diff --git a/tools/git_diff_check b/tools/git_diff_check
index 98454c1ba..e50f39209 100755
--- a/tools/git_diff_check
+++ b/tools/git_diff_check
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+git diff-files --quiet --ignore-submodules **/*.md
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+    echo "git diff found modified cli help, please run make cli-docs"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Evaluate git index for differences, if found print message and fail.
 git diff-index --cached --quiet --ignore-submodules HEAD -- **/*.golden
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
@@ -31,4 +38,11 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "no git diff detected, make target completed successfully"
\ No newline at end of file
+git diff-index --cached --quiet --ignore-submodules HEAD -- **/*.md
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+    echo "git diff found modified cli help, please run make cli-docs"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "no git diff detected, make target completed successfully"