diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
index 94e4f86..c3f2a0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: clazy
             apt_pgks:
-              - clazy
+              - clazy cppcheck
 
     steps:
       - name: Install ninja-build tool
@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Project
         id: ctest
         run: cmake --build --preset=${{ matrix.config.name }}
+
+      - name: Run cppcheck
+        if: ${{ matrix.config.name == 'clazy' }}
+        run: cmake --build --preset=${{ matrix.config.name }} --target cppcheck
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bc880a4..58a9a4d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,3 +109,16 @@ if(${PROJECT_NAME}_IS_ROOT_PROJECT)
 endif()
 
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
+
+# TODO once cppcheck is passing change --error-exitcode=1 so CI step fails on new errors
+add_custom_target(
+  cppcheck
+  COMMENT "Run cppcheck on sources"
+  USES_TERMINAL
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}
+  COMMAND
+    ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env cppcheck --project=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/compile_commands.json --enable=all
+    --error-exitcode=0 --language=c++ --inline-suppr --quiet --disable=missingInclude,unusedFunction
+    --check-level=exhaustive --library=qt.cfg -i3rdParty/ --suppress=*:*.moc --suppress=*:*moc_*.cpp -i/cmake/ECM/
+    -i/cmake/KDAB/
+)
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index 0a7fcaa..9b45517 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
             "cacheVariables": {
                 "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Debug",
                 "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER" : "clazy",
+                "CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS" : "ON",
                 "KDBindings_TESTS" : "ON",
                 "KDBindings_EXAMPLES" : "ON",
                 "KDBindings_ERROR_ON_WARNING" : "ON"