diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 1f74ad5..55bed03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -58,3 +58,20 @@ jobs:
   #       verbose: true
   #     env:
   #       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
+  istio-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+    - name: Setup Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
+      with:
+        go-version-file: go.mod
+        cache-dependency-path: go.sum
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: |
+        set -e
+        make kind-create-cluster
+        make install-istio
+        make kind-load-image