diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index fb68041eb..46884560e 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export(build_vignettes)
 export(check)
 export(check_built)
 export(check_dep_version)
+export(check_mac_devel)
 export(check_mac_release)
 export(check_man)
 export(check_rhub)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 698c98a8d..9c2d1d782 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # devtools (development version)
 
+* New `check_mac_devel()` function to check a package using the macOS builder at https://mac.r-project.org/macbuilder/submit.html (@nfrerebeau, #2507)
 * `is_loading()` is now re-exported from pkgload (#2556).
 * `load_all()` now errors if called recursively, i.e. if you accidentally include a `load_all()` call in one of your R source files (#2617).
 
diff --git a/R/check-mac.R b/R/check-mac.R
index b4ed56d06..ebfd616ca 100644
--- a/R/check-mac.R
+++ b/R/check-mac.R
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #' Check a package on macOS
 #'
-#' This function first bundles a source package, then uploads it to
-#' <https://mac.r-project.org/macbuilder/submit.html>. This function returns a
-#' link to the page where the check results will appear.
+#' Check on either the released or development versions of R, using
+#' <https://mac.r-project.org/macbuilder/>.
+#'
 #'
 #' @template devtools
 #' @inheritParams check_win
@@ -21,11 +21,56 @@ check_mac_release <- function(
 ) {
   check_dots_used(action = getOption("devtools.ellipsis_action", rlang::warn))
 
+  check_mac(
+    pkg = pkg,
+    version = "R-release",
+    dep_pkgs = dep_pkgs,
+    args = args,
+    manual = manual,
+    quiet = quiet,
+    ...
+  )
+}
+
+#' @rdname check_mac_release
+#' @export
+check_mac_devel <- function(
+  pkg = ".",
+  dep_pkgs = character(),
+  args = NULL,
+  manual = TRUE,
+  quiet = FALSE,
+  ...
+) {
+  check_dots_used(action = getOption("devtools.ellipsis_action", rlang::warn))
+
+  check_mac(
+    pkg = pkg,
+    version = "R-devel",
+    dep_pkgs = dep_pkgs,
+    args = args,
+    manual = manual,
+    quiet = quiet,
+    ...
+  )
+}
+
+check_mac <- function(
+  pkg = ".",
+  version = c("R-devel", "R-release"),
+  dep_pkgs = character(),
+  args = NULL,
+  manual = TRUE,
+  quiet = FALSE,
+  ...
+) {
   pkg <- as.package(pkg)
 
+  version <- match.arg(version, several.ok = FALSE)
+
   if (!quiet) {
     cli::cli_inform(c(
-      "Building macOS version of {.pkg {pkg$package}} ({pkg$version})",
+      "Checking macOS version of {.pkg {pkg$package}} ({pkg$version})",
       i = "Using https://mac.r-project.org/macbuilder/submit.html."
     ))
   }
@@ -56,7 +101,10 @@ check_mac_release <- function(
   url <- "https://mac.r-project.org/macbuilder/v1/submit"
 
   rlang::check_installed("httr")
-  body <- list(pkgfile = httr::upload_file(built_path))
+  body <- list(
+    pkgfile = httr::upload_file(built_path),
+    rflavor = tolower(version)
+  )
 
   if (length(dep_built_paths) > 0) {
     uploads <- lapply(dep_built_paths, httr::upload_file)
diff --git a/man/check_mac_release.Rd b/man/check_mac_release.Rd
index baa5793d7..7ace23b63 100644
--- a/man/check_mac_release.Rd
+++ b/man/check_mac_release.Rd
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 % Please edit documentation in R/check-mac.R
 \name{check_mac_release}
 \alias{check_mac_release}
+\alias{check_mac_devel}
 \title{Check a package on macOS}
 \usage{
 check_mac_release(
@@ -12,6 +13,15 @@ check_mac_release(
   quiet = FALSE,
   ...
 )
+
+check_mac_devel(
+  pkg = ".",
+  dep_pkgs = character(),
+  args = NULL,
+  manual = TRUE,
+  quiet = FALSE,
+  ...
+)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{pkg}{The package to use, can be a file path to the package or a
@@ -34,9 +44,8 @@ or \verb{R CMD install} if \code{binary = TRUE}.}
 The url with the check results (invisibly)
 }
 \description{
-This function first bundles a source package, then uploads it to
-\url{https://mac.r-project.org/macbuilder/submit.html}. This function returns a
-link to the page where the check results will appear.
+Check on either the released or development versions of R, using
+\url{https://mac.r-project.org/macbuilder/}.
 }
 \seealso{
 Other build functions: