diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index cb95893591..c646457ff7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ commands = python setup.py test --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
 [tox:jenkins]
 downloadcache = ~/cache/pip
 
+[testenv:docs]
+commands=
+    python setup.py build_sphinx
+
 [flake8]
 ignore = E126,E202,W602,H302,H402,E265,H305,H307,H405,H904
 show-source = True