diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-rust.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-rust.yml
index f033c84f735..8900515f091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-rust.yml
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           python3 ./mach bootstrap
       - name: Release build
         run: python3 ./mach build --release
+      - name: Smoketest
+        run: xvfb-run python3 ./mach smoketest
       - name: Unit tests
         run: python3 ./mach test-unit --release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quick-check.yml b/.github/workflows/quick-check.yml
index f72131cf973..bd6f3f09a97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quick-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quick-check.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
         run: python3 ./mach test-tidy --no-progress --all
       - name: Release build
         run: python3 ./mach build --release
+      - name: Smoketest
+        run: xvfb-run python3 ./mach smoketest
       - name: Unit tests
         run: python3 ./mach test-unit --release
       - name: Lockfile check