diff --git a/bin/pie b/bin/pie
index b85fce44..3656caae 100755
--- a/bin/pie
+++ b/bin/pie
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Php\Pie;
 
 use Php\Pie\Command\BuildCommand;
+use Php\Pie\Command\CheckBuildToolsCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\DownloadCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\InfoCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\InstallCommand;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ $application->setCommandLoader(new ContainerCommandLoader(
         'self-update' => SelfUpdateCommand::class,
         'self-verify' => SelfVerifyCommand::class,
         'install-extensions-for-project' => InstallExtensionsForProjectCommand::class,
+        'check-build-tools' => CheckBuildToolsCommand::class,
     ],
 ));
 
diff --git a/src/Command/CheckBuildToolsCommand.php b/src/Command/CheckBuildToolsCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e590569b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Command/CheckBuildToolsCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Php\Pie\Command;
+
+use Composer\IO\IOInterface;
+use Php\Pie\Platform\OperatingSystem;
+use Php\Pie\Platform\PackageManager;
+use Php\Pie\Platform\TargetPlatform;
+use Php\Pie\SelfManage\BuildTools\CheckAllBuildTools;
+use Php\Pie\Util\Emoji;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+use function sprintf;
+
+#[AsCommand(
+    name: 'check-build-tools',
+    description: 'Check that all build tools required to compile PHP extensions are installed.',
+)]
+final class CheckBuildToolsCommand extends Command
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly CheckAllBuildTools $checkAllBuildTools,
+        private readonly PackageManager|null $packageManager,
+        private readonly IOInterface $io,
+    ) {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    public function configure(): void
+    {
+        parent::configure();
+
+        CommandHelper::configurePhpConfigOptions($this);
+        CommandHelper::configureBuildToolsCheckOptions($this);
+    }
+
+    public function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        $targetPlatform = CommandHelper::determineTargetPlatformFromInputs($input, $this->io);
+
+        if ($targetPlatform->operatingSystem === OperatingSystem::Windows) {
+            $this->io->writeError('Build tools are not required on Windows systems!');
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        $statuses = $this->checkAllBuildTools->statuses($targetPlatform, $this->packageManager);
+
+        $this->io->write("\n" . '<options=bold,underscore>Build tools typically required to build extensions:</>');
+
+        $anyMissing = false;
+        foreach ($statuses as $status) {
+            if ($status->found) {
+                $this->io->write(sprintf('  %s %s', Emoji::GREEN_CHECKMARK, $status->toolNames));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $anyMissing = true;
+            $this->io->write(sprintf(
+                '  %s %s%s',
+                Emoji::CROSS,
+                $status->toolNames,
+                $status->packageName !== null ? sprintf(' (installs with package: %s)', $status->packageName) : '',
+            ));
+        }
+
+        if (! $anyMissing) {
+            $this->io->write(sprintf("\n" . '<info>%s All build tools are installed.</info>', Emoji::GREEN_CHECKMARK));
+
+            return Command::SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        $this->io->write('');
+
+        $this->checkAllBuildTools->check(
+            $this->io,
+            $this->packageManager,
+            $targetPlatform,
+            CommandHelper::autoInstallBuildTools($input),
+        );
+
+        // Check again things got installed as expected
+        if (! $this->allToolsFound($targetPlatform)) {
+            $this->io->writeError(sprintf("\n" . '<error>%s Some build tools are still missing.</error>', Emoji::CROSS));
+
+            return Command::FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        $this->io->write(sprintf("\n" . '<info>%s All build tools are now installed.</info>', Emoji::GREEN_CHECKMARK));
+
+        return Command::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    private function allToolsFound(TargetPlatform $targetPlatform): bool
+    {
+        foreach ($this->checkAllBuildTools->statuses($targetPlatform, $this->packageManager) as $status) {
+            if (! $status->found) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Command/CommandHelper.php b/src/Command/CommandHelper.php
index 6bf0f0f5..4b99842f 100644
--- a/src/Command/CommandHelper.php
+++ b/src/Command/CommandHelper.php
@@ -109,6 +109,16 @@ public static function configurePhpConfigOptions(Command $command): void
         );
     }
 
+    public static function configureBuildToolsCheckOptions(Command $command): void
+    {
+        $command->addOption(
+            self::OPTION_AUTO_INSTALL_BUILD_TOOLS,
+            null,
+            InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
+            'If build tools are missing, automatically install them, instead of prompting.',
+        );
+    }
+
     public static function configureDownloadBuildInstallOptions(Command $command, bool $withRequestedPackageAndVersion = true): void
     {
         if ($withRequestedPackageAndVersion) {
@@ -161,12 +171,7 @@ public static function configureDownloadBuildInstallOptions(Command $command, bo
             'Select a PIE package for a given extension name, e.g. `--select=foo=myvendor/foo` to resolve the `ext-foo` extension to `myvendor/foo` PIE package.',
         );
 
-        $command->addOption(
-            self::OPTION_AUTO_INSTALL_BUILD_TOOLS,
-            null,
-            InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
-            'If build tools are missing, automatically install them, instead of prompting.',
-        );
+        self::configureBuildToolsCheckOptions($command);
         $command->addOption(
             self::OPTION_SUPPRESS_BUILD_TOOLS_CHECK,
             null,
diff --git a/src/Container.php b/src/Container.php
index bf547bf3..63bd7602 100644
--- a/src/Container.php
+++ b/src/Container.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use Php\Pie\Building\WindowsBuild;
 use Php\Pie\Command\ArgvInput;
 use Php\Pie\Command\BuildCommand;
+use Php\Pie\Command\CheckBuildToolsCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\DownloadCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\InfoCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\InstallCommand;
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ static function (ConsoleCommandEvent $event) use (&$displayedBanner, $io): void
         $container->singleton(SelfUpdateCommand::class);
         $container->singleton(SelfVerifyCommand::class);
         $container->singleton(InstallExtensionsForProjectCommand::class);
+        $container->singleton(CheckBuildToolsCommand::class);
 
         $container->singleton(IOInterface::class, static function (ContainerInterface $container): IOInterface {
             return new ConsoleIO(
diff --git a/src/SelfManage/BuildTools/BuildToolStatus.php b/src/SelfManage/BuildTools/BuildToolStatus.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfa13706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SelfManage/BuildTools/BuildToolStatus.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Php\Pie\SelfManage\BuildTools;
+
+/** @internal This is not public API for PIE, so should not be depended upon unless you accept the risk of BC breaks */
+final class BuildToolStatus
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public readonly string $toolNames,
+        public readonly bool $found,
+        public readonly string|null $packageName,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/SelfManage/BuildTools/CheckAllBuildTools.php b/src/SelfManage/BuildTools/CheckAllBuildTools.php
index 4c41074b..8ff3bb64 100644
--- a/src/SelfManage/BuildTools/CheckAllBuildTools.php
+++ b/src/SelfManage/BuildTools/CheckAllBuildTools.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Php\Pie\Platform\TargetPlatform;
 use Throwable;
 
+use function array_map;
 use function array_unique;
 use function array_values;
 use function count;
@@ -114,38 +115,51 @@ public function __construct(
     ) {
     }
 
+    /** @return list<BuildToolStatus> */
+    public function statuses(TargetPlatform $targetPlatform, PackageManager|null $packageManager): array
+    {
+        return array_map(
+            static function (BinaryBuildToolFinder $buildTool) use ($targetPlatform, $packageManager): BuildToolStatus {
+                $found = $buildTool->check($targetPlatform);
+
+                return new BuildToolStatus(
+                    $buildTool->toolNames(),
+                    $found,
+                    $found || $packageManager === null ? null : $buildTool->packageNameFor($packageManager, $targetPlatform),
+                );
+            },
+            $this->buildTools,
+        );
+    }
+
     public function check(IOInterface $io, PackageManager|null $packageManager, TargetPlatform $targetPlatform, bool $autoInstallIfMissing): void
     {
         $io->write('<info>Checking if all build tools are installed.</info>', verbosity: IOInterface::VERBOSE);
         /** @var list<string> $packagesToInstall */
         $packagesToInstall = [];
         $missingTools      = [];
-        $allFound          = true;
 
-        foreach ($this->buildTools as $buildTool) {
-            if ($buildTool->check($targetPlatform) !== false) {
-                $io->write('Build tool ' . $buildTool->toolNames() . ' is installed.', verbosity: IOInterface::VERY_VERBOSE);
+        foreach ($this->statuses($targetPlatform, $packageManager) as $status) {
+            if ($status->found) {
+                $io->write('Build tool ' . $status->toolNames . ' is installed.', verbosity: IOInterface::VERY_VERBOSE);
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $allFound       = false;
-            $missingTools[] = $buildTool->toolNames();
+            $missingTools[] = $status->toolNames;
 
             if ($packageManager === null) {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $packageName = $buildTool->packageNameFor($packageManager, $targetPlatform);
-
-            if ($packageName === null) {
-                $io->writeError('<warning>Could not find package name for build tool ' . $buildTool->toolNames() . '.</warning>', verbosity: IOInterface::VERBOSE);
+            if ($status->packageName === null) {
+                $io->writeError('<warning>Could not find package name for build tool ' . $status->toolNames . '.</warning>', verbosity: IOInterface::VERBOSE);
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $packagesToInstall[] = $packageName;
+            $packagesToInstall[] = $status->packageName;
         }
 
-        if ($allFound) {
+        if (! count($missingTools)) {
             $io->write('<info>All build tools found.</info>', verbosity: IOInterface::VERBOSE);
 
             return;
diff --git a/test/integration/Command/CheckBuildToolsCommandTest.php b/test/integration/Command/CheckBuildToolsCommandTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f44710e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/Command/CheckBuildToolsCommandTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Php\PieIntegrationTest\Command;
+
+use Composer\Util\Platform;
+use Php\Pie\Command\CheckBuildToolsCommand;
+use Php\Pie\Container;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\RequiresOperatingSystemFamily;
+
+#[CoversClass(CheckBuildToolsCommand::class)]
+final class CheckBuildToolsCommandTest extends IsolatedWorkingDirectoryTestCase
+{
+    private CommandTester $commandTester;
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->commandTester = new CommandTester(Container::testFactory()->get(CheckBuildToolsCommand::class));
+    }
+
+    public function testCheckBuildToolsCommandListsRequiredToolsAndSucceeds(): void
+    {
+        if (Platform::isWindows()) {
+            self::markTestSkipped('This test can only run on non-Windows systems');
+        }
+
+        $this->commandTester->execute([]);
+
+        $this->commandTester->assertCommandIsSuccessful();
+
+        $outputString = $this->commandTester->getDisplay();
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Build tools typically required to build extensions:', $outputString);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('gcc', $outputString);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('make', $outputString);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('phpize', $outputString);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('All build tools are installed.', $outputString);
+    }
+
+    #[RequiresOperatingSystemFamily('Windows')]
+    public function testCheckBuildToolsCommandSkipsCheckOnWindows(): void
+    {
+        $this->commandTester->execute([]);
+
+        $this->commandTester->assertCommandIsSuccessful();
+
+        $outputString = $this->commandTester->getDisplay();
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Build tools are not required on Windows systems!', $outputString);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/SelfManage/BuildTools/CheckAllBuildToolsTest.php b/test/unit/SelfManage/BuildTools/CheckAllBuildToolsTest.php
index ecd756d3..ef3e2539 100644
--- a/test/unit/SelfManage/BuildTools/CheckAllBuildToolsTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/SelfManage/BuildTools/CheckAllBuildToolsTest.php
@@ -21,6 +21,62 @@
 #[CoversClass(CheckAllBuildTools::class)]
 final class CheckAllBuildToolsTest extends TestCase
 {
+    private static function targetPlatform(): TargetPlatform
+    {
+        return new TargetPlatform(
+            OperatingSystem::NonWindows,
+            OperatingSystemFamily::Linux,
+            PhpBinaryPath::fromCurrentProcess(),
+            Architecture::x86_64,
+            ThreadSafetyMode::NonThreadSafe,
+            1,
+            null,
+            null,
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testStatusesReportsFoundToolWithNoPackageName(): void
+    {
+        $checkAllBuildTools = new CheckAllBuildTools([
+            new BinaryBuildToolFinder('echo', [PackageManager::Test->value => 'coreutils']),
+        ]);
+
+        $statuses = $checkAllBuildTools->statuses(self::targetPlatform(), PackageManager::Test);
+
+        self::assertCount(1, $statuses);
+        self::assertSame('echo', $statuses[0]->toolNames);
+        self::assertTrue($statuses[0]->found);
+        self::assertNull($statuses[0]->packageName);
+    }
+
+    public function testStatusesReportsMissingToolWithPackageNameWhenPackageManagerKnown(): void
+    {
+        $checkAllBuildTools = new CheckAllBuildTools([
+            new BinaryBuildToolFinder('bloop', [PackageManager::Test->value => 'coreutils']),
+        ]);
+
+        $statuses = $checkAllBuildTools->statuses(self::targetPlatform(), PackageManager::Test);
+
+        self::assertCount(1, $statuses);
+        self::assertSame('bloop', $statuses[0]->toolNames);
+        self::assertFalse($statuses[0]->found);
+        self::assertSame('coreutils', $statuses[0]->packageName);
+    }
+
+    public function testStatusesReportsMissingToolWithoutPackageNameWhenNoPackageManagerKnown(): void
+    {
+        $checkAllBuildTools = new CheckAllBuildTools([
+            new BinaryBuildToolFinder('bloop', [PackageManager::Test->value => 'coreutils']),
+        ]);
+
+        $statuses = $checkAllBuildTools->statuses(self::targetPlatform(), null);
+
+        self::assertCount(1, $statuses);
+        self::assertSame('bloop', $statuses[0]->toolNames);
+        self::assertFalse($statuses[0]->found);
+        self::assertNull($statuses[0]->packageName);
+    }
+
     public function testCheckDoesNothingWhenAllBuildToolsAreFound(): void
     {
         $io = new BufferIO(verbosity: OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_VERY_VERBOSE);
@@ -32,16 +88,7 @@ public function testCheckDoesNothingWhenAllBuildToolsAreFound(): void
         $checkAllBuildTools->check(
             $io,
             PackageManager::Test,
-            new TargetPlatform(
-                OperatingSystem::NonWindows,
-                OperatingSystemFamily::Linux,
-                PhpBinaryPath::fromCurrentProcess(),
-                Architecture::x86_64,
-                ThreadSafetyMode::NonThreadSafe,
-                1,
-                null,
-                null,
-            ),
+            self::targetPlatform(),
             false,
         );
 
@@ -63,16 +110,7 @@ public function testCheckInstallsMissingToolWhenPromptedInInteractiveMode(): voi
         $checkAllBuildTools->check(
             $io,
             PackageManager::Test,
-            new TargetPlatform(
-                OperatingSystem::NonWindows,
-                OperatingSystemFamily::Linux,
-                PhpBinaryPath::fromCurrentProcess(),
-                Architecture::x86_64,
-                ThreadSafetyMode::NonThreadSafe,
-                1,
-                null,
-                null,
-            ),
+            self::targetPlatform(),
             false,
         );
 
@@ -95,16 +133,7 @@ public function testCheckDoesNotInstallToolsWhenInNonInteractiveModeAndFlagNotPr
         $checkAllBuildTools->check(
             $io,
             PackageManager::Test,
-            new TargetPlatform(
-                OperatingSystem::NonWindows,
-                OperatingSystemFamily::Linux,
-                PhpBinaryPath::fromCurrentProcess(),
-                Architecture::x86_64,
-                ThreadSafetyMode::NonThreadSafe,
-                1,
-                null,
-                null,
-            ),
+            self::targetPlatform(),
             false,
         );
 
@@ -126,16 +155,7 @@ public function testCheckInstallsMissingToolInNonInteractiveModeAndFlagIsProvide
         $checkAllBuildTools->check(
             $io,
             PackageManager::Test,
-            new TargetPlatform(
-                OperatingSystem::NonWindows,
-                OperatingSystemFamily::Linux,
-                PhpBinaryPath::fromCurrentProcess(),
-                Architecture::x86_64,
-                ThreadSafetyMode::NonThreadSafe,
-                1,
-                null,
-                null,
-            ),
+            self::targetPlatform(),
             true,
         );