diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pr.yml
index 73d1bc02b1..e7c648210f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pr.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         raco test -c tests/xml
         raco test -l tests/db/all-tests
         raco test -c tests/stxparse
+        raco test -c tests/syntax
 
   buildtest-win:
     runs-on: windows-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-push.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-push.yml
index 5929cef6c0..241a554291 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-push.yml
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ jobs:
         run: raco pkg install --auto db-test
       - name: Run db tests
         run: raco test -l tests/db/all-tests
+      - name: Run syntax tests
+        run: raco test -c tests/syntax
 
   test-3m:
     strategy: