diff --git a/.github/actions/install-dotslash/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-dotslash/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81089631e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-dotslash/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Install DotSlash
+description: Install DotSlash on the current system
+inputs:
+  version:
+    description: "version of dotslash"
+    required: true
+    default: "0.4.1"
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Install DotSlash
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        set -e
+        version="${{ inputs.version }}"
+        echo "Installing DotSlash version $version"
+        curl -L "
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-buck2.yml b/.github/workflows/build-buck2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..123b4c8cf9
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+++ b/.github/workflows/build-buck2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: buck2
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  nix:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+          - os: windows-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 15 # NOTE (aseipp): keep in-sync with the build.yml timeout limit
+
+    name: build with buck2
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/install-dotslash
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1482605bfc5719782e1267fd0c0cc350fe7646b8
+        with:
+          toolchain: 1.76