diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/cluster-api-presubmits.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/cluster-api-presubmits.yaml
index b53aba2081e31..ca6baa2e64241 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/cluster-api-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/cluster-api-presubmits.yaml
@@ -50,3 +50,17 @@ presubmits:
         - "--scenario=execute"
         - "--"
         - "./scripts/ci-test.sh"
+  - name: pull-cluster-api-vendor-in-sync
+    always_run: true
+    labels:
+      preset-service-account: "true"
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: gcr.io/k8s-testimages/cluster-api:v20181020-5ce477da2
+        args:
+        - "--repo=sigs.k8s.io/$(REPO_NAME)=$(PULL_REFS)"
+        - "--root=/go/src"
+        - "--upload=gs://kubernetes-jenkins/pr-logs"
+        - "--scenario=execute"
+        - "--"
+        - "./scripts/ci-is-vendor-in-sync.sh"
diff --git a/testgrid/config.yaml b/testgrid/config.yaml
index 186c800e7a221..8a0c51edaa5f0 100644
--- a/testgrid/config.yaml
+++ b/testgrid/config.yaml
@@ -2424,6 +2424,9 @@ test_groups:
 - name: pull-cluster-api-test
   gcs_prefix: kubernetes-jenkins/pr-logs/directory/pull-cluster-api-test
   num_columns_recent: 20
+- name: pull-cluster-api-vendor-in-sync
+  gcs_prefix: kubernetes-jenkins/pr-logs/directory/pull-cluster-api-vendor-in-sync
+  num_columns_recent: 20
 - name: pull-cluster-api-provider-aws-build
   gcs_prefix: kubernetes-jenkins/pr-logs/directory/pull-cluster-api-provider-aws-build
   num_columns_recent: 20
@@ -5798,6 +5801,8 @@ dashboards:
     test_group_name: pull-cluster-api-make
   - name: pr-test
     test_group_name: pull-cluster-api-test
+  - name: pr-vendor
+    test_group_name: pull-cluster-api-vendor-in-sync
 
 - name: sig-cluster-lifecycle-cluster-api-provider-aws
   dashboard_tab: