diff --git a/.github/workflows/_matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml b/.github/workflows/_matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
index 9b1eb6f..745c94a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ on:
         default: false
         required: false
         type: boolean
+      run:
+        description: 'Extra CLI commands to run after installing the project'
+        default: 'echo "No extra commands"'
+        required: false
+        type: string
     secrets:
       CODECOV_TOKEN:
         description: 'Codecov token'
@@ -73,6 +78,11 @@ jobs:
           fi
           python -m pip install . --no-deps
 
+      - name: Run extra user-defined CLI commands
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ inputs.run }}" > user-commands.sh
+          bash user-commands.sh
+
       - name: Start Xvfb for ubuntu-latest only
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && inputs.headless
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_tests-on-pr-no-codecov-no-headless.yml b/.github/workflows/_tests-on-pr-no-codecov-no-headless.yml
index d420938..b5c0010 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_tests-on-pr-no-codecov-no-headless.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_tests-on-pr-no-codecov-no-headless.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ on:
         default: 3.13
         required: false
         type: number
+      run:
+        description: 'Extra CLI commands to run after installing the project'
+        default: 'echo "No extra commands"'
+        required: false
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   validate:
@@ -40,6 +45,11 @@ jobs:
           conda install --file requirements/test.txt
           python -m pip install . --no-deps
 
+      - name: Run extra user-defined CLI commands
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ inputs.run }}" > user-commands.sh
+          bash user-commands.sh
+
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
           pytest --cov
diff --git a/news/configure-run.rst b/news/configure-run.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1d9cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/configure-run.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* Add optional run: commands for extra CLI commands in matrix and test-on-pr-no-codecov-no-headless CI.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>