diff --git a/ci/ci-tests.sh b/ci/ci-tests.sh
index d2bd4facaee..f78414052f5 100755
--- a/ci/ci-tests.sh
+++ b/ci/ci-tests.sh
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ cargo check -p lightning-block-sync --verbose --color always --features rpc-clie
 cargo test -p lightning-block-sync --verbose --color always --features rpc-client,rest-client,tokio
 cargo check -p lightning-block-sync --verbose --color always --features rpc-client,rest-client,tokio
 
+echo -e "\n\nChecking and testing lightning-persister with features"
+cargo test -p lightning-persister --verbose --color always --features tokio
+cargo check -p lightning-persister --verbose --color always --features tokio
+cargo doc -p lightning-persister --document-private-items --features tokio
+
 echo -e "\n\nTest Custom Message Macros"
 cargo test -p lightning-custom-message --verbose --color always
 [ "$CI_MINIMIZE_DISK_USAGE" != "" ] && cargo clean
diff --git a/lightning-persister/Cargo.toml b/lightning-persister/Cargo.toml
index 5bae5bc418f..593e19a95f7 100644
--- a/lightning-persister/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lightning-persister/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ edition = "2021"
 all-features = true
 rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]
 
+[features]
+tokio = ["dep:tokio"]
+
 [dependencies]
 bitcoin = "0.32.2"
 lightning = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../lightning" }