diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 607de98dbb..748ae9f5f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ name: Wagtail Docs
 
 on:
   push:
+    paths:
+    - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - 'docs/**'
+
 
 jobs:
   build-docs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9eac2ad69b..4418412b41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ name: Wagtail CI
 
 on:
   push:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'docs/**'
 
 
 # Our test suite should cover: