diff --git a/example/.sage/main.go b/example/.sage/main.go
index 3ddd060c..6ee23ac7 100644
--- a/example/.sage/main.go
+++ b/example/.sage/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"go.einride.tech/sage/sg"
+	"go.einride.tech/sage/tools/sgbackstage"
 	"go.einride.tech/sage/tools/sgconvco"
 	"go.einride.tech/sage/tools/sggit"
 	"go.einride.tech/sage/tools/sggo"
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func Default(ctx context.Context) error {
-	sg.Deps(ctx, ConvcoCheck, FormatMarkdown, FormatYaml)
+	sg.Deps(ctx, ConvcoCheck, BackstageValidate)
+	sg.Deps(ctx, FormatMarkdown, FormatYaml)
 	sg.Deps(ctx, GoLint, GoReview)
 	sg.Deps(ctx, GoTest)
 	sg.Deps(ctx, GoModTidy)
@@ -67,6 +69,11 @@ func FormatYaml(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return sgyamlfmt.Run(ctx)
 }
 
+func BackstageValidate(ctx context.Context) error {
+	sg.Logger(ctx).Println("validating Backstage files...")
+	return sgbackstage.Validate(ctx)
+}
+
 func ConvcoCheck(ctx context.Context) error {
 	sg.Logger(ctx).Println("checking git commits...")
 	return sgconvco.Command(ctx, "check", "origin/master..HEAD").Run()