diff --git a/.github/workflows/k6.yaml b/.github/workflows/k6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dc9c3d8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/k6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+name: Run k6
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+      - develop
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+      - develop
+
+jobs:
+  protocol:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      redis:
+        image: "redis:8.0.1"
+        # Set health checks to wait until redis has started
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "redis-cli ping"
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          # Maps port 6379 on service container to the host
+          - 6379:6379
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - run: cp install/package.json package.json
+
+      - name: Install Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+
+      - name: NPM Install
+        uses: bahmutov/npm-install@v1
+        with:
+          useLockFile: false
+
+      - name: Setup on Redis
+        env:
+          SETUP: >-
+            {
+              "url": "http://127.0.0.1:4567/forum",
+              "secret": "abcdef",
+              "admin:username": "admin",
+              "admin:email": "test@example.org",
+              "admin:password": "hAN3Eg8W",
+              "admin:password:confirm": "hAN3Eg8W",
+
+              "database": "redis",
+              "redis:host": "127.0.0.1",
+              "redis:port": 6379,
+              "redis:password": "",
+              "redis:database": 0
+            }
+          CI: >-
+            {
+              "host": "127.0.0.1",
+              "database": 1,
+              "port": 6379
+            }
+        run: |
+          node app --setup="${SETUP}" --ci="${CI}"
+      - name: Build NodeBB
+        run: ./nodebb build
+      - name: Start NodeBB server
+        run: |
+          ./nodebb start
+          sleep 20
+      - uses: grafana/setup-k6-action@v1
+      - uses: grafana/run-k6-action@v1
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ./test/load-test.js
+      - name: Stop NodeBB server
+        if: always()
+        run: ./nodebb stop
diff --git a/.mocharc.yml b/.mocharc.yml
index 16d8518d1b..a602d06ac6 100644
--- a/.mocharc.yml
+++ b/.mocharc.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ reporter: dot
 timeout: 25000
 exit: true
 bail: true
+ignore:
+  - test/load-test.js
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 47cfa158f5..f26710566b 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export default defineConfig([
 			'test/files/',
 			'*.min.js',
 			'install/docker/',
+			'test/load-test.js',
 		],
 	},
 	// tests
diff --git a/test/load-test.js b/test/load-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d9f0aaad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/load-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import http from "k6/http";
+import { check, sleep } from "k6";
+
+export const options = {
+  stages: [
+    { duration: "10s", target: 5 },
+    { duration: "20s", target: 10 },
+    { duration: "10s", target: 0 },
+  ],
+  thresholds: {
+    http_req_duration: ["p(95)<500"],
+    http_req_failed: ["rate<0.1"],
+  },
+};
+
+const BASE_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:4567";
+
+export default function () {
+  const homeRes = http.get(`${BASE_URL}/`);
+  check(homeRes, {
+    "homepage returns 200": (r) => r.status === 200,
+    "homepage loads within 500ms": (r) => r.timings.duration < 500,
+  });
+
+  sleep(1);
+
+  const categoriesRes = http.get(`${BASE_URL}/api/categories`);
+  check(categoriesRes, {
+    "categories API returns 200": (r) => r.status === 200,
+    "categories API loads within 500ms": (r) => r.timings.duration < 500,
+  });
+
+  sleep(1);
+
+  const generalRes = http.get(`${BASE_URL}/category/2/general-discussion`);
+  check(generalRes, {
+    "General Discussion returns 200": (r) => r.status === 200,
+  });
+
+  sleep(1);
+
+  const announcementsRes = http.get(`${BASE_URL}/category/1/announcements`);
+  check(announcementsRes, {
+    "Announcements returns 200": (r) => r.status === 200,
+  });
+
+  sleep(1);
+}