diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_dax.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_dax.yml
index af15226d29..f7f4fbe508 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_dax.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_dax.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ env:
   INSTL_DIR : "${{github.workspace}}/../install-dir"
   COVERAGE_DIR : "${{github.workspace}}/coverage"
   COVERAGE_NAME : "exports-coverage-dax"
+  DAX_TESTS: "./test/umf_test-provider_file_memory ./test/umf_test-provider_devdax_memory"
 
 jobs:
   dax:
@@ -126,6 +127,12 @@ jobs:
           UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH_2=${{env.UMF_TESTS_FSDAX_PATH_2}}
           ctest -C ${{matrix.build_type}} -V -R "file|fsdax"
 
+      - name: Run DAX tests under valgrind
+        run: |
+          ${{github.workspace}}/test/test_valgrind.sh ${{github.workspace}} ${{env.BUILD_DIR}} memcheck "${{env.DAX_TESTS}}"
+          ${{github.workspace}}/test/test_valgrind.sh ${{github.workspace}} ${{env.BUILD_DIR}} drd "${{env.DAX_TESTS}}"
+          ${{github.workspace}}/test/test_valgrind.sh ${{github.workspace}} ${{env.BUILD_DIR}} helgrind "${{env.DAX_TESTS}}"
+
       - name: Check coverage
         if:  ${{ matrix.build_type == 'Debug' }}
         working-directory: ${{env.BUILD_DIR}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_multi_numa.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_multi_numa.yml
index f654789843..f546b05451 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_multi_numa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_multi_numa.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ env:
   BUILD_DIR : "${{github.workspace}}/build"
   COVERAGE_DIR : "${{github.workspace}}/coverage"
   COVERAGE_NAME : "exports-coverage-multinuma"
+  NUMA_TESTS: "./test/umf_test-memspace_numa ./test/umf_test-provider_os_memory_multiple_numa_nodes"
 
 jobs:
   multi_numa:
@@ -68,6 +69,13 @@ jobs:
           ./test/umf_test-provider_os_memory_multiple_numa_nodes \
             --gtest_filter="-*checkModeLocal/*:*checkModePreferredEmptyNodeset/*:testNuma.checkModeInterleave"
 
+      - name: Run NUMA tests under valgrind
+        if: matrix.os != 'rhel-9.1'
+        run: |
+          ${{github.workspace}}/test/test_valgrind.sh ${{github.workspace}} ${{env.BUILD_DIR}} memcheck "${{env.NUMA_TESTS}}"
+          ${{github.workspace}}/test/test_valgrind.sh ${{github.workspace}} ${{env.BUILD_DIR}} drd "${{env.NUMA_TESTS}}"
+          ${{github.workspace}}/test/test_valgrind.sh ${{github.workspace}} ${{env.BUILD_DIR}} helgrind "${{env.NUMA_TESTS}}"
+
       - name: Check coverage
         if: ${{ matrix.build_type == 'Debug' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
         working-directory: ${{env.BUILD_DIR}}
diff --git a/test/test_valgrind.sh b/test/test_valgrind.sh
index be5f817dc3..46bfe7d1cc 100755
--- a/test/test_valgrind.sh
+++ b/test/test_valgrind.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@ set -e
 WORKSPACE=$1
 BUILD_DIR=$2
 TOOL=$3
+TESTS=$4
 
 function print_usage() {
-	echo "$(basename $0) - run all UMF tests and examples under a valgrind tool (memcheck, drd or helgrind)"
-	echo "This script looks for './test/umf_test-*' and './examples/umf_example_*' executables in the UMF build directory."
-	echo "Usage: $(basename $0) <workspace_dir> <build_dir> <memcheck|drd|helgrind>"
+	echo "$(basename $0) - run UMF tests and examples under a valgrind tool (memcheck, drd or helgrind)"
+	echo "Usage: $(basename $0) <workspace_dir> <build_dir> <memcheck|drd|helgrind> [tests_examples]"
+	echo "Where:"
+	echo
+	echo "tests_examples - (optional) list of tests or examples to be run (paths relative to the <build_dir> build directory)."
+	echo "                 If it is empty, all tests (./test/umf_test-*) and examples (./examples/umf_example_*)"
+	echo "                 found in <build_dir> will be run."
 }
 
 if ! valgrind --version > /dev/null; then
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ cd ${BUILD_DIR}
 mkdir -p cpuid
 
 echo "Gathering data for hwloc so it can be run under valgrind:"
-hwloc-gather-cpuid ./cpuid
+hwloc-gather-cpuid ./cpuid >/dev/null
 
 echo
 echo "Working directory: $(pwd)"
@@ -71,7 +76,14 @@ echo "Running: \"valgrind $OPTION\" for the following tests:"
 ANY_TEST_FAILED=0
 rm -f umf_test-*.log umf_test-*.err
 
-for test in $(ls -1 ./test/umf_test-* ./examples/umf_example_*); do
+[ "$TESTS" = "" ] && TESTS=$(ls -1 ./test/umf_test-* ./examples/umf_example_*)
+
+for test in $TESTS; do
+	if [ ! -f $test ]; then
+		echo
+		echo "error: the $test (${BUILD_DIR}/$test) file does not exist"
+		exit 1
+	fi
 	[ ! -x $test ] && continue
 	echo "$test - starting ..."
 	echo -n "$test "