diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c4cb5bf2e9..ffa8d88900 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -44,3 +44,21 @@ jobs:
           make rust-lint
           make rust-test
 
+  updater-gui-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: debian:bullseye
+    steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          apt-get update && apt-get install --yes git libqt5designer5 python3-venv
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd journalist_gui
+          python3 -m venv .venv/ && source .venv/bin/activate
+          pip install --require-hashes -r dev-requirements.txt
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          cd journalist_gui
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 test_gui.py -v