diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 941ab095095..37556d42c97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -322,6 +322,12 @@ jobs:
             timeout-minutes: 120
             file-env: './ci/test/00_setup_env_mac_cross.sh'
 
+          - name: 'No wallet, libbitcoinkernel'
+            cirrus-runner: 'ghcr.io/cirruslabs/ubuntu-runner-amd64:24.04-md'
+            fallback-runner: 'ubuntu-24.04'
+            timeout-minutes: 120
+            file-env: './ci/test/00_setup_env_native_nowallet_libbitcoinkernel.sh'
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v5