diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8ec13279..c1d47877 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
+        id: source-files-filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            source-files:
+              - 'lua/**'
+              - 'plugin/**'
+              - 'tests/**'
+
+      - uses: Ana06/get-changed-files@v2.2.0
+        id: source-files
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          # Format of the steps output context.
+          # Can be 'space-delimited', 'csv', or 'json'.
+          # Default: 'space-delimited'
+          format: 'space-delimited'
+
       - uses: rhysd/action-setup-vim@v1
         with:
           neovim: true
           version: ${{ matrix.nvim-versions }}
 
       - name: run tests
+        if: steps.source-files-filter.outputs.source-files == 'true'
         run: make test