diff --git a/.github/workflows/downstream.yml b/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
index 28d5059b0..94c139649 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
@@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test jupyter_client
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: pytest --pyargs jupyter_client
+      - name: Test jupyter_kernel_test
+        run: |
+          git clone https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter_kernel_test.git
+          cd jupyter_kernel_test
+          pip install -e ".[test]"
+          python test_ipykernel.py