diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml
index d5f6a61..b74f674 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,36 @@ on:
       - 'pyproject.toml'
       - 'uv.lock'
       - '.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml'
+      - 'tests/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  run-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [ "3.13" ]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        run: pip install uv
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: uv pip install .[dev]
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: pytest
+
   build-and-push:
+    needs: run-tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f594cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Run Python Tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'media_manager/**'
+      - 'alembic/**'
+      - 'alembic.ini'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'uv.lock'
+      - '.github/workflows/python-tests.yml'
+      - 'tests/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [ "3.13" ]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        run: pip install uv
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: uv pip install .[dev]
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