diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request-markdown-links.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request-markdown-links.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e2fae9d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request-markdown-links.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Check Markdown links
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [ synchronize, opened, reopened ]
+
+jobs:
+  markdown-link-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@master
+    - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request.yaml
index 0509499f71..e27bf3de97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ name: pull_request
 on:
   # run on each pull request
   pull_request:
-    types: [ synchronize, opened ]
+    types: [ synchronize, opened, reopened ]
     branches:
       - master
       - 'v[0-9]+.*' # release branch