diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
index 757340074b..7c1253364b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ jobs:
         # the default.
         id:
           - esp8266-arduino
+          - esp8266-arduino-native
           - esp32-arduino-platformio
           - esp32-arduino-esp-idf
           - esp32-idf-platformio
@@ -206,6 +207,8 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - id: esp8266-arduino
             pch_strict: "1"
+          - id: esp8266-arduino-native
+            pch_strict: "1"
           - id: esp32-idf-esp-idf
             pch_strict: "1"
           - id: esp32-arduino-esp-idf
diff --git a/docker/test_configs/esp8266-arduino-native.yaml b/docker/test_configs/esp8266-arduino-native.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99eab33ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/test_configs/esp8266-arduino-native.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+esphome:
+  name: docker-test-esp8266-native
+
+esp8266:
+  board: d1_mini
+  toolchain: arduino
+
+logger: