRUE` or `FALSE` to override the default.
 #' @param build_args Additional arguments passed to `R CMD build`
+#' @param pkgdown Should run [pkgdown::check_pkgdown()]?
 #' @param ... Additional arguments passed on to [pkgbuild::build()].
 #' @param vignettes If `FALSE`, do not build or check vignettes, equivalent to
 #'   using `args = '--ignore-vignettes'` and `build_args = '--no-build-vignettes'`.
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ check <- function(pkg = ".",
                   run_dont_test = FALSE,
                   args = "--timings",
                   env_vars = c(NOT_CRAN = "true"),
+                  pkgdown = NULL,
                   quiet = FALSE,
                   check_dir = NULL,
                   cleanup = deprecated(),
@@ -90,6 +92,17 @@ check <- function(pkg = ".",
       cli::cat_line()
     }
   }
+  pkgdown <- pkgdown %||% has_pkgdown(pkg$path)
+
+  if (pkgdown) {
+    if (!quiet) {
+      cat_rule("Checking pkgdown", col = "cyan", line = 2)
+    }
+    pkgdown::check_pkgdown(pkg = pkg$path)
+    if (!quiet) {
+      cli::cat_line()
+    }
+  }
 
   if (!quiet) {
     cat_rule("Building", col = "cyan", line = 2)
@@ -151,6 +164,17 @@ can_document <- function(pkg) {
   }
 }
 
+has_pkgdown <- function(path) {
+  tryCatch(
+    !is.null(
+      rprojroot::find_root_file(
+        criterion = rprojroot::is_pkgdown_project,
+        path = path)
+      ),
+    error = function(e) FALSE
+    )
+}
+
 #' @export
 #' @rdname check
 #' @param path Path to built package.
diff --git a/man/check.Rd b/man/check.Rd
index 1acf0c256..75a0dab80 100644
--- a/man/check.Rd
+++ b/man/check.Rd
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ check(
   run_dont_test = FALSE,
   args = "--timings",
   env_vars = c(NOT_CRAN = "true"),
+  pkgdown = NULL,
   quiet = FALSE,
   check_dir = NULL,
   cleanup = deprecated(),
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ Windows.)}
 
 \item{env_vars}{Environment variables set during \verb{R CMD check}}
 
+\item{pkgdown}{Should run \code{\link[pkgdown:check_pkgdown]{pkgdown::check_pkgdown()}}?}
+
 \item{quiet}{if \code{TRUE} suppresses output from this function.}
 
 \item{check_dir}{Path to a directory where the check is performed.