diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 5b5fbe1de..66c1d1b28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         CC=gcc-12 CXX=g++-12 cmake                                                                                 \
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug                                                                                 \
           -DIMHEX_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS=ON                                                                             \
+          -DIMHEX_ENABLE_PLUGIN_TESTS=ON                                                                           \
           -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache                                                                       \
           -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache                                                                     \
           -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-fuse-ld=lld -fsanitize=address,leak,undefined -fno-sanitize-recover=all --coverage"    \
diff --git a/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake b/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake
index f176c6e70..fe45034ed 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ macro(add_imhex_plugin)
         set_target_properties(${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH_USE_ORIGIN ON INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/")
     endif()
 
-    if (EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/CMakeLists.txt AND IMHEX_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS)
+    if (EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/CMakeLists.txt AND IMHEX_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS AND IMHEX_ENABLE_PLUGIN_TESTS)
         add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests)
         target_link_libraries(${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME} PUBLIC ${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME}_tests)
         target_compile_definitions(${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME}_tests PRIVATE IMHEX_PROJECT_NAME="${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME}-tests")