diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 0d2d5a8c682..2b1e0f5edc9 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -439,6 +439,11 @@ steps:
   - go run scripts/modowners/modowners.go check go.mod
   image: golang:1.20.8-alpine
   name: validate-modfile
+- commands:
+  - apk add --update make
+  - make validate-api-spec
+  image: golang:1.20.8-alpine
+  name: validate-openapi-spec
 trigger:
   event:
   - pull_request
@@ -1623,6 +1628,11 @@ steps:
   - go run scripts/modowners/modowners.go check go.mod
   image: golang:1.20.8-alpine
   name: validate-modfile
+- commands:
+  - apk add --update make
+  - make validate-api-spec
+  image: golang:1.20.8-alpine
+  name: validate-openapi-spec
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build verify-drone
   depends_on:
@@ -4202,6 +4212,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: gcr_credentials
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: b7009bea932e621db567d1d9da72bd69d408c304585255e1c297dd63d60d956c
+hmac: 0b878d482338e27f3b8208271c974aa6c9cce0c4785eec59cf338464665b9ab5
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_backend.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_backend.star
index 53877f889ba..1dd1f6e8833 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_backend.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_backend.star
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ load(
     "lint_backend_step",
     "lint_drone_step",
     "validate_modfile_step",
+    "validate_openapi_spec_step",
     "wire_install_step",
 )
 load(
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def lint_backend_pipeline(trigger, ver_mode):
     test_steps = [
         lint_backend_step(),
         validate_modfile_step(),
+        validate_openapi_spec_step(),
     ]
 
     if ver_mode == "main":
diff --git a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
index 0ea0aa4432e..5d2910a1786 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
@@ -226,6 +226,16 @@ def validate_modfile_step():
         ],
     }
 
+def validate_openapi_spec_step():
+    return {
+        "name": "validate-openapi-spec",
+        "image": images["go"],
+        "commands": [
+            "apk add --update make",
+            "make validate-api-spec",
+        ],
+    }
+
 def dockerize_step(name, hostname, port):
     return {
         "name": name,