diff --git a/.github/workflows/downstream_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/downstream_tests.yml
index 12f7f95b7a..e1edb6cd9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downstream_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downstream_tests.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,64 @@ jobs:
             cd altair
             mypy altair tests
 
+  marimo:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        dependencies: ["core", "core,optional"]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
+        with:
+          enable-cache: "true"
+          cache-suffix: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          cache-dependency-glob: "**requirements*.txt"
+      - name: clone-marimo
+        run: |
+            git clone https://github.com/marimo-team/marimo.git --depth=1
+            cd marimo
+            git log
+      - name: install-basics
+        run: uv pip install --upgrade tox virtualenv setuptools hatch --system
+      - name: install-marimo-dev
+        run: |
+            cd marimo
+            uv pip install -e ".[dev]" --system
+      - name: install-narwhals-dev
+        run: |
+            uv pip uninstall narwhals --system
+            uv pip install -e . --system
+      - name: show-deps
+        run: uv pip freeze
+      - name: Create assets directory, copy over index.html
+        run: |
+            mkdir -p marimo/marimo/_static/assets
+            cp marimo/frontend/index.html marimo/marimo/_static/index.html
+            cp marimo/frontend/public/favicon.ico marimo/marimo/_static/favicon.ico
+      - name: Run tests with minimal dependencies
+        if: ${{ matrix.dependencies == 'core' }}
+        run: |
+            cd marimo
+            hatch run +py=${{ matrix.python-version }} test:test -v tests/ -k "not test_cli"
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+      - name: Run tests with optional dependencies
+        if: ${{ matrix.dependencies == 'core,optional' }}
+        run: |
+            cd marimo
+            hatch run +py=${{ matrix.python-version }} test-optional:test -v tests/ -k "not test_cli"
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+      - name: Run typechecks
+        run: |
+            cd marimo
+            hatch run typecheck:check
+
   scikit-lego:
     strategy:
       matrix: