diff --git a/.github/workflows/commitflow-py3.yml b/.github/workflows/commitflow-py3.yml
index d17c0699a39..7f56814fe42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commitflow-py3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commitflow-py3.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,24 @@ jobs:
         name: test-reports-${{ matrix.python-version }}
         path: test-reports
 
+    - name: Check and comment if no unit test files are modified
+      if: matrix.python-version == '3.8'
+      run: |
+        git fetch origin master
+        changed_files=$(git diff --name-only origin/master)
+        
+        if echo "$changed_files" | grep -qE '(^test|_test\.py|^tests|_tests\.py|.test)'; then
+          echo "✅ Unit test files were modified."
+        else
+          echo "⚠️ No unit test files modified."
+          
+          curl -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+            -d '{"body":"⚠️ No unit test files modified. Please ensure that changes are properly tested. ⚠️"}' \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/comments"
+        fi
+
     - name: run python lints
       run: |
         PYTHONWARNINGS=always ./build/env/bin/hue runruff check
diff --git a/desktop/core/base_requirements.txt b/desktop/core/base_requirements.txt
index 9c51144df5c..784be86e06b 100644
--- a/desktop/core/base_requirements.txt
+++ b/desktop/core/base_requirements.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ protobuf==3.20.3
 py==1.11.0
 pyformance==0.3.2
 pytest==8.1.1
+pytest-cov==5.0.0
 pytest-django==4.8.0
 pytest-html==4.1.1
 python-dateutil==2.8.2