diff --git a/.github/type_check.py b/.github/type_check.py
index 90d41722c9a..cd6efbd9a94 100644
--- a/.github/type_check.py
+++ b/.github/type_check.py
@@ -1,15 +1,60 @@
+import json
 from pathlib import Path
 import subprocess
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
 
-config = Path(__file__).parent / "pyright-config.json"
+source_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+config = source_dir / "pyright-config.json"
 
-command = ("pyright", "-p", str(config))
-print(" ".join(command))
 
-try:
-    result = subprocess.run(command)
-except FileNotFoundError as e:
-    print(f"{e} - Is pyright installed?")
-    exit(1)
+def run_pyright() -> int:
+    """ returns process exit code """
+    command = ("pyright", "-p", str(config))
+    print(" ".join(command))
 
-exit(result.returncode)
+    try:
+        pyright_result = subprocess.run(command)
+    except FileNotFoundError as e:
+        print(f"{e} - Is pyright installed?")
+        exit(1)
+    return pyright_result.returncode
+
+
+def run_mypy() -> int:
+    """ returns process exit code """
+    with open(config) as config_file:
+        config_data: Union[Dict[str, Any], Any] = json.load(config_file)
+
+    assert isinstance(config_data, dict)
+    file_list: Union[List[str], None, Any] = config_data.get("include")
+    assert isinstance(file_list, list), f"unknown data in config file: {type(file_list)=}"
+    file_list = [
+        str(source_dir / file_name)
+        for file_name in file_list
+    ]
+    params = [
+        "mypy",
+        "--strict",
+        "--follow-imports=silent",
+        "--no-warn-unused-ignore",
+        "--install-types",
+        "--non-interactive",
+        "typings",
+    ]
+
+    command = params + file_list
+    print(" ".join(params))
+
+    try:
+        mypy_result = subprocess.run(command)
+    except FileNotFoundError as e:
+        print(f"{e} - Is mypy installed?")
+        exit(1)
+    return mypy_result.returncode
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # mypy is first because of its --install-types feature
+    mypy_ret = run_mypy()
+    pyright_ret = run_pyright()
+    exit(mypy_ret or pyright_ret)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/strict-type-check.yml b/.github/workflows/strict-type-check.yml
index bafd572a26a..1c7438280ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/strict-type-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/strict-type-check.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
       - "**.pyi"
 
 jobs:
-  pyright:
+  type-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip pyright==1.1.358
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip pyright==1.1.369 mypy==1.10.1
           python ModuleUpdate.py --append "WebHostLib/requirements.txt" --force --yes
 
-      - name: "pyright: strict check on specific files"
+      - name: "type check: strict check on specific files"
         run: python .github/type_check.py