diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-k8s.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-k8s.yaml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-k8s.yaml
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+name: Parsl
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+
+jobs:
+  k8s-kind-suite:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@master
+
+    - name: Create k8s Kind Cluster
+      uses: helm/kind-action@v1
+      with:
+        # kind tooling uses this name by default, but kind-action uses
+        # a different default name
+        cluster_name: kind
+
+    - name: Build docker image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+      with:
+        context: .
+        file: parsl/tests/ci_k8s/Dockerfile
+        tags: parsl:ci
+
+    - name: Push docker image into kubernetes cluster
+      run: |
+        kind load docker-image parsl:ci
+
+    - name: set liberal permissions
+      run: |
+        kubectl create clusterrolebinding serviceaccounts-cluster-admin   --clusterrole=cluster-admin   --group=system:serviceaccounts
+
+    - name: launch pytest Job
+      run: |
+        free -h
+        kubectl create -f parsl/tests/ci_k8s/pytest-task.yaml 
+
+    - name: wait for pytest Job
+      run: |
+        kubectl wait --timeout=600s --for=condition=Complete Job pytest
+
+    - name: report some info
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      run: |
+        free -h
+        kubectl describe pods
+        kubectl describe jobs
+        kubectl logs --timestamps Job/pytest
diff --git a/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/Dockerfile b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/Dockerfile
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index 0000000000..0e9b3dff64
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+++ b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/Dockerfile
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+FROM debian:bookworm
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y
+
+# git is needed for parsl to figure out it's own repo-specific
+# version string, from the github-checked-out repo
+
+# gcc and similar are needed for building taskvine
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git procps python3 python3-dev python3-venv gcc build-essential make pkg-config mpich swig
+
+RUN python3 -m venv /venv
+
+ADD . /parsl
+WORKDIR /
+RUN git clone https://github.com/cooperative-computing-lab/cctools --depth 1 -b release/7.8.0
+
+WORKDIR /cctools
+RUN . /venv/bin/activate && ./configure --prefix=/ && make && make install
+
+WORKDIR /parsl
+RUN . /venv/bin/activate && pip3 install '.[kubernetes]' cloudpickle -r test-requirements.txt
+
diff --git a/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/__init__.py b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/__init__.py
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index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/htex_k8s_kind.py b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/htex_k8s_kind.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3be29bd63c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/htex_k8s_kind.py
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+from parsl.config import Config
+from parsl.executors import HighThroughputExecutor
+from parsl.launchers import SimpleLauncher
+from parsl.providers import KubernetesProvider
+
+
+def fresh_config():
+    return Config(
+        executors=[
+            HighThroughputExecutor(
+                label="executorname",
+                storage_access=[],
+                worker_debug=True,
+                cores_per_worker=1,
+                encrypted=False,  # needs certificate fs to be mounted in same place...
+                provider=KubernetesProvider(worker_init=". /venv/bin/activate",
+                                            image="parsl:ci",
+                                            max_mem="2048Gi"
+                                            # was getting OOM-killing of workers with default... this helps
+                                            ),
+            )
+        ],
+        strategy='none',
+    )
diff --git a/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/pytest-task.yaml b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/pytest-task.yaml
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index 0000000000..65bfca4e47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/pytest-task.yaml
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+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: pytest
+spec:
+  activeDeadlineSeconds: 600
+  backoffLimit: 0
+  template:
+    spec:
+      restartPolicy: Never
+      containers:
+      - name: pytest
+        image: parsl:ci
+        command: ["bash", "/parsl/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/runme.sh"]
+
diff --git a/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/runme.sh b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/runme.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e632ec8ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/runme.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+source /venv/bin/activate
+
+pytest parsl/tests/ --config parsl/tests/ci_k8s/htex_k8s_kind.py -k 'not issue3328 and not staging_required and not shared_fs' -x --random-order
+
+PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ pytest parsl/tests/ --config parsl/tests/ci_k8s/taskvine_k8s_kind.py -k 'not issue3328 and not staging_required and not shared_fs' -x --random-order --log-cli-level=DEBUG
diff --git a/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/taskvine_k8s_kind.py b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/taskvine_k8s_kind.py
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index 0000000000..6deb60d38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parsl/tests/ci_k8s/taskvine_k8s_kind.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from parsl.addresses import address_by_hostname
+from parsl.config import Config
+from parsl.executors.taskvine import TaskVineExecutor, TaskVineManagerConfig
+from parsl.launchers import SimpleLauncher
+from parsl.providers import KubernetesProvider
+
+
+def fresh_config():
+    return Config(executors=[TaskVineExecutor(manager_config=TaskVineManagerConfig(address=address_by_hostname(), port=9000),
+                                              worker_launch_method='provider',
+                                              provider=KubernetesProvider(worker_init=". /venv/bin/activate",
+                                                                          image="parsl:ci",
+                                                                          max_mem="2048Gi"
+                                                                          ),
+
+                                              )])