diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 265be8497c..d326b6350f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,25 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }},
             ${{ matrix.python }}
 
+  test_cygwin:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        distutils:
+        - stdlib
+        - local
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS: ${{ matrix.distutils }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install Cygwin with Python and tox
+        run: |
+          choco install git gcc-core python38-devel python38-pip --source cygwin
+          C:\\tools\\cygwin\\bin\\bash -l -x -c 'python3.8 -m pip install tox'
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          C:\\tools\\cygwin\\bin\\bash -l -x -c 'cd $(cygpath -u "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE") && tox -- --cov-report xml'
+
   release:
     needs: test
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')