diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a8c2205f3..61754e5b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -239,6 +239,31 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Validate global Python install"
         run: python3.9 scripts/check_system_python.py --uv ./uv
 
+  system-test-fedora:
+    needs: build-binary-linux
+    name: "check system | python on fedora"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: fedora:39
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: "Install Python"
+        run: dnf install which -y && python3 -m ensurepip
+
+      - name: "Download binary"
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: uv-linux-${{ github.sha }}
+
+      - name: "Prepare binary"
+        run: chmod +x ./uv
+
+      - name: "Print Python path"
+        run: echo $(which python3)
+
+      - name: "Validate global Python install"
+        run: python3 scripts/check_system_python.py --uv ./uv
+
   system-test-ubuntu:
     needs: build-binary-linux
     name: "check system | python on ubuntu"