diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee9a5409..2a72b09b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ history with:
 git subtree pull --prefix libbitcoinkernel-sys/bitcoin https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin master --squash
 ```
 
+After updating the subtree, you can check for kernel-related commits in the
+update using the provided script:
+```
+./contrib/check_subtree_kernel_commits.sh
+```
+
 To build this library, the usual Bitcoin Core build requirements, such as
 `cmake` and a working C and C++ compiler are required. An installation of boost
 is required as well. Consult the Bitcoin Core documentation for the required
diff --git a/contrib/check_subtree_kernel_commits.sh b/contrib/check_subtree_kernel_commits.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7f454598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/check_subtree_kernel_commits.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Script to find kernel: commits from the latest git subtree squashed merge
+#
+# This script automatically detects the latest squashed subtree merge commit,
+# extracts the commit range from the squash message, then finds all kernel:
+# prefixed commits in that range.
+#
+# Usage: ./check_subtree_kernel_commits.sh
+#
+# The script looks for squashed subtree merges in: libbitcoinkernel-sys/bitcoin
+
+set -e
+
+# Color codes
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Hardcoded subtree directory
+SUBTREE_DIR="libbitcoinkernel-sys/bitcoin"
+# Hardcoded github url
+GITHUB_URL="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin"
+
+
+# Check if we're in a git repository
+if ! git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: Not in a git repository${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Function to extract subtree upstream commit from a merge commit
+extract_upstream_commit() {
+    local commit_hash="$1"
+    local commit_msg
+    commit_msg=$(git log -1 --format=%B "$commit_hash")
+
+    # Extract from squashed format: "Squashed 'path/' changes from START..END"
+    # Extract the END part after ".."
+    local upstream
+    upstream=$(echo "$commit_msg" | sed -n "s/.*Squashed.*changes from [0-9a-f]\{12\}\.\.\([0-9a-f]\{12\}\).*/\1/p")
+
+    echo "$upstream"
+}
+
+# Function to extract previous upstream commit from squashed merge
+extract_previous_upstream() {
+    local commit_hash="$1"
+    local commit_msg
+    commit_msg=$(git log -1 --format=%B "$commit_hash")
+
+    # Extract from squashed format: "Squashed 'path/' changes from START..END"
+    # Extract the START part before ".."
+    local previous
+    previous=$(echo "$commit_msg" | sed -n "s/.*Squashed.*changes from \([0-9a-f]\{12\}\)\.\..*/\1/p")
+
+    echo "$previous"
+}
+
+# Function to get kernel commits in a range
+get_kernel_commits() {
+    local start_commit="$1"
+    local end_commit="$2"
+
+    git log "${start_commit}..${end_commit}" --grep="^kernel:" -i --oneline --no-merges 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+# Function to display kernel commits with details
+display_kernel_commits() {
+    local commits="$1"
+
+    if [ -z "$commits" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}No commits found with 'kernel:' prefix${NC}"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    local count
+    count=$(echo "$commits" | wc -l)
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Found ${count} commit(s) with 'kernel:' prefix${NC}"
+    echo ""
+
+    echo "$commits" | while IFS= read -r line; do
+        local commit_hash
+        commit_hash=$(echo "$line" | awk '{print $1}')
+
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Commit: ${commit_hash}${NC}"
+
+        # Get full commit message
+        local full_message
+        full_message=$(git log -1 --format=%B "$commit_hash")
+        echo "Message: $full_message"
+
+        # Get author and date
+        local author
+        author=$(git log -1 --format="%an" "$commit_hash")
+        local date
+        date=$(git log -1 --format="%ad" --date=short "$commit_hash")
+        echo "Author: $author"
+        echo "Date: $date"
+
+        # Show files changed
+        echo "Files changed:"
+        git show --name-only --format="" "$commit_hash" | sed 's/^/  /'
+
+        echo ""
+        echo "---"
+        echo ""
+    done
+
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Total: ${count} kernel-related commit(s)${NC}"
+}
+
+# Function to check merge
+check_merge() {
+    local merge_commit="$1"
+
+    echo -e "${BLUE}Checking merge commit ${merge_commit:0:8}...${NC}"
+
+    # Extract the upstream commit from the merge
+    local upstream_commit
+    upstream_commit=$(extract_upstream_commit "$merge_commit")
+
+    # Extract the previous upstream commit from the merge
+    local previous_upstream
+    previous_upstream=$(extract_previous_upstream "$merge_commit")
+
+    local compare_url="${GITHUB_URL}/compare/${previous_upstream}...${upstream_commit}"
+
+
+    # Display range info
+    local merge_date
+    merge_date=$(git log -1 --format="%ai" "$merge_commit")
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${GREEN}=== Subtree Merge Information ===${NC}"
+    echo "Merge commit: ${merge_commit}"
+    echo "Merge date: $merge_date"
+    echo "Previous upstream: ${previous_upstream:0:8}"
+    echo "New upstream: ${upstream_commit:0:8}"
+    echo "Range: ${previous_upstream:0:8}..${upstream_commit:0:8}"
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${BLUE}GitHub Compare:${NC}"
+    echo "$compare_url"
+    echo ""
+
+    # Get kernel commits
+    local kernel_commits
+    kernel_commits=$(get_kernel_commits "$previous_upstream" "$upstream_commit")
+
+    # Display results
+    display_kernel_commits "$kernel_commits"
+}
+
+# Main execution
+echo -e "${BLUE}Finding latest subtree merge for ${SUBTREE_DIR}...${NC}"
+
+# Get the latest squashed merge commit
+MERGE_COMMIT=$(git log -1 --format=%H --grep="Squashed.*'${SUBTREE_DIR}/'.*changes from")
+
+if [ -z "$MERGE_COMMIT" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}No subtree merge found for ${SUBTREE_DIR}${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+check_merge "$MERGE_COMMIT"