diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index d54b89b897..b046a7cb53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 name: Benchmark
 
-on: [pull_request]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**/LICENSE'
+      - '.circleci/**'
+      - 'install/**'
+      - 'nix/**'
+      - 'test/**'
+      - 'ghcide/test/**'
+
 jobs:
   bench-init:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix.yml b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
index e930733d86..d99c5f59ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 name: Nix
 
-on: [pull_request]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**/LICENSE'
+      - '.circleci/**'
+      - 'install/**'
+
 jobs:
   nix:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9f71399e9d..55a40406b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,18 @@ defaults:
   run:
     shell: bash
 
-on: [pull_request]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**/LICENSE'
+      - '.circleci/**'
+      - 'install/**'
+      - 'nix/**'
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}