diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67b6fd3d8..778b53281 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -359,6 +359,17 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(RUST),0)
 	include cln-rpc/Makefile
 	include cln-grpc/Makefile
+
+GRPC_GEN = tests/node_pb2.py \
+	tests/node_pb2_grpc.py \
+	tests/primitives_pb2.py
+
+ALL_TEST_GEN += $(GRPC_GEN)
+
+$(GRPC_GEN): cln-grpc/proto/node.proto cln-grpc/proto/primitives.proto
+	python -m grpc_tools.protoc -I cln-grpc/proto cln-grpc/proto/node.proto --python_out=tests/ --grpc_python_out=tests/ --experimental_allow_proto3_optional
+	python -m grpc_tools.protoc -I cln-grpc/proto cln-grpc/proto/primitives.proto --python_out=tests/ --grpc_python_out=tests/ --experimental_allow_proto3_optional
+
 endif
 
 # We make pretty much everything depend on these.