diff --git a/servant-server/servant-server.cabal b/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
index 293cd289..330079a3 100644
--- a/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
+++ b/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
@@ -108,3 +108,14 @@ test-suite spec
     , wai
     , wai-extra
     , warp
+
+test-suite doctests
+ build-depends: base
+              , servant
+              , doctest
+              , filemanip
+ type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
+ main-is: test/Doctests.hs
+ buildable: True
+ default-language: Haskell2010
+ ghc-options: -threaded
diff --git a/servant-server/test/Doctests.hs b/servant-server/test/Doctests.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c63a6d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servant-server/test/Doctests.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module Main where
+
+import           System.FilePath.Find
+import           Test.DocTest
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+    files <- find always (extension ==? ".hs") "src"
+    doctest $ [ "-isrc"
+              , "-optP-include"
+              , "-optPdist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h"
+              , "-XOverloadedStrings"
+              , "-XFlexibleInstances"
+              , "-XMultiParamTypeClasses"
+              , "-XDataKinds"
+              , "-XTypeOperators"
+              ] ++ files
+