diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
index 4478f1b762d..8c08df0474a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
@@ -630,33 +630,10 @@ jobs:
           make -C cmake.output autogen
           make -C cmake.output gui-build-deps triage-build-ui-deps
 
+      - name: Check Config
+        run: |
+          ./selfcheck.sh "--check-config"
+
       - name: Self check
         run: |
-          selfcheck_options="-q -j$(nproc) --std=c++11 --template=selfcheck --showtime=file-total -D__GNUC__ --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --suppressions-list=.selfcheck_suppressions --library=gnu --inconclusive --enable=style,performance,portability,warning,missingInclude,information --exception-handling --debug-warnings --check-level=exhaustive"
-          cppcheck_options="-D__CPPCHECK__ -DCHECK_INTERNAL -DHAVE_RULES --library=cppcheck-lib -Ilib -Iexternals/simplecpp/ -Iexternals/tinyxml2"
-          gui_options="-DQT_VERSION=0x060000 -DQ_MOC_OUTPUT_REVISION=68 -DQT_CHARTS_LIB -DQT_MOC_HAS_STRINGDATA --library=qt"
-          ec=0
-          
-          # TODO: add --check-config          
-         
-          # early exit
-          if [ $ec -eq 1 ]; then
-            exit $ec
-          fi
-          
-          # self check externals
-          ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options externals || ec=1
-          # self check lib/cli
-          mkdir b1
-          ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b1 --addon=naming.json frontend || ec=1
-          ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b1 --addon=naming.json -Ifrontend cli || ec=1
-          ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b1 --addon=naming.json --enable=internal lib || ec=1
-          # check gui with qt settings
-          mkdir b2
-          ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options $gui_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b2 --addon=naming.json --suppress=simplifyUsing:*/moc_*.cpp -Icmake.output/gui -Ifrontend -Igui gui/*.cpp cmake.output/gui || ec=1
-          # self check test and tools
-          ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options -Ifrontend -Icli test/*.cpp  || ec=1
-          ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options -Icli tools/dmake/*.cpp || ec=1
-          # triage
-          ./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options $gui_options -Icmake.output/tools/triage -Igui tools/triage/*.cpp cmake.output/tools/triage || ec=1
-          exit $ec
+          ./selfcheck.sh
diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 9490f62475d..e89c8f989a3 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -1043,11 +1043,22 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::checkInternal(const FileWithDetails& file, const std::str
         }
 
         if (mSettings.checkConfiguration) {
-            for (const std::string &config : configurations)
+            std::string fixedpath = Path::toNativeSeparators(file.spath());
+            int checkConfig = 0;
+            // TODO: this logic differs from the actual one during analysis
+            // TODO: print invalid configurations
+            for (const std::string &config : configurations) {
+                if (!mSettings.quiet && (!config.empty() && configurations.size() > 1)) {
+                    mErrorLogger.reportOut("Checking " + fixedpath + ": " + config + "...", Color::FgGreen);
+                }
                 (void)preprocessor.getcode(config, files, false);
+                if (++checkConfig > maxConfigs) {
+                    skippedConfigurationMessage(fixedpath, config);
+                }
+            }
 
             if (configurations.size() > maxConfigs)
-                tooManyConfigsError(Path::toNativeSeparators(file.spath()), configurations.size());
+                tooManyConfigsError(fixedpath, configurations.size());
 
             if (analyzerInformation)
                 mLogger->setAnalyzerInfo(nullptr);
@@ -1187,6 +1198,7 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::checkInternal(const FileWithDetails& file, const std::str
                     if (!tokenizer.tokens())
                         continue;
 
+                    // TODO: unreachable
                     // skip rest of iteration if just checking configuration
                     if (mSettings.checkConfiguration)
                         continue;
@@ -1687,6 +1699,26 @@ void CppCheck::purgedConfigurationMessage(const std::string &file, const std::st
     mErrorLogger.reportErr(errmsg);
 }
 
+void CppCheck::skippedConfigurationMessage(const std::string &file, const std::string& configuration)
+{
+    if (mSettings.severity.isEnabled(Severity::information) && file.empty())
+        return;
+
+    std::list<ErrorMessage::FileLocation> loclist;
+    if (!file.empty()) {
+        loclist.emplace_back(file, 0, 0);
+    }
+
+    ErrorMessage errmsg(std::move(loclist),
+                        "",
+                        Severity::information,
+                        "The configuration '" + configuration + "' was not checked because it exceeded the threshold for maximum configuration to be checked.",
+                        "skippedConfiguration",
+                        Certainty::normal);
+
+    mErrorLogger.reportErr(errmsg);
+}
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void CppCheck::getErrorMessages(ErrorLogger &errorlogger)
@@ -1697,6 +1729,7 @@ void CppCheck::getErrorMessages(ErrorLogger &errorlogger)
 
     CppCheck cppcheck(settings, supprs, errorlogger, true, nullptr);
     cppcheck.purgedConfigurationMessage("","");
+    cppcheck.skippedConfigurationMessage("","");
     cppcheck.tooManyConfigsError("",0U);
     // TODO: add functions to get remaining error messages
 
diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.h b/lib/cppcheck.h
index b001749ded7..bc71fefbde6 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.h
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB CppCheck {
 
 private:
     void purgedConfigurationMessage(const std::string &file, const std::string& configuration);
+    void skippedConfigurationMessage(const std::string &file, const std::string& configuration);
 
     bool isPremiumCodingStandardId(const std::string& id) const;
 
diff --git a/selfcheck.sh b/selfcheck.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae9800f61f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+selfcheck_options="-q -j$(nproc) --std=c++11 --template=selfcheck --showtime=file-total -D__GNUC__ --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --suppressions-list=.selfcheck_suppressions --library=gnu --inconclusive --enable=style,performance,portability,warning,missingInclude,information --exception-handling --debug-warnings --check-level=exhaustive"
+cppcheck_options="-D__CPPCHECK__ -DCHECK_INTERNAL -DHAVE_RULES --library=cppcheck-lib -Ilib -Iexternals/simplecpp/ -Iexternals/tinyxml2"
+gui_options="-DQT_VERSION=0x060000 -DQ_MOC_OUTPUT_REVISION=68 -DQT_CHARTS_LIB -DQT_MOC_HAS_STRINGDATA --library=qt"
+ec=0
+
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+  selfcheck_options="$selfcheck_options $1"
+fi
+
+# self check externals
+./cppcheck $selfcheck_options externals || ec=1
+# self check lib/cli
+mkdir b1
+./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b1 --addon=naming.json frontend || ec=1
+./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b1 --addon=naming.json -Ifrontend cli || ec=1
+./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b1 --addon=naming.json --enable=internal lib || ec=1
+# check gui with qt settings
+mkdir b2
+./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options $gui_options --cppcheck-build-dir=b2 --addon=naming.json --suppress=simplifyUsing:*/moc_*.cpp -Icmake.output/gui -Ifrontend -Igui gui/*.cpp cmake.output/gui || ec=1
+# self check test and tools
+./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options -Ifrontend -Icli test/*.cpp  || ec=1
+./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options -Icli tools/dmake/*.cpp || ec=1
+# triage
+./cppcheck $selfcheck_options $cppcheck_options $gui_options -Icmake.output/tools/triage -Igui tools/triage/*.cpp cmake.output/tools/triage || ec=1
+
+rm -rf b2
+rm -rf b1
+
+exit $ec
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