diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 75e729a286a576088165d6c9646638f106e5837a..98b0fcb079ca47ea55c299866c6285ba82875492 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,24 @@ jobs:
                 build_py_project_in_venv
                 build_docs
 
+    examples:
+        name: Examples Py3
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+        -   uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        -
+            uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+            with:
+                python-version: '3.x'
+        -   name: "Main Script"
+            run: |
+                EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy pymbolic"
+                curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/ci-support.sh
+                . ./ci-support.sh
+                build_py_project_in_venv
+                rm -f examples/plot*.py
+                run_examples --no-require-main
+
     downstream_tests:
         strategy:
             matrix:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 35924ba043bb435558b62d8d32f99dbed12c4331..b2c17afdb3ee967948d9d7333d115e7f01118af3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ Python 3:
     reports:
       junit: test/pytest.xml
 
+Examples:
+  script: |
+    EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy pymbolic"
+    curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/ci-support.sh
+    . ./ci-support.sh
+    build_py_project_in_venv
+    rm -f examples/plot*.py
+    run_examples --no-require-main
+  tags:
+  - python3
+
 Documentation:
   script:
   - EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy scipy"