diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-monitoring-container.yml b/.github/workflows/build-monitoring-container.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f3edf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-monitoring-container.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Build Monitoring Container
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  test-docker-compose:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Build and Start Docker Compose
+        run: |
+          docker compose --profile monitoring build
+          docker compose --profile monitoring up -d
+
+      - name: Wait for bitcoin-node to be healthy
+        run: |
+          chmod +x docker/wait-for-bitcoin-healthy.sh
+          docker/wait-for-bitcoin-healthy.sh
+
+      - name: Stop Docker Compose
+        run: |
+          docker compose down -v
diff --git a/docker/bitcoin-node-healthcheck.sh b/docker/bitcoin-node-healthcheck.sh
index f3c2bbb..8cdfafa 100755
--- a/docker/bitcoin-node-healthcheck.sh
+++ b/docker/bitcoin-node-healthcheck.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ case "$BITCOIN_NETWORK" in
   mainnet) NETWORK="" ;;
   signet)  NETWORK="-signet" ;;
   testnet) NETWORK="-testnet" ;;
-  regtest|"") NETWORK="-regtest" ;; regtest is the default
+  regtest|"") NETWORK="-regtest" ;; # regtest is the default
   *)
     echo "Unknown BITCOIN_NETWORK: $BITCOIN_NETWORK"
     exit 1
diff --git a/docker/wait-for-bitcoin-healthy.sh b/docker/wait-for-bitcoin-healthy.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cfda70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/wait-for-bitcoin-healthy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Waiting for bitcoin-node to be healthy..."
+TIMEOUT=60
+INTERVAL=6
+ELAPSED=0
+
+while [ $ELAPSED -lt $TIMEOUT ]; do
+  HEALTH=$(docker container inspect -f '{{.State.Health.Status}}' peer-observer-docker-bitcoin-node-1)
+  if [ "$HEALTH" = "healthy" ]; then
+    echo "bitcoin-node is healthy!"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  echo "Current health status: $HEALTH"
+  sleep $INTERVAL
+  ELAPSED=$((ELAPSED + INTERVAL))
+done
+
+echo "bitcoin-node failed to become healthy within $TIMEOUT seconds."
+docker compose logs bitcoin-node
+exit 1