diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9c9ad7a4e..c5a15140d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ matrix:
       - { python: "3.6", env: DJANGO=2.0 }
       - { python: "2.7", env: TOXENV=lint }
       - { python: "2.7", env: TOXENV=docs }
+      - python: "2.7"
+        env: TOXENV=readme
+        addons:
+          apt_packages: pandoc
     exclude:
       - { python: "2.7", env: DJANGO=master }
       - { python: "2.7", env: DJANGO=2.0 }
diff --git a/requirements/requirements-packaging.txt b/requirements/requirements-packaging.txt
index f12d4af0e..76b15f832 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-packaging.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-packaging.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ transifex-client==0.11
 
 # Pandoc to have a nice pypi page
 pypandoc
+
+# readme_renderer to check readme syntax
+readme_renderer
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e2c7c2feb..eea6bbf37 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ envlist =
        {py27,py34,py35}-django110,
        {py27,py34,py35,py36}-django111,
        {py34,py35,py36}-django20,
-       {py35,py36}-djangomaster
-       lint,docs
+       {py35,py36}-djangomaster,
+       lint,docs,readme,
 
 [travis:env]
 DJANGO =
@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ commands = mkdocs build
 deps =
        -rrequirements/requirements-testing.txt
        -rrequirements/requirements-documentation.txt
+
+[testenv:readme]
+commands = ./setup.py check -rs
+deps =
+       -rrequirements/requirements-packaging.txt