diff --git a/manager/.gitlab-ci.yml b/manager/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 60d8b361ada498ac0444672ade0004dd948ba53a..c709e733bde4a589387f46d80ef4a9ff30381f3a 100644
--- a/manager/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/manager/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ default:
     - linux
     - amd64
 
+examples:py3.11:
+  stage: check
+  script:
+    - poetry install --only main,dev
+    - poe examples
+  variables:
+    PYTHON_INTERPRETER: python3.11
+
 lint:py3.11:
   stage: check
   script:
@@ -20,7 +28,6 @@ lint:py3.11:
   variables:
     PYTHON_INTERPRETER: python3.11
 
-
 .unit: &unit
   stage: check
   script:
diff --git a/manager/pyproject.toml b/manager/pyproject.toml
index 03cb2ac7f257b657c7a82e0fb951a0cb55a42ba1..e9615b7dc363d00fcec3609e625b186f9ba73e7f 100644
--- a/manager/pyproject.toml
+++ b/manager/pyproject.toml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ format = { shell = "black knot_resolver_manager/ tests/ scripts/ build.py; isort
 fixdeps = { shell = "poetry install; npm install; npm update", help = "Install/update dependencies according to configuration files"}
 commit = { shell = "scripts/commit", help = "Invoke every single check before commiting" }
 container = { cmd = "scripts/container.py", help = "Manage containers" }
+examples = { cmd = "scripts/examples", help = "Validate all configuration examples" }
 kresctl = { script = "knot_resolver_manager.cli.main:main", cwd="${POE_PWD}", help="run kresctl" }
 kresctl-nocwd = { script = "knot_resolver_manager.cli.main:main", help="run kresctl" } # Python <3.8 and poethepoet <0.22.0 compatibility (see also `./poe`)
 clean = """
diff --git a/manager/scripts/examples b/manager/scripts/examples
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a5de766eb5c7f4f1fa3f99b9d069f0034639b5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manager/scripts/examples
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ensure consistent behaviour
+src_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+source $src_dir/_env.sh
+
+# validate all configuration examples
+for example in $PWD/etc/knot-resolver/config.example.*.yaml;
+do
+    poe kresctl validate --no-strict $example;
+done