diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 942c3b7..24c32f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run zizmor
         uses: zizmorcore/zizmor-action@192e21d79ab29983730a13d1382995c2307fbcaa # v0.5.7
 
+  rego-policy:
+    name: Rego Policy Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Download OPA
+        uses: open-policy-agent/setup-opa@b2b258e089860efaadaaf71bf6e3aecb4a3eeff1 # v2.4.0
+        with:
+          version: latest
+      # tools/policy/ holds the Rego that drives this workflow's own change
+      # filter. A parse/type error or a broken rule there would silently break
+      # CI gating, so type-check it strictly and run its unit tests.
+      - name: Check policy
+        run: opa check --strict tools/policy/
+      - name: Test policy
+        run: opa test tools/policy/ -v
+
   dependency-review:
     name: Dependency Review
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -273,6 +292,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - check-changes
       - gh-actions-lint
+      - rego-policy
       - dependency-review
       - lint
       - validate-pom