diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_ffmpeg.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_ffmpeg.yaml
index 847c9161c..833c1b41d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_ffmpeg.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_ffmpeg.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - packaging/build_ffmpeg.sh
+      - .github/workflows/build_ffmpeg.yaml # self reference
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * 0'  # on sunday
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/cpp_tests.yaml
index b2b19a785..bc5ee0cb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp_tests.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - src/torchcodec/*
+      - test/*
+      - .github/workflows/cpp_tests.yaml # self reference
 
 concurrency:
   group: unit-test${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.run_number || github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index a50581e3f..e0d781141 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - src/torchcodec/*
+      - docs/*
+      - .github/workflows/docs.yaml # self reference
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_cuda_wheel.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux_cuda_wheel.yaml
index 915c52367..be4544fd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_cuda_wheel.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_cuda_wheel.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ name: Build and test Linux CUDA wheels
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - src/torchcodec/*
+      - benchmarks/*
+      - packaging/*
+      - test/*
+      - .github/workflows/linux_cuda_wheel.yaml # self reference
   push:
     branches:
       - nightly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_wheel.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux_wheel.yaml
index 38f257336..56031f789 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_wheel.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_wheel.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ name: Build and test Linux wheel
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - src/torchcodec/*
+      - packaging/*
+      - test/*
+      - .github/workflows/linux_wheel.yaml # self reference
   push:
     branches:
       - nightly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_wheel.yaml b/.github/workflows/macos_wheel.yaml
index ef6371940..6286aaab2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_wheel.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_wheel.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ name: Build and test MacOS wheel
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - src/torchcodec/*
+      - packaging/*
+      - test/*
+      - .github/workflows/macos_wheel.yaml # self reference
   push:
     branches:
       - nightly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reference_resources.yaml b/.github/workflows/reference_resources.yaml
index e0414d517..c3a10fef9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reference_resources.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reference_resources.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - test/generate_reference_resources.sh
+      - .github/workflows/reference_resources.yaml # self reference
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * 0'  # on sunday