diff --git a/.github/workflows/workspaces.yml b/.github/workflows/workspaces.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84d586ec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/workspaces.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# This is temporary until/if:
+# https://github.com/gap-actions/run-pkg-tests/pull/24
+# is merged, or something equivalent, then remove the script ci/run-tests.sh,
+# and use the save/load.g files as commented out below
+name: "Workspaces"
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+      - "stable-*.*"
+  schedule:
+    # Every day at 3:15 AM UTC
+    - cron: '15 3 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  workspaces:
+      name: "GAP 4.12.2 / ubuntu / 64"
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      steps:
+          - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          - name: "Run Semigroups packages' workspace tests"
+            run: ci/launch-gap-docker-container.sh
diff --git a/ci/launch-gap-docker-container.sh b/ci/launch-gap-docker-container.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7c32e9740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/launch-gap-docker-container.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# This file is temporarily copied from libsemigroups/ci/ file of the same name.
+set -e
+
+CONTAINER_NAME="jamesdbmitchell/gap-docker-minimal:version-4.12.2"
+
+# Pull the docker container
+docker pull "$CONTAINER_NAME" 
+
+# Start the docker container detached
+ID=$(docker run --rm -i -d "$CONTAINER_NAME")
+
+# Copy the libsemigroups directory into the container
+docker cp . "$ID:/home/gap/semigroups"
+
+# Run the ci/docker-gap.sh script in the running container
+docker exec -i "$ID" semigroups/ci/run-gap-tests-in-docker-container.sh ; exit
+
+# Attach to the container
+docker attach "$ID"
diff --git a/ci/run-gap-tests-in-docker-container.sh b/ci/run-gap-tests-in-docker-container.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f16566fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/run-gap-tests-in-docker-container.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Next commands executed in the container...
+set -e
+
+sudo apt-get --yes update
+sudo apt-get install git --yes
+sudo apt-get install pkg-config m4 libtool automake autoconf --yes
+sudo apt-get install libtool-bin --yes
+
+GAP_VERSION=$(ls inst)
+GAP_SH="$HOME/inst/$GAP_VERSION/bin/gap.sh"
+
+sudo chown 1000:1000 -R semigroups/
+
+# Remove packaged GAP version of Semigroups package
+rm -rf $HOME/inst/$GAP_VERSION/pkg/semigroups-*.*.*
+mv semigroups $HOME/inst/$GAP_VERSION/pkg/
+cd $HOME/inst/$GAP_VERSION/pkg/semigroups
+
+./prerequisites.sh
+./autogen.sh
+./configure --disable-hpcombi
+make -j4
+
+cd ..
+git clone -b master --depth=1 https://github.com/gap-packages/PackageManager.git
+
+INSTALL_PKGS="if not InstallPackage(\"digraphs\", false) then QuitGap(1); fi;"
+INSTALL_PKGS+="if not InstallPackage(\"io\", false) then QuitGap(1); fi;"
+INSTALL_PKGS+="if not (InstallPackage(\"orb\", false) and CompilePackage(\"orb\")) then QuitGap(1); fi;"
+INSTALL_PKGS+="if not InstallPackage(\"genss\", false) then QuitGap(1); fi;"
+INSTALL_PKGS+="if not InstallPackage(\"images\", false) then QuitGap(1); fi;"
+INSTALL_PKGS+="if not InstallPackage(\"autodoc\", false) then QuitGap(1); fi;"
+
+echo "LoadPackage(\"PackageManager\"); UpdatePackage(\"PackageManager\", false); $INSTALL_PKGS QUIT;" | $GAP_SH -A -T || exit 1
+cd $HOME/inst/$GAP_VERSION/pkg/semigroups
+
+export ABI="64"
+# Run the tests defined in Semigroups
+ci/run-tests.sh
diff --git a/ci/run-tests.sh b/ci/run-tests.sh
index 395f191bd..d5fd03c86 100755
--- a/ci/run-tests.sh
+++ b/ci/run-tests.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# This file is no longer used by the ci of the Semigroups package but it is
-# used by the libsemigroups ci, so don't delete it until that it is not the
-# case.
+# This file is also used by the libsemigroups ci! 
 
 # If a command fails, exit this script with an error code
 set -e
 set -o pipefail
 
 if [ -z "$GAP_HOME" ]; then
-  echo -e "\nError, the environment variable \"GAP_HOME\" must be set"
-  exit 1
+  GAP_HOME=${GAPROOT-$HOME/gap}
 elif [ "$ABI" != "32" ] && [ "$ABI" != "64" ]; then
   echo -e "\nError, the environment variable \"ABI\" must be set to \"32\" or \"64\", found \"$ABI\""
   exit 1
diff --git a/tst/workspaces/load.g b/tst/workspaces/load.g
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6090f5819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tst/workspaces/load.g
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#############################################################################
+##
+#W  load.g
+#Y  Copyright (C) 2023                                    James D Mitchell
+##
+##  Licensing information can be found in the README file of this package.
+##
+#############################################################################
+##
+
+LoadPackage("semigroups", false);;
+QuitGap(Test("load-workspace.tst") and SemigroupsTestInstall());
diff --git a/tst/workspaces/save.g b/tst/workspaces/save.g
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8e96800e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tst/workspaces/save.g
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#############################################################################
+##
+#W  save.g
+#Y  Copyright (C) 2023                                    James D Mitchell
+##
+##  Licensing information can be found in the README file of this package.
+##
+#############################################################################
+##
+
+LoadPackage("semigroups", false);;
+QuitGap(SemigroupsTestInstall() and Test("save-workspace.tst"));