diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2bac314f3..e1b05b5af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        environment: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get_default_envs.outputs.environments) }}
+        environment: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get_default_envs.outputs.environments) }} usermods
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Node.js
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'pip'
     - name: Install PlatformIO
       run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+    - name: Add usermods environment
+      run: |
+        cp -v usermods/platformio_override.usermods.ini platformio_override.ini
+        find usermods/ -name library.json | xargs dirname | xargs -n 1 basename | xargs echo >> platformio_override.ini
+
     - name: Build firmware
       run: pio run -e ${{ matrix.environment }}
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/usermods/platformio_override.usermods.ini b/usermods/platformio_override.usermods.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..568b20259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usermods/platformio_override.usermods.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[env:usermods]
+board = esp32dev
+platform = ${esp32.platform}
+platform_packages = ${esp32.platform_packages}
+build_unflags = ${common.build_unflags}
+build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32.build_flags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=\"USERMODS\"
+  ${esp32.AR_build_flags}
+lib_deps = ${esp32.lib_deps}
+board_build.partitions = ${esp32.default_partitions}