diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
index e0c6975ee3a8..1cd1d1677c1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  uncommitted-code-check:
+    name: uncommitted-code-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check generated deploy code
+        run: make generate-deploy
+
+      - name: Check for uncommitted changes for deploy directory
+        run: make check-deploy-committed
+
+      - name: Show the uncommitted "git diff"
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        run: git diff ; false
   e2e-build-test:
     name: e2e-build-test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7a4067fbf2f4..8a8787f7e74e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ generate-deploy:
 	go mod vendor
 	$(MAKE) -C deploy
 
+.PHONY: check-deploy-committed
+check-deploy-committed: ## Fail in case there are uncommitted changes for deploy directory
+	test -z "$(shell git status --short)" || (echo "files were modified: " ; git status --short ; false)
+
 #
 # e2e testing by compiling e2e.test in case it does not exist and running the
 # executable. The e2e.test executable is not checked as a dependency in the