diff --git a/Makefile.toml b/Makefile.toml
index a5a757eca..2365028e9 100644
--- a/Makefile.toml
+++ b/Makefile.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ args = ["knip:report"]
 [tasks.knip-report.windows]
 command = "pnpm.cmd"
 
+[tasks.knip-check]
+description = "Fail on unused frontend code and dependencies"
+command = "pnpm"
+args = ["knip:check"]
+
+[tasks.knip-check.windows]
+command = "pnpm.cmd"
+
 [tasks.lint-staged]
 description = "Run lint-staged for staged files"
 command = "pnpm"
@@ -126,6 +134,6 @@ end
 has_frontend = exec git diff @{u}..HEAD --quiet -- "*.js" "*.jsx" "*.ts" "*.tsx" "*.json" "*.css" "*.scss" "*.html"
 if eq ${has_frontend.code} 1
   cm_run_task typecheck
-  cm_run_task knip-report
+  cm_run_task knip-check
 end
 '''
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 11cd1f9cc..adf48d44c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "i18n:format": "node scripts/cleanup-unused-i18n.mjs --align --apply",
     "i18n:types": "node scripts/generate-i18n-keys.mjs",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "knip:check": "knip",
     "knip:report": "knip --no-exit-code"
   },
   "dependencies": {