diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-xpack-functionbeat.yml b/.github/workflows/check-xpack-functionbeat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5ce27961a219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-xpack-functionbeat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: check-x-pack-functionbeat
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/check-xpack-functionbeat.yml'
+      - 'x-pack/functionbeat/**'
+      - 'functionbeat/**'
+
+env:
+  BEAT_MODULE: 'x-pack/functionbeat'
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Fetch Go version from .go-version
+      run: echo "GO_VERSION=$(cat .go-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      with:
+        go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+    - name: Run check/update
+      run: |
+        go install github.com/magefile/mage
+        make -C ${{ env.BEAT_MODULE }} check update
+        make check-no-changes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/opentelemetry.yml b/.github/workflows/opentelemetry.yml
index 755c519f2e23..9690d22d550e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/opentelemetry.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/opentelemetry.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
       - check-dev-tools
       - check-packetbeat
       - check-winlogbeat
+      - check-x-pack-functionbeat
       - check-x-pack-osquerybeat
       - check-x-pack-packetbeat
       - check-x-pack-winlogbeat
diff --git a/x-pack/functionbeat/Jenkinsfile.yml b/x-pack/functionbeat/Jenkinsfile.yml
index dcca85bfd70f..9f410f950ed2 100644
--- a/x-pack/functionbeat/Jenkinsfile.yml
+++ b/x-pack/functionbeat/Jenkinsfile.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ when:
     tags: true                 ## for all the tags
 platform: "immutable && ubuntu-18" ## default label for all the stages
 stages:
-    checks:
-        make: |
-          make -C x-pack/functionbeat check;
-          make -C x-pack/functionbeat update;
-          make check-no-changes;
-        stage: checks
     arm:
         mage: "mage build unitTest"
         platforms:             ## override default label in this specific stage.