diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
index 9c92d3041e..98a65b2a01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: "Build & Test"
-on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+on: # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
   push:
     branches:
       - "main"
@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Unit tests"
         run: "go run mage.go test:unit"
 
+  steelthread:
+    name: "Steelthread"
+    runs-on: "buildjet-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204"
+    needs: "paths-filter"
+    if: |
+      needs.paths-filter.outputs.codechange == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+      - uses: "authzed/actions/setup-go@main"
+      - name: "Unit tests"
+        run: "go run mage.go test:steelthread"
+
   integration:
     name: "Integration Tests"
     runs-on: "buildjet-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204"
diff --git a/magefiles/test.go b/magefiles/test.go
index 9af877e87e..d60cc3675b 100644
--- a/magefiles/test.go
+++ b/magefiles/test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type Test mg.Namespace
 func (t Test) All() error {
 	ds := Testds{}
 	c := Testcons{}
-	mg.Deps(t.Unit, t.Integration, t.Image, t.Analyzers,
+	mg.Deps(t.Unit, t.Integration, t.Steelthread, t.Image, t.Analyzers,
 		ds.Crdb, ds.Postgres, ds.Spanner, ds.Mysql,
 		c.Crdb, c.Spanner, c.Postgres, c.Mysql)
 	return nil