diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 47e0e622d0..27ded3b745 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ jobs:
           parallel -k -j 4 --retries 3 --joblog report.log ./target/release/examples/{}
           cat report.log
 
+      - name: Run Rust Readme examples
+        # run examples only on ubuntu for now
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: |
+          cd bindings/wasm
+          npm ci
+          npm run test:readme:rust
+
       - name: Tear down private tangle
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && always()
         uses: './.github/actions/private-tangle/tear-down'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 564817faa8..558e53f7e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ See the [instructions](https://github.com/iotaledger/hornet/tree/develop/private
 
 _Cargo.toml_
 
+<!--
+Test this example using https://github.com/anko/txm: `txm README.md`
+
+!test program
+cd ../..
+mkdir tmp
+cat | sed -e 's#identity_iota = { version = "[^"]*"#identity_iota = { path = "../identity_iota"#' > tmp/Cargo.toml
+echo '[workspace]' >>tmp/Cargo.toml
+-->
+<!-- !test check Cargo Example -->
+
 ```toml
 [package]
 name = "iota_identity_example"
@@ -77,10 +88,25 @@ edition = "2021"
 identity_iota = {version = "1.0.0", features = ["memstore"]}
 iota-sdk = { version = "1.0.2", default-features = true, features = ["tls", "client", "stronghold"] }
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
+anyhow = "1.0.62"
+rand = "0.8.5"
 ```
 
 _main._<span></span>_rs_
 
+<!--
+Test this example using https://github.com/anko/txm: `txm README.md`
+
+!test program
+cd ../..
+mkdir tmp/src
+cat > tmp/src/main.rs 
+cd tmp
+timeout 360 cargo build || (echo "Process timed out after 360 seconds" && exit 1)
+-->
+<!-- !test check Rust Example -->
+
+
 ```rust,no_run
 use identity_iota::core::ToJson;
 use identity_iota::iota::IotaClientExt;
diff --git a/bindings/wasm/package.json b/bindings/wasm/package.json
index 7f00d683d8..842945fe79 100644
--- a/bindings/wasm/package.json
+++ b/bindings/wasm/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "test:browser:parallel": "npm run build:examples:web && cypress-parallel -s test:browser -t 4 -d cypress/e2e -a '\"--quiet\"'",
     "test:browser": "cypress run --headless",
     "test:readme": "mocha ./tests/txm_readme.js --retries 3 --timeout 180000 --exit",
+    "test:readme:rust": "mocha ./tests/txm_readme_rust.js --retries 3 --timeout 360000 --exit",
     "test:unit:node": "ts-mocha -p tsconfig.node.json ./tests/*.ts --parallel --exit",
     "cypress": "cypress open",
     "fmt": "dprint fmt"
diff --git a/bindings/wasm/tests/txm_readme.js b/bindings/wasm/tests/txm_readme.js
index 0f1ed5d0c0..2a388c2dba 100644
--- a/bindings/wasm/tests/txm_readme.js
+++ b/bindings/wasm/tests/txm_readme.js
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
-const { execSync } = require("child_process");
+const assert = require("assert");
+const spawn = require("child_process").spawn;
 
-describe("Test TXM", function() {
-    it("README examples pass", async () => {
-        execSync("txm README.md");
+describe("Test TXM", () => {
+    before((done) => {
+        let process = spawn("txm", ["README.md"]);
+        process.stdout.on("data", function(data) {
+            console.log(data.toString());
+        });
+        process.stderr.on("data", function(data) {
+            console.log(data.toString());
+        });
+        process.on("exit", (code) => {
+            exitCode = code;
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+    it("exit code should be zero", () => {
+        assert.equal(exitCode, 0);
     });
 });
diff --git a/bindings/wasm/tests/txm_readme_rust.js b/bindings/wasm/tests/txm_readme_rust.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d024653fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/wasm/tests/txm_readme_rust.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const assert = require("assert");
+const spawn = require("child_process").spawn;
+
+describe("Test TXM", () => {
+    before((done) => {
+        let process = spawn("txm", ["../../README.md"]);
+        process.stdout.on("data", function(data) {
+            console.log(data.toString());
+        });
+        process.stderr.on("data", function(data) {
+            console.log(data.toString());
+        });
+        process.on("exit", (code) => {
+            exitCode = code;
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+    it("exit code should be zero", () => {
+        assert.equal(exitCode, 0);
+    });
+});