diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-deb.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-deb.yml
index 6b06f88005fc..d4ef8d61ad45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-deb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-deb.yml
@@ -261,19 +261,27 @@ jobs:
             type: debian
             # https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/python/python3 (3.11)
             url: "docker://debian:bookworm"
+            skip: gui
           - name: ubuntu:jammy (22.04)
             type: ubuntu
             # https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/python3 (22.04, 3.10)
             url: "docker://ubuntu:jammy"
+            skip: gui
           - name: ubuntu:noble (24.04)
             type: ubuntu
             # https://packages.ubuntu.com/noble/python3 (24.04, 3.12)
             url: "docker://ubuntu:noble"
+            skip: gui
+          - name: webtop:ubuntu-kde
+            type: ubuntu
+            url: lscr.io/linuxserver/webtop:ubuntu-kde
         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:
@@ -283,6 +291,15 @@ jobs:
           - name: Intel
             matrix: intel
             artifact-name: intel
+        exclude:
+          - mode:
+              matrix: gui
+            distribution:
+              skip: gui
+          - mode:
+              matrix: cli
+            distribution:
+              skip: cli
 
     env:
       DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
@@ -312,7 +329,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run chia dev installers test
         run: |
-          chia dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.version.outputs.chia-installer-version }}"
+          USERNAME=testuser
+          USER_UID=2001
+          USER_GID=${USER_UID}
+          groupadd --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME
+          useradd --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID -m $USERNAME
+          su $USERNAME -c 'chia dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.version.outputs.chia-installer-version }}" ${{ matrix.mode.matrix == 'gui' && '--gui-command chia-blockchain' || '' }}'
 
       - name: Verify /opt/chia present
         run: |
@@ -324,7 +346,7 @@ 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 78074041381d..e41285425906 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-rpm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux-installer-rpm.yml
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run chia dev installers test
         run: |
-          chia dev installers test --require-no-madmax --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.version.outputs.chia-installer-version }}"
+          chia dev installers test --require-no-madmax --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.version.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 5515c74de233..9501abdb4daf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-macos-installers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-macos-installers.yml
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # TODO: maybe fix this and remove the disable
           # shellcheck disable=SC2211
-          "/Volumes/Chia "*"/Chia.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/daemon/chia" dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.version.outputs.chia-installer-version }}"
+          "/Volumes/Chia "*"/Chia.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/daemon/chia" dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.version.outputs.chia-installer-version }}" --gui-command open --gui-command "/Volumes/Chia "*/Chia.app
 
       - name: Detach .dmg
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows-installer.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows-installer.yml
index 85162ee43c1f..f30997f507fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows-installer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows-installer.yml
@@ -367,4 +367,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run chia dev installers test
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          & ($env:INSTALL_PATH + "/resources/app.asar.unpacked/daemon/chia.exe") dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.version.outputs.chia-installer-version }}"
+          & ($env:INSTALL_PATH + "/resources/app.asar.unpacked/daemon/chia.exe") dev installers test --expected-chia-version "${{ needs.version.outputs.chia-installer-version }}" --gui-command ($env:INSTALL_PATH + "/Chia.exe")
diff --git a/chia/cmds/dev/installers.py b/chia/cmds/dev/installers.py
index 653dab07183e..a4dbb254f850 100644
--- a/chia/cmds/dev/installers.py
+++ b/chia/cmds/dev/installers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 import json
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import tempfile
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from typing import Optional
 
 import click
@@ -50,7 +52,8 @@ 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)
 
@@ -129,3 +132,19 @@ 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")