diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index b3b14e1a..24eff6c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ jobs:
       run: bat --list-languages
     - name: List of themes
       run: bat --list-themes
+    - name: Test custom assets
+      run: tests/syntax-tests/test_custom_assets.sh
 
   documentation:
     name: Documentation
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/BatTestCustomAssets.sublime-syntax b/tests/syntax-tests/BatTestCustomAssets.sublime-syntax
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..912c760e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/BatTestCustomAssets.sublime-syntax
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+# http://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/syntax.html
+name: BatTestCustomAssets
+file_extensions:
+  - battestcustomassets
+scope: source.battestcustomassets
+
+# This syntax is used to test if custom assets work with bat.
+# The way it works is that this syntax is only allowed to be included with
+# custom assets. That way it is easy to test if custom assets are used (and works)
+# or not.
+#
+# This syntax is based on CpuInfo.sublime-syntax.
+
+contexts:
+  main:
+    - match: '^([^:]+)\w*:\w*(.*)$'
+      captures:
+        1: keyword.other.battestcustomassets-key
+        2: string.other.battestcustomassets-value
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/highlighted/BatTestCustomAssets/NoColorsUnlessCustomAssetsAreUsed.battestcustomassets b/tests/syntax-tests/highlighted/BatTestCustomAssets/NoColorsUnlessCustomAssetsAreUsed.battestcustomassets
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caf83b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/highlighted/BatTestCustomAssets/NoColorsUnlessCustomAssetsAreUsed.battestcustomassets
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+custom assets : 0
+are           : the best
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/BatTestCustomAssets/NoColorsUnlessCustomAssetsAreUsed.battestcustomassets b/tests/syntax-tests/source/BatTestCustomAssets/NoColorsUnlessCustomAssetsAreUsed.battestcustomassets
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f769a3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/BatTestCustomAssets/NoColorsUnlessCustomAssetsAreUsed.battestcustomassets
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+custom assets : 0
+are           : the best
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/test_custom_assets.sh b/tests/syntax-tests/test_custom_assets.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..937ca9a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/test_custom_assets.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -o errexit -o nounset -o pipefail
+
+### ENVIRONMENT
+
+BAT_CONFIG_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+export BAT_CONFIG_DIR
+
+BAT_CACHE_PATH=$(mktemp -d)
+export BAT_CACHE_PATH
+
+echo "
+BAT_CONFIG_DIR = ${BAT_CONFIG_DIR}
+BAT_CACHE_PATH = ${BAT_CACHE_PATH}
+"
+
+### HELPER VARS
+
+custom_syntax_args=(
+    "--language=BatTestCustomAssets"
+    "tests/syntax-tests/source/BatTestCustomAssets/NoColorsUnlessCustomAssetsAreUsed.battestcustomassets"
+)
+
+integrated_syntax_args=(
+    "--language=Rust"
+    "examples/simple.rs"
+)
+
+### HELPER FUNCTIONS
+
+echo_step() {
+    echo -e "\n== $1 =="
+}
+
+fail_test() {
+    echo -e "FAIL: $1"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+### TEST STEPS
+
+echo_step "TEST: Make sure 'BatTestCustomAssets' is not part of integrated syntaxes"
+bat -f "${custom_syntax_args[@]}" &&
+    fail_test "EXPECTED: 'unknown syntax' error ACTUAL: no error occured"
+
+echo_step "PREPARE: Install custom syntax 'BatTestCustomAssets'"
+custom_syntaxes_dir="$(bat --config-dir)/syntaxes"
+mkdir -p "${custom_syntaxes_dir}"
+cp -v "tests/syntax-tests/BatTestCustomAssets.sublime-syntax" \
+    "${custom_syntaxes_dir}/BatTestCustomAssets.sublime-syntax"
+
+echo_step "PREPARE: Build custom assets to enable 'BatTestCustomAssets' syntax"
+bat cache --build
+
+echo_step "TEST: 'BatTestCustomAssets' is a known syntax"
+bat -f "${custom_syntax_args[@]}" ||
+    fail_test "EXPECTED: syntax highlighting to work ACTUAL: there was an error"
+
+echo_step "TEST: The 'Rust' syntax is still available"
+bat -f "${integrated_syntax_args[@]}" ||
+    fail_test "EXPECTED: syntax highlighting still works with integrated assets ACTUAL: there was an error"
+
+echo_step "TEST: 'BatTestCustomAssets' is an unknown syntax with --no-custom-assets"
+bat -f --no-custom-assets "${custom_syntax_args[@]}" &&
+    fail_test "EXPECTED: 'unknown syntax' error because of --no-custom-assets ACTUAL: no error occured"
+
+echo_step "TEST: 'bat cache --clear' removes all files"
+bat cache --clear
+remaining_files=$(ls -A "${BAT_CACHE_PATH}")
+[ -z "${remaining_files}" ] ||
+    fail_test "EXPECTED: no files remain ACTUAL: some files remain:\n${remaining_files}"
+
+echo_step "CLEAN"
+rm -rv "${BAT_CONFIG_DIR}" "${BAT_CACHE_PATH}"