diff --git a/.decent_ci-Linux.yaml b/.decent_ci-Linux.yaml
index 246241a..0b4b9d8 100644
--- a/.decent_ci-Linux.yaml
+++ b/.decent_ci-Linux.yaml
@@ -27,4 +27,8 @@ compilers:
     cmake_extra_flags: -DBUILD_SAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DBUILD_PACKAGE:BOOL=ON -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON
   - name: cppcheck
     compiler_extra_flags: --enable=all -I include --inline-suppr -Umax  --suppress="*:cmake*" --suppress="*:unittests/catch.hpp" --force
+  - name: custom_check
+    commands:
+       - ./contrib/check_for_tabs.rb
+    
 
diff --git a/contrib/check_for_tabs.rb b/contrib/check_for_tabs.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bee7d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/check_for_tabs.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require 'json'
+
+`grep -rPIHn '\t' src/* include/* samples/*`.lines { |line|
+  if /(?<filename>.+(hpp|cpp|chai)):(?<linenumber>[0-9]+):(?<restofline>.+)/ =~ line 
+    puts(JSON.dump({:line => linenumber, :filename => filename, :tool => "tab_checker", :message => "Source Code Line Contains Tabs", :messagetype => "warning"}))
+  end
+}
+
+