diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_build.yml b/.github/workflows/test_build.yml
index f5256ab2b23..bf5de14ec08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_build.yml
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ jobs:
           ctest -j4 --output-on-failure -R "ComputationsBook"
           # TODO: add Macaulay2/tests/engine when https://github.com/Macaulay2/M2/issues/1213 is fixed
 
+      - name: Run MPI test examples
+        if: matrix.build-system == 'cmake' && matrix.compiler == 'MPI'
+        run: |
+          mpirun -np 4 ./M2 --script ../../Macaulay2/packages/MPI/example-homotopies.m2
+          mpirun -np 4 ./M2 --script ../../Macaulay2/packages/MPI/example2.m2
+          mpirun -np 4 ./M2 --script ../../Macaulay2/packages/MPI/master-worker-MPI.m2
+
       - name: Run Tests using Autotools
         if: matrix.build-system == 'autotools' && runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.compiler == 'default'
         run: |