diff --git a/fixtures/plugins/astro/package.json b/fixtures/plugins/astro/package.json
index 304895195..3e912aa11 100644
--- a/fixtures/plugins/astro/package.json
+++ b/fixtures/plugins/astro/package.json
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
     "start": "astro dev",
     "build": "astro build",
     "preview": "astro preview",
-    "astro": "astro"
+    "astro": "astro",
+    "check": "astro check"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@astrojs/mdx": "*",
     "@astrojs/rss": "*",
     "@astrojs/sitemap": "*",
     "astro": "*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@astrojs/check": "*"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/astro/index.ts b/src/plugins/astro/index.ts
index bf240822a..d8ae984cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/astro/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/astro/index.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@ export const ENTRY_FILE_PATTERNS = ['astro.config.{js,cjs,mjs,ts}', 'src/content
 export const PRODUCTION_ENTRY_FILE_PATTERNS = ['src/pages/**/*.{astro,mdx,js,ts}', 'src/content/**/*.mdx'];
 
 export const findDependencies: GenericPluginCallback = async (configFilePath, options) => {
-  const { config } = options;
+  const { config, manifest } = options;
 
-  return config.entry
+  const dependencies = config.entry
     ? config.entry.map(toProductionEntryPattern)
     : [...ENTRY_FILE_PATTERNS.map(toEntryPattern), ...PRODUCTION_ENTRY_FILE_PATTERNS.map(toProductionEntryPattern)];
+
+  if (manifest.scripts && Object.values(manifest.scripts).some(script => /astro (--.+ )?check/.test(script))) {
+    dependencies.push('@astrojs/check');
+  }
+
+  return dependencies;
 };
diff --git a/test/plugins/astro.test.ts b/test/plugins/astro.test.ts
index 990cb9a31..0166b3517 100644
--- a/test/plugins/astro.test.ts
+++ b/test/plugins/astro.test.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import baseCounters from '../helpers/baseCounters.js';
 const cwd = resolve('fixtures/plugins/astro');
 
 test('Find dependencies in Astro configuration', async () => {
-  const { counters } = await main({
+  const { issues, counters } = await main({
     ...baseArguments,
     cwd,
   });
 
+  assert(!issues.devDependencies['package.json']['@astrojs/check']);
+
   assert.deepEqual(counters, {
     ...baseCounters,
     processed: 18,