diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 90e9a1d7b760c..a0900f1f3d2c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: ubuntu:${{ inputs.ubuntu_version }}
+    env:
+      PDO_FIREBIRD_TEST_DSN: firebird:dbname=firebird:test.fdb
     services:
       mysql:
         image: mysql:8.3
@@ -235,6 +237,15 @@ jobs:
         env:
           MYSQL_DATABASE: test
           MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
+      firebird:
+        image: jacobalberty/firebird
+        ports:
+          - 3050:3050
+        env:
+          ISC_PASSWORD: test
+          FIREBIRD_DATABASE: test.fdb
+          FIREBIRD_USER: test
+          FIREBIRD_PASSWORD: test
     steps:
       - name: git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4