diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test-on-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test-on-pull-request.yml
index d6b83b745..2cc547114 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test-on-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test-on-pull-request.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,30 @@ jobs:
       - name: Tests
         run: make test TARGET_ARCH=${{ matrix.target_arch }}
 
+  test-rust:
+    name: Test rust components
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - name: Install protoc
+        env:
+          PB_URL: "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v24.4/"
+          PB_FILE: "protoc-24.4-linux-x86_64.zip"
+          INSTALL_DIR: "/usr/local"
+        run: |
+          wget -q "$PB_URL/$PB_FILE"
+          sudo unzip "$PB_FILE" -d "$INSTALL_DIR" 'bin/*' 'include/*'
+          sudo chmod +xr "$INSTALL_DIR/bin/protoc"
+          sudo find "$INSTALL_DIR/include" -type d -exec chmod +x {} \;
+          sudo find "$INSTALL_DIR/include" -type f -exec chmod +r {} \;
+          rm "$PB_FILE"
+      - name: Tests
+        run: |
+          cargo test
+
   check-ebpf-blobs:
     name: Check for differences in the eBPF binary blobs
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04