diff --git a/.evergreen/buildvariants-and-tasks.in.yml b/.evergreen/buildvariants-and-tasks.in.yml
index b77e22cc5b3..f71430e47b3 100644
--- a/.evergreen/buildvariants-and-tasks.in.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/buildvariants-and-tasks.in.yml
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ const PACKAGE_BUILD_VARIANTS = [
 ];
 
 const SMOKETEST_BUILD_VARIANTS = [
-//  {
-//    name: 'smoketest-ubuntu',
-//    display_name: 'Smoketest Ubuntu',
-//    run_on: 'ubuntu2004-large',
-//    depends_on: 'package-ubuntu',
-//  },
+  {
+    name: 'smoketest-ubuntu',
+    display_name: 'Smoketest Ubuntu',
+    run_on: 'ubuntu2004-large',
+    depends_on: 'package-ubuntu',
+  },
   {
     name: 'smoketest-windows',
     display_name: 'Smoketest Windows',
diff --git a/.evergreen/buildvariants-and-tasks.yml b/.evergreen/buildvariants-and-tasks.yml
index d17f929c9b8..1404072ff04 100644
--- a/.evergreen/buildvariants-and-tasks.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/buildvariants-and-tasks.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ buildvariants:
       - name: package-compass
       - name: package-compass-isolated
       - name: package-compass-readonly
+  - name: smoketest-ubuntu-compass
+    display_name: Smoketest Ubuntu (compass)
+    run_on: ubuntu2004-large
+    depends_on:
+      - name: package-compass
+        variant: package-ubuntu
+    tasks:
+      - name: smoketest-compass
   - name: smoketest-windows-compass
     display_name: Smoketest Windows (compass)
     run_on: windows-vsCurrent-large
diff --git a/.evergreen/functions.yml b/.evergreen/functions.yml
index 3a450402af7..6fd181879c1 100644
--- a/.evergreen/functions.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/functions.yml
@@ -692,15 +692,15 @@ functions:
             npm run --unsafe-perm --workspace @mongodb-js/compass-smoke-tests start -- --package=osx_dmg --tests=time-to-first-query
           fi
 
-          #if [[ "$IS_UBUNTU" == "true" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$IS_UBUNTU" == "true" ]]; then
             # TODO: linux_deb
-            # TODO: linux_tar
-          #fi
+            npm run --unsafe-perm --workspace @mongodb-js/compass-smoke-tests start -- --package=linux_tar --tests=time-to-first-query
+          fi
 
-          #if [[ "$IS_RHEL" == "true" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$IS_RHEL" == "true" ]]; then
             # TODO: linux_rpm
-            # TODO: rhel_tar
-          #fi
+            npm run --unsafe-perm --workspace @mongodb-js/compass-smoke-tests start -- --package=linux_tar --tests=time-to-first-query
+          fi
 
   test-web-sandbox:
     - command: shell.exec
diff --git a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/installers/index.ts b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/installers/index.ts
index 31fc022b0c0..4a37c38b991 100644
--- a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/installers/index.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/installers/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { installMacZIP } from './mac-zip';
 import { installWindowsZIP } from './windows-zip';
 import { installWindowsMSI } from './windows-msi';
 import { installWindowsSetup } from './windows-setup';
+import { installLinuxTar } from './linux-tar';
 
 export function getInstaller(kind: PackageKind) {
   if (kind === 'osx_dmg') {
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ export function getInstaller(kind: PackageKind) {
     return installWindowsMSI;
   } else if (kind === 'windows_setup') {
     return installWindowsSetup;
+  } else if (kind === 'linux_tar') {
+    return installLinuxTar;
   } else {
     throw new Error(`Installer for '${kind}' is not yet implemented`);
   }
diff --git a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/installers/linux-tar.ts b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/installers/linux-tar.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c999a99520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/installers/linux-tar.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+import type { InstalledAppInfo, InstallablePackage } from './types';
+import { execute } from '../execute';
+
+export function installLinuxTar({
+  appName,
+  filepath,
+  destinationPath,
+}: InstallablePackage): InstalledAppInfo {
+  const appFilename = `${appName}-linux-x64`;
+  const appPath = path.resolve(destinationPath, appFilename);
+
+  execute('tar', ['-xzvf', filepath, '-C', destinationPath]);
+
+  // Check that the executable will run without being quarantined or similar
+  execute('xvfb-run', [path.resolve(appPath, appName), '--version']);
+
+  return {
+    appPath,
+    uninstall: async function () {
+      /* TODO */
+    },
+  };
+}