diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-build-base.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-build-base.yml
index e349fcbf69e3d..8c52f1deaca60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-build-base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-build-base.yml
@@ -176,3 +176,36 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
           cd _build/debug && ctest -j 8 --output-on-failure --no-tests=error
+
+  breeze-ubuntu-debug:
+    runs-on: 8-core-ubuntu
+    # prevent errors when forks ff their main branch
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'facebookincubator/velox' }}
+    name: "Breeze Ubuntu debug"
+    env:
+      USE_CLANG: "${{ inputs.use-clang && 'true' || 'false' }}"
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: velox
+    steps:
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: velox
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+          source scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh && install_apt_deps
+
+      - name: Make Debug Build
+        env:
+          VELOX_DEPENDENCY_SOURCE: BUNDLED
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${USE_CLANG}" = "true" ]]; then export CC=/usr/bin/clang-15; export CXX=/usr/bin/clang++-15; fi
+          cmake -S velox/experimental/breeze -B _build-breeze/debug -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_OPENMP=ON
+          cmake --build _build-breeze/debug
+
+      - name: Run Tests
+        run: |
+          cd _build-breeze/debug && ctest -j 8 --output-on-failure --no-tests=error