diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a64306bfa8a0c..95a685a56ff19 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         - CHROMIUM=true
       script:
+        - npm run compare-protocol-d-ts
         - npm run test-install
         - npm run lint
         - npm run test-doclint
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e7563472e95e..2b13a5e3ccb7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     "tsc": "tsc --version && tsc -p . && cp src/protocol.d.ts lib/ && cp src/externs.d.ts lib/",
     "apply-next-version": "node utils/apply_next_version.js",
     "test-types": "node utils/doclint/generate_types && tsc --version && tsc -p utils/doclint/generate_types/test/",
-    "update-protocol-d-ts": "node utils/protocol-types-generator",
+    "update-protocol-d-ts": "node utils/protocol-types-generator update",
+    "compare-protocol-d-ts": "node utils/protocol-types-generator compare",
     "test-install": "scripts/test-install.sh"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/utils/protocol-types-generator/index.js b/utils/protocol-types-generator/index.js
index 89568ee74cff2..c5e2c960f92f5 100644
--- a/utils/protocol-types-generator/index.js
+++ b/utils/protocol-types-generator/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // @ts-check
 const path = require('path');
 const puppeteer = require('../..');
-module.exports = puppeteer.launch({
+
+const fetchAndGenerateProtocolDefinitions = () => puppeteer.launch({
   pipe: false,
   executablePath: process.env.BINARY,
 }).then(async browser => {
@@ -72,12 +73,47 @@ declare global {
 
 export default Protocol;
 `;
-  const outputPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'src', 'protocol.d.ts');
-  require('fs').writeFileSync(outputPath, output);
-  console.log(`Wrote protocol.d.ts for ${version} to ${path.relative(process.cwd(), outputPath)}`);
-  console.log(`You should commit the changes.`);
+
+  return {output, version};
 });
 
+const protocolOutputPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'src', 'protocol.d.ts');
+const relativeProtocolOutputPath = path.relative(process.cwd(), protocolOutputPath);
+
+const writeOutputToDisk = ({output, version}) => {
+  require('fs').writeFileSync(protocolOutputPath, output);
+  console.log(`Wrote protocol.d.ts for ${version} to ${relativeProtocolOutputPath}`);
+  console.log(`You should commit the changes.`);
+};
+
+const cli = async() => {
+  const scriptToRun = process.argv[2];
+
+  if (scriptToRun === 'update') {
+    writeOutputToDisk(await fetchAndGenerateProtocolDefinitions());
+  } else if (scriptToRun === 'compare') {
+    const {output} = await fetchAndGenerateProtocolDefinitions();
+    const outputOnDisk = require('fs').readFileSync(protocolOutputPath, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+    if (output === outputOnDisk) {
+      console.log(`Success: ${relativeProtocolOutputPath} is up to date.`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`Error: ${relativeProtocolOutputPath} is out of date.`);
+      console.log('You should run `npm run update-protocol-d-ts` and commit the changes.');
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+  } else {
+    console.log(`Unknown protocol script ${scriptToRun}.`);
+    console.log(`Valid scripts are:
+    - update: fetch and update ${relativeProtocolOutputPath}
+    - compare: check ${relativeProtocolOutputPath} is up to date with the latest CDP.
+    `);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+};
+
+cli();
+
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} Property
  * @property {string=} $ref