diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d6da27fdc9..b0ae0d4e98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -189,12 +189,21 @@ jobs:
         DD_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DATADOG_API_KEY }}
 
     - run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum npm run test-node
+
+    - name: Clone backup integration tests
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        repository: 'signalapp/Signal-Message-Backup-Tests'
+        ref: 'a18c9146e07441827a9b7c2e54ec0a5e6f2aa5bd'
+        path: 'backup-integration-tests'
+
     - run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum npm run test-electron
       timeout-minutes: 5
       env:
         ARTIFACTS_DIR: artifacts/linux
         LANG: en_US
         LANGUAGE: en_US
+        BACKUP_INTEGRATION_DIR: 'backup-integration-tests/test-cases'
     - run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum npm run test-release
       env:
         NODE_ENV: production
diff --git a/ts/test-electron/backup/integration_test.ts b/ts/test-electron/backup/integration_test.ts
index db696a093f..58e6bfaa0e 100644
--- a/ts/test-electron/backup/integration_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-electron/backup/integration_test.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ describe('backup/integration', () => {
     .filter(file => file.endsWith('.binproto'))
     .map(file => join(BACKUP_INTEGRATION_DIR, file));
 
+  if (files.length === 0) {
+    it('no backup tests', () => {
+      throw new Error('No backup integration tests');
+    });
+  }
+
   for (const fullPath of files) {
     it(basename(fullPath), async () => {
       const expectedBuffer = await readFile(fullPath);