diff --git a/.github/workflows/reference_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/reference_tests.yml
index 3903929641f..ea7e88f1f3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reference_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reference_tests.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-20.04
         arch:
           - x64
+        include:
+          - os: macos-latest
+            arch: arm64
+            version: '1'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
       - uses: julia-actions/cache@v2
       - run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y xorg-dev mesa-utils xvfb libgl1 freeglut3-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libxext-dev xsettingsd x11-xserver-utils
+        if: ${{ runner.os != 'macOS' }}
       - name: Install Julia dependencies
         shell: julia --project=monorepo {0}
         run: |
@@ -102,6 +107,12 @@ jobs:
         run: >
           DISPLAY=:0 xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 1024x768x24' julia --color=yes --project=monorepo -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.test("GLMakie", coverage=true)'
           && echo "TESTS_SUCCESSFUL=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        if: ${{ runner.os != 'macOS' }}
+      - name: Run the tests (Mac)
+        id: referencetests-mac
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: DISPLAY=:0 julia --color=yes --project=monorepo -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.test("GLMakie", coverage=true)' && echo "TESTS_SUCCESSFUL=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV 
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' }}
       - name: Upload test Artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with: