diff --git a/cibuildwheel/platforms/linux.py b/cibuildwheel/platforms/linux.py
index 818ad8f08..635392a16 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/platforms/linux.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/platforms/linux.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import contextlib
 import dataclasses
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import textwrap
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 from ..util import resources
 from ..util.file import copy_test_sources
 from ..util.helpers import prepare_command, unwrap
-from ..util.packaging import find_compatible_wheel
+from ..util.packaging import find_compatible_wheel, is_abi3_wheel, run_abi3audit
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ..typing import PathOrStr
@@ -359,6 +360,17 @@ def build_in_container(
             if repaired_wheel.name in {wheel.name for wheel in built_wheels}:
                 raise errors.AlreadyBuiltWheelError(repaired_wheel.name)
 
+            if is_abi3_wheel(repaired_wheel.name):
+                local_abi3audit_dir = local_identifier_tmp_dir / "abi3audit"
+                local_abi3audit_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                container.copy_out(repaired_wheel_dir, local_abi3audit_dir)
+                local_wheel = local_abi3audit_dir / repaired_wheel.name
+                run_abi3audit(local_wheel)
+                try:
+                    run_abi3audit(local_wheel)
+                finally:
+                    shutil.rmtree(local_abi3audit_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
         if build_options.test_command and build_options.test_selector(config.identifier):
             log.step("Testing wheel...")
 
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/platforms/macos.py b/cibuildwheel/platforms/macos.py
index 137c68964..fa5e28029 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/platforms/macos.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/platforms/macos.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     move_file,
 )
 from ..util.helpers import prepare_command, unwrap
-from ..util.packaging import find_compatible_wheel, get_pip_version
+from ..util.packaging import find_compatible_wheel, get_pip_version, run_abi3audit
 from ..venv import constraint_flags, find_uv, virtualenv
 
 
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
                 if repaired_wheel.name in {wheel.name for wheel in built_wheels}:
                     raise errors.AlreadyBuiltWheelError(repaired_wheel.name)
 
+                run_abi3audit(repaired_wheel)
+
                 log.step_end()
 
             if build_options.test_command and build_options.test_selector(config.identifier):
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/platforms/windows.py b/cibuildwheel/platforms/windows.py
index d13d925bf..b8e4ae549 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/platforms/windows.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/platforms/windows.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from ..util.cmd import call, shell
 from ..util.file import CIBW_CACHE_PATH, copy_test_sources, download, extract_zip, move_file
 from ..util.helpers import prepare_command, unwrap
-from ..util.packaging import find_compatible_wheel, get_pip_version
+from ..util.packaging import find_compatible_wheel, get_pip_version, run_abi3audit
 from ..venv import constraint_flags, find_uv, virtualenv
 
 
@@ -549,6 +549,8 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
                 if repaired_wheel.name in {wheel.name for wheel in built_wheels}:
                     raise errors.AlreadyBuiltWheelError(repaired_wheel.name)
 
+                run_abi3audit(repaired_wheel)
+
             test_selected = options.globals.test_selector(config.identifier)
             if test_selected and config.arch == "ARM64" != platform_module.machine():
                 log.warning(
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/util/packaging.py b/cibuildwheel/util/packaging.py
index c3d8c21dd..7f419bc0f 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/util/packaging.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/util/packaging.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import shlex
+import subprocess
+import sys
 from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath
@@ -6,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from packaging.utils import parse_wheel_filename
 
+from ..logger import log
 from . import resources
 from .cmd import call
 from .helpers import parse_key_value_string, unwrap
@@ -178,3 +181,24 @@ def find_compatible_wheel(wheels: Sequence[T], identifier: str) -> T | None:
             return wheel
 
     return None
+
+
+def is_abi3_wheel(wheel_name: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if a wheel uses the abi3 stable ABI based on its filename."""
+    _, _, _, tags = parse_wheel_filename(wheel_name)
+    return any(tag.abi == "abi3" for tag in tags)
+
+
+def run_abi3audit(wheel_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Run abi3audit on the given wheel if it is an abi3 wheel.
+
+    Raises subprocess.CalledProcessError if abi3audit reports violations.
+    """
+    if not is_abi3_wheel(wheel_path.name):
+        return
+
+    log.step("Running abi3audit...")
+    subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-m", "abi3audit", "--strict", "--report", str(wheel_path)],
+        check=True,
+    )
diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md
index 949ee717f..8d9e41d3c 100644
--- a/docs/faq.md
+++ b/docs/faq.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The CPython Limited API is a subset of the Python C Extension API that's declare
 
 To create a package that builds ABI3 wheels, you'll need to configure your build backend to compile libraries correctly create wheels with the right tags. [Check this repo](https://github.com/joerick/python-abi3-package-sample) for an example of how to do this with setuptools.
 
-You could also consider running [abi3audit](https://github.com/trailofbits/abi3audit) against the produced wheels in order to check for abi3 violations or inconsistencies. You can run it alongside the default in your [repair-wheel-command](options.md#repair-wheel-command).
+cibuildwheel automatically runs [abi3audit](https://github.com/trailofbits/abi3audit) on any abi3 wheel after the repair step to check for stable ABI violations or inconsistencies. If abi3audit detects any issues, the build will fail with a detailed report.
 
 ### Packages with optional C extensions {: #optional-extensions}
 
diff --git a/docs/options.md b/docs/options.md
index 90f9015eb..0f2ea2517 100644
--- a/docs/options.md
+++ b/docs/options.md
@@ -964,24 +964,11 @@ Platform-specific environment variables are also available:<br/>
       'python scripts/check_repaired_wheel.py -w {dest_dir} {wheel}',
     ]
 
-    # Use abi3audit to catch issues with Limited API wheels
-    [tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
-    repair-wheel-command = [
-      "auditwheel repair -w {dest_dir} {wheel}",
-      "pipx run abi3audit --strict --report {wheel}",
-    ]
-    [tool.cibuildwheel.macos]
-    repair-wheel-command = [
-      "delocate-wheel --require-archs {delocate_archs} -w {dest_dir} -v {wheel}",
-      "pipx run abi3audit --strict --report {wheel}",
-    ]
-    [tool.cibuildwheel.windows]
-    repair-wheel-command = [
-      "copy {wheel} {dest_dir}",
-      "pipx run abi3audit --strict --report {wheel}",
-    ]
     ```
 
+    !!! note
+        cibuildwheel automatically runs [abi3audit](https://github.com/trailofbits/abi3audit) on abi3 wheels after the repair step. You no longer need to add it to your repair command manually.
+
     In configuration files, you can use an inline array, and the items will be joined with `&&`.
 
 
@@ -1003,16 +990,6 @@ Platform-specific environment variables are also available:<br/>
       python scripts/repair_wheel.py -w {dest_dir} {wheel} &&
       python scripts/check_repaired_wheel.py -w {dest_dir} {wheel}
 
-    # Use abi3audit to catch issues with Limited API wheels
-    CIBW_REPAIR_WHEEL_COMMAND_LINUX: >
-      auditwheel repair -w {dest_dir} {wheel} &&
-      pipx run abi3audit --strict --report {wheel}
-    CIBW_REPAIR_WHEEL_COMMAND_MACOS: >
-      delocate-wheel --require-archs {delocate_archs} -w {dest_dir} -v {wheel} &&
-      pipx run abi3audit --strict --report {wheel}
-    CIBW_REPAIR_WHEEL_COMMAND_WINDOWS: >
-      copy {wheel} {dest_dir} &&
-      pipx run abi3audit --strict --report {wheel}
     ```
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b252fdc77..e878c2379 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools",
 ]
 dependencies = [
+    "abi3audit",
     "bashlex!=0.13",
     "bracex",
     "build>=1.0.0",
diff --git a/test/test_abi3audit.py b/test/test_abi3audit.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4c35553f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_abi3audit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import subprocess
+import textwrap
+
+import pytest
+
+from . import test_projects, utils
+
+pyproject_toml = r"""
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+"""
+
+limited_api_project = test_projects.new_c_project(
+    setup_py_add=textwrap.dedent(
+        r"""
+        import sysconfig
+
+        IS_CPYTHON = sys.implementation.name == "cpython"
+        Py_GIL_DISABLED = sysconfig.get_config_var("Py_GIL_DISABLED")
+        CAN_USE_ABI3 = IS_CPYTHON and not Py_GIL_DISABLED
+        setup_options = {}
+        extension_kwargs = {}
+        if CAN_USE_ABI3 and sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 10):
+            extension_kwargs["define_macros"] = [("Py_LIMITED_API", "0x030A0000")]
+            extension_kwargs["py_limited_api"] = True
+            setup_options = {"bdist_wheel": {"py_limited_api": "cp310"}}
+    """
+    ),
+    setup_py_extension_args_add="**extension_kwargs",
+    setup_py_setup_args_add="options=setup_options",
+)
+
+limited_api_project.files["pyproject.toml"] = pyproject_toml
+
+# Project that claims abi3 but violates the stable ABI by calling
+# PyUnicode_AsUTF8 (not in stable ABI until 3.13) without defining
+# Py_LIMITED_API in the C code.
+violating_abi3_project = test_projects.new_c_project(
+    setup_py_add=textwrap.dedent(
+        r"""
+        import sysconfig
+
+        IS_CPYTHON = sys.implementation.name == "cpython"
+        Py_GIL_DISABLED = sysconfig.get_config_var("Py_GIL_DISABLED")
+        CAN_USE_ABI3 = IS_CPYTHON and not Py_GIL_DISABLED
+        setup_options = {}
+        extension_kwargs = {}
+        if CAN_USE_ABI3 and sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 10):
+            # Intentionally NOT defining Py_LIMITED_API as a C macro,
+            # but still tagging the wheel as abi3.
+            extension_kwargs["py_limited_api"] = True
+            setup_options = {"bdist_wheel": {"py_limited_api": "cp310"}}
+    """
+    ),
+    spam_c_function_add=textwrap.dedent(
+        r"""
+        // Call a function not in the stable ABI until Python 3.13.
+        // Without Py_LIMITED_API defined, the compiler allows it.
+        PyObject *str_obj = PyUnicode_FromString(content);
+        const char *utf8 = PyUnicode_AsUTF8(str_obj);
+        (void)utf8;
+        Py_DECREF(str_obj);
+    """
+    ),
+    setup_py_extension_args_add="**extension_kwargs",
+    setup_py_setup_args_add="options=setup_options",
+)
+
+violating_abi3_project.files["pyproject.toml"] = pyproject_toml
+
+
+@utils.skip_if_pyodide("Pyodide doesn't build abi3 wheels, so abi3audit is not relevant")
+def test_abi3audit_runs_on_abi3_wheel(tmp_path, capfd):
+    """Test that abi3audit runs automatically on abi3 wheels."""
+    project_dir = tmp_path / "project"
+    limited_api_project.generate(project_dir)
+
+    actual_wheels = utils.cibuildwheel_run(
+        project_dir,
+        add_env={
+            # Let's only build one cpython version to keep the test fast.
+            "CIBW_BUILD": "cp310-*",
+            "CIBW_ARCHS": "native",
+        },
+    )
+
+    assert len(actual_wheels) >= 1
+
+    captured = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert "Running abi3audit" in captured.out
+
+
+@utils.skip_if_pyodide("Pyodide doesn't build abi3 wheels, so abi3audit is not relevant")
+def test_abi3audit_skipped_for_non_abi3_wheel(tmp_path, capfd):
+    """Test that abi3audit does not run for non-abi3 wheels."""
+    project_dir = tmp_path / "project"
+    basic_project = test_projects.new_c_project()
+    basic_project.generate(project_dir)
+
+    actual_wheels = utils.cibuildwheel_run(
+        project_dir,
+        add_env={
+            "CIBW_ARCHS": "native",
+        },
+        single_python=True,
+    )
+
+    assert len(actual_wheels) >= 1
+
+    captured = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert "Running abi3audit" not in captured.out
+
+
+@utils.skip_if_pyodide("Pyodide doesn't build abi3 wheels, so abi3audit is not relevant")
+def test_abi3audit_detects_violation(tmp_path, capfd):
+    """Test that abi3audit catches stable ABI violations and fails the build.
+
+    This project tags the wheel as cp310-abi3 but uses PyUnicode_AsUTF8,
+    which was not part of the stable ABI until Python 3.13.
+    """
+    project_dir = tmp_path / "project"
+    violating_abi3_project.generate(project_dir)
+
+    with pytest.raises(subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+        utils.cibuildwheel_run(
+            project_dir,
+            add_env={
+                "CIBW_BUILD": "cp310-*",
+                "CIBW_ARCHS": "native",
+            },
+        )
+
+    captured = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert "Running abi3audit" in captured.out
diff --git a/unit_test/abi3audit_test.py b/unit_test/abi3audit_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b03c98c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_test/abi3audit_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from cibuildwheel.util.packaging import is_abi3_wheel, run_abi3audit
+
+
+class TestIsAbi3Wheel:
+    def test_abi3_wheel(self):
+        assert is_abi3_wheel("foo-1.0-cp310-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl") is True
+
+    def test_abi3_wheel_macos(self):
+        assert is_abi3_wheel("foo-1.0-cp311-abi3-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl") is True
+
+    def test_abi3_wheel_windows(self):
+        assert is_abi3_wheel("foo-1.0-cp310-abi3-win_amd64.whl") is True
+
+    def test_cpython_wheel(self):
+        assert is_abi3_wheel("foo-1.0-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl") is False
+
+    def test_none_any_wheel(self):
+        assert is_abi3_wheel("foo-1.0-py3-none-any.whl") is False
+
+    def test_none_platform_wheel(self):
+        assert is_abi3_wheel("foo-1.0-cp310-none-win_amd64.whl") is False
+
+
+class TestRunAbi3audit:
+    def test_skips_non_abi3_wheel(self):
+        wheel = Path("/tmp/foo-1.0-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl")
+        with patch("cibuildwheel.util.packaging.subprocess.run") as mock_run:
+            run_abi3audit(wheel)
+            mock_run.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_runs_on_abi3_wheel(self):
+        wheel = Path("/tmp/foo-1.0-cp310-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl")
+        with patch("cibuildwheel.util.packaging.subprocess.run") as mock_run:
+            run_abi3audit(wheel)
+            mock_run.assert_called_once_with(
+                [sys.executable, "-m", "abi3audit", "--strict", "--report", str(wheel)],
+                check=True,
+            )
+
+    def test_raises_on_failure(self):
+        wheel = Path("/tmp/foo-1.0-cp310-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl")
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "cibuildwheel.util.packaging.subprocess.run",
+                side_effect=subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, "abi3audit"),
+            ),
+            pytest.raises(subprocess.CalledProcessError),
+        ):
+            run_abi3audit(wheel)