diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index bd8f714b4e0..b7d47237ee5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -173,7 +173,49 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/nix_upload_store
         if: ${{ steps.nix-installer.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
 
+  test_postgres:
+    name: Rust - test_postgres${{ matrix.test_projects != 'stable' && format('_{0}', matrix.test_projects) || '' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:latest
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
+          POSTGRES_DB: test
+        ports:
+        - 5433:5432
+        options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5
 
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: nix develop ./tools/nix#rust${{ matrix.test_projects == 'nightly' && '_nightly' || '' }} --keep CI --ignore-environment --command bash {0}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        test_projects:
+        - stable
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.commit_sha }}
+
+    - name: Install Nix
+      uses: ./.github/actions/cache_nix
+      with:
+        cache-unique-id: ${{ matrix.test_projects }}
+      id: nix-installer
+
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/cache_rust
+      with:
+        job_name: "${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.test_projects }}"
+
+    - name: Run postgres test on ${{ matrix.test_projects }}
+      run: make -f implementations/rust/Makefile test_postgres
+
+    - name: Nix Upload Store
+      uses: ./.github/actions/nix_upload_store
+      if: ${{ steps.nix-installer.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
 
   check:
     name: Rust - check_${{ matrix.check_projects }}
diff --git a/implementations/rust/Makefile b/implementations/rust/Makefile
index d487fb52ba2..d7ebf49dbc3 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/Makefile
+++ b/implementations/rust/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ nextest:
 nextest_%:
 	cargo --locked nextest --config-file $(ROOT_DIR)/tools/nextest/.config/nextest.toml run -E 'package($*)' --no-fail-fast
 	cargo --locked test --doc
+test_postgres:
+	export OCKAM_POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
+	export OCKAM_POSTGRES_PORT=5433
+	export OCKAM_POSTGRES_DATABASE_NAME=test
+	export OCKAM_POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+	export OCKAM_POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
+	cargo --locked nextest --config-file $(ROOT_DIR)/tools/nextest/.config/nextest.toml run -E 'test(sql) or test(cli_state)' --no-fail-fast --test-threads 1
 
 lint: lint_cargo_fmt_check lint_cargo_deny lint_cargo_clippy
 lint_cargo_fmt_check: