diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml
index 968cf4630..105f2493c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: CI Linux
 on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      debug_enabled:
+        type: boolean
+        description: 'Run the build with tmate debugging enabled'
+        required: false
+        default: false
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
   push:
@@ -51,8 +57,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install deps
         run: |
+          dnf install -y almalinux-release-devel epel-release
           yum remove -y openssl-devel zlib-devel || true
-          yum install -y protobuf-devel protobuf-compiler
+          yum install -y protobuf-devel protobuf-compiler tmate
 
       - name: Sync source deps
         run: |
@@ -95,6 +102,13 @@ jobs:
           path: ${{ env.CACHE_DIR }}
           key: ${{ env.CACHE_KEY }}
 
+      - name: Setup tmate session
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3.18
+        with:
+          limit-access-to-actor: true
+          install-dependencies: false
+
   test_linux:
     name: E2E Test linux
     needs: build_and_ctest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
index cf05c9376..ab17987b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: CI MacOS
 on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      debug_enabled:
+        type: boolean
+        description: 'Run the build with tmate debugging enabled'
+        required: false
+        default: false
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
   push:
@@ -89,3 +95,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: ${{ env.CACHE_DIR }}
           key: ${{ env.CACHE_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Setup tmate session
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3.18
+        with:
+          limit-access-to-actor: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
index de71a4f9a..3c99527ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: CI Windows
 on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      debug_enabled:
+        type: boolean
+        description: 'Run the build with tmate debugging enabled'
+        required: false
+        default: false
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
   push:
@@ -98,6 +104,12 @@ jobs:
           path: ${{ env.CACHE_DIR }}
           key: ${{ env.CACHE_KEY }}
 
+      - name: Setup tmate session
+        if: ${{ failure() && inputs.debug_enabled }}
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3.18
+        with:
+          limit-access-to-actor: true
+
   test_windows:
     name: E2E Test windows
     runs-on: windows-phoenix