diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71c18e5..7f788f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -343,6 +343,16 @@ When I ran this the result was a `second_function` definition like this:
 def second_function(a: int, b: int) -> int:
     return a + b + 3
 ```
+## Using in CI
+
+The `--check` option causes `symbex` to return a non-zero exit code if any matches are found for your query.
+
+You can use this in CI to guard against things like functions being added without documentation:
+
+```bash
+symbex --function --undocumented --check
+```
+This will fail silently but set a `1` exit code if there are any undocumented functions.
 
 ## Similar tools
 
@@ -425,6 +435,7 @@ Options:
   --partially-typed          Filter functions with partial type annotations
   --fully-typed              Filter functions with full type annotations
   --no-init                  Filter to exclude any __init__ methods
+  --check                    Exit with non-zero code if any matches found
   --replace                  Replace matching symbol with text from stdin
   --help                     Show this message and exit.
 
diff --git a/symbex/cli.py b/symbex/cli.py
index d6a246c..76e84a6 100644
--- a/symbex/cli.py
+++ b/symbex/cli.py
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@
     is_flag=True,
     help="Filter to exclude any __init__ methods",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--check", is_flag=True, help="Exit with non-zero code if any matches found"
+)
 @click.option(
     "--replace",
     is_flag=True,
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ def cli(
     partially_typed,
     fully_typed,
     no_init,
+    check,
     replace,
 ):
     """
@@ -391,9 +395,10 @@ def filter(node: ast.AST) -> bool:
         for node, class_name in nodes:
             if not filter(node):
                 continue
-            if count:
+            if count or check:
                 num_matches += 1
-                continue
+                if count or not signatures:
+                    continue
             # If file is within pwd, print relative path
             if pwd in file.resolve().parents:
                 path = file.resolve().relative_to(pwd)
@@ -425,6 +430,9 @@ def filter(node: ast.AST) -> bool:
     if count:
         click.echo(num_matches)
 
+    if check and num_matches > 0:
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     if replace:
         # Only works if we got a single match
         if len(replace_matches) != 1:
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.py b/tests/test_filters.py
index b7a2735..c9dcad2 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -210,3 +210,14 @@ def test_filters(args, expected):
     )
     assert result2.exit_code == 0
     assert result2.stdout.strip() == str(expected_count)
+
+    # And the --check option
+    result3 = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        full_args + ["--check"],
+        catch_exceptions=False,
+    )
+    if expected:
+        assert result3.exit_code == 1
+    else:
+        assert result3.exit_code == 0