diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-deb.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-deb.yml
index de813fac016c..dfeb1d722121 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-deb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-deb.yml
@@ -382,9 +382,11 @@ jobs:
             url: "docker://ubuntu:noble"
         mode:
           - name: GUI
+            matrix: gui
             file: chia-blockchain_*.deb
             package: chia-blockchain
           - name: CLI
+            matrix: cli
             file: chia-blockchain-cli_*.deb
             package: chia-blockchain-cli
         arch:
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run chia dev installers test
         run: |
-          chia dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.build.outputs.chia-installer-version }}"
+          chia dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.build.outputs.chia-installer-version }}" ${{ matrix.mode.matrix == 'gui' && '--gui-command chia-blockchain' || '' }}
 
       - name: Verify /opt/chia present
         run: |
@@ -435,7 +437,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check permissions of /opt/chia/chrome-sandbox
         shell: bash
-        if: matrix.mode.name == 'GUI'
+        if: matrix.mode.matrix == 'gui'
         run: |
           [ $(stat -c %a:%G:%U /opt/chia/chrome-sandbox) == "4755:root:root" ]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-rpm.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-rpm.yml
index c8ed3c75b5fc..5e0a8d6e500e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-rpm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-rpm.yml
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run chia dev installers test
         run: |
-          chia dev installers test --require-no-madmax --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.build.outputs.chia-installer-version }}"
+          chia dev installers test --require-no-madmax --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.build.outputs.chia-installer-version }}"  ${{ matrix.mode.matrix == 'gui' && '--gui-command chia-blockchain' || '' }}
 
       - name: Verify /opt/chia present
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-macos-installers.yml b/.github/workflows/build-macos-installers.yml
index b5f4bc8d2e42..f8eee2a10e06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-macos-installers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-macos-installers.yml
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run chia dev installers test
         run: |
-          "/Volumes/Chia "*"/Chia.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/daemon/chia" dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.build.outputs.chia-installer-version }}"
+          "/Volumes/Chia "*"/Chia.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/daemon/chia" dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.build.outputs.chia-installer-version }}" --gui-command "/Volumes/Chia "*/Chia.app/Contents/MacOS/Chia
 
       - name: Detach .dmg
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows-installer.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows-installer.yml
index c63e0b0b1c42..58352cd44c17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows-installer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows-installer.yml
@@ -434,4 +434,4 @@ jobs:
         env:
           INSTALL_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}\installed
         run: |
-          & ($env:INSTALL_PATH + "\resources\app.asar.unpacked\daemon\chia.exe") dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.build.outputs.chia-installer-version }}"
+          & ($env:INSTALL_PATH + "\resources\app.asar.unpacked\daemon\chia.exe") dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.build.outputs.chia-installer-version }}" --gui-command ($env:INSTALL_PATH + "\Chia.exe")
diff --git a/chia/cmds/installers.py b/chia/cmds/installers.py
index 8ffed570146c..35071cb1aa1d 100644
--- a/chia/cmds/installers.py
+++ b/chia/cmds/installers.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 import json
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import tempfile
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Sequence
 
 import click
 import packaging.version
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ def installers_group() -> None:
 @installers_group.command(name="test")
 @click.option("--expected-chia-version", "expected_chia_version_str", required=True)
 @click.option("--require-madmax/--require-no-madmax", "require_madmax", default=True)
-def test_command(expected_chia_version_str: str, require_madmax: bool) -> None:
+@click.option("--gui-command", multiple=True)
+def test_command(expected_chia_version_str: str, require_madmax: bool, gui_command: Sequence[str]) -> None:
     print("testing installed executables")
     expected_chia_version = packaging.version.Version(expected_chia_version_str)
 
@@ -127,3 +129,19 @@ def test_command(expected_chia_version_str: str, require_madmax: bool) -> None:
         check=True,
         timeout=adjusted_timeout(30),
     )
+
+    if len(gui_command) == 0:
+        print("skipping gui launch test")
+    else:
+        print(f"launching: {gui_command}")
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(
+                args=gui_command,
+                check=True,
+                timeout=adjusted_timeout(30),
+            )
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            pass
+        else:
+            raise Exception("process terminated prior to timeout")