diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 518cd437c..7ece99976 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,22 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -eux
           pytest -vv -r ap --cov jupyter_ai
+
+  typing-tests:
+    name: Linux
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Base Setup
+        uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+
+      - name: Install extension dependencies and build the extension
+        run: ./scripts/install.sh
+
+      - name: Execute unit tests
+        run: |
+          set -eux
+          mypy --version
+          mypy packages/jupyter-ai
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cc45dd977..d10ce4594 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,3 +43,8 @@ ignore_imports = ["jupyter_ai_magics.providers -> pydantic"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = "--ignore packages/jupyter-ai-module-cookiecutter"
+
+[tool.mypy]
+exclude = [
+  "tests"
+]