diff --git a/states/nftables/config.sls b/states/nftables/config.sls
index 88eff81..44d04d8 100644
--- a/states/nftables/config.sls
+++ b/states/nftables/config.sls
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ nftables-main-config:
     - require:
       - file: nftables-rules-config
       - pkg: nftables-pkg
+
+nftables-config-check:
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: nftables -c -f /etc/nftables.conf
+    - stateful: True
diff --git a/states/nftables/service.sls b/states/nftables/service.sls
index c0b3633..792319f 100644
--- a/states/nftables/service.sls
+++ b/states/nftables/service.sls
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ nftables-service:
     - enable: true
     - require:
       - pkg: nftables-pkg
+      - cmd: nftables-config-check