diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9ceca7be1c..4361013ee1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         required: false
         default: false
+      runtodotests:
+        description: "Run TODO tagged tests too (one of true, false)"
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        default: false
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
         --fail-at-end
         -DskipNativeTests=false
         -DfailIfNoTests=false
+        ${{ (inputs.runtodotests == false && contains(inputs.native, 'linux')) && '-DexcludedGroups=gtk3-todo' || '' }}
         clean install
     - name: Performance tests
       if: ${{ inputs.performance }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 9f2a63c249..c12f81ce84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       java: ${{ matrix.java }}
       native: gtk.linux.x86_64
       performance: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'performance') }}
+      runtodotests: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'runtodotests') }}
 
   build-windows:
     name: Build (Windows)
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       java: ${{ matrix.java }}
       native: win32.win32.x86_64
       performance: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'performance') }}
+      runtodotests: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'runtodotests') }}
 
   build-macos:
     name: Build (macOS)
@@ -79,3 +81,4 @@ jobs:
       java: ${{ matrix.java }}
       native: ${{ matrix.native }}
       performance: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'performance') }}
+      runtodotests: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'runtodotests') }}