diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b655f8fa..d455b432 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -158,6 +158,38 @@ jobs:
           push: false
           archive: false
 
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # TypeScript unit tests (standalone, no contract compile/submodules needed)
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  ts-unit-test:
+    name: TypeScript Unit Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install Node dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      # hardhat-foundry invokes forge while loading the Hardhat config, even with --no-compile.
+      - name: Read Foundry version
+        id: foundry-version
+        run: echo "version=$(cat .foundry-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Install Foundry
+        uses: foundry-rs/foundry-toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          version: ${{ steps.foundry-version.outputs.version }}
+
+      - name: Run hardhat unit tests
+        run: make test-unit-hardhat
+
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Solidity Contracts: lint (fast) -> build -> test
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------