diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1e686e902..70212148a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,44 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # the build and test steps would update Cargo.lock if it is out of date
           test -z "$(git status --porcelain Cargo.lock)" || (echo "Cargo.lock has uncommitted changes!" && exit 1)
+  build_and_test-linux-riscv64:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-riscv
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Install Rust
+        run: |
+          export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
+          if command -v rustup &> /dev/null; then
+            rustup install 1.89.0
+            rustup default 1.89.0
+          else
+            curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain 1.89.0
+            export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
+          fi
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          rustc --version
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libssl-dev pkg-config git-lfs cmake
+          git lfs install
+      - name: Cache Rust artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target/
+          key: xet-riscv64-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            xet-riscv64-cargo-
+      - name: Build and Test
+        run: |
+          cargo test --verbose --no-fail-fast
+      - name: Build and Test hf_xet
+        run: |
+          cd hf_xet && cargo test --verbose --no-fail-fast
   build_and_test-win:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps: