diff --git a/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml b/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
index 5a7f4aaa93..3c4d9c0cb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ on:
       - trunk
       - '3.[89]'
       - '[4-9].[0-9]'
+    paths:
+      # Any change to a PHP or JavaScript file should run checks.
+      - '**.js'
+      - '**.php'
+      # These files configure NPM. Changes could affect the outcome.
+      - 'package*.json'
+      # These files configure Composer. Changes could affect the outcome.
+      - 'composer.*'
+      # This file configures JSHint. Changes could affect the outcome.
+      - '.jshintrc'
+      # This file configures PHPCS. Changes could affect the outcome.
+      - 'phpcs.xml.dist'
+      # Changes to workflow files should always verify all workflows are successful.
+      - '.github/workflows/*.yml'
 
 jobs:
   # Runs PHP coding standards checks.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml
index 57dfbc25b9..315d6c4885 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ on:
       - trunk
       - '3.[89]'
       - '[4-9].[0-9]'
+    paths:
+      # Any change to a JavaScript file should run tests.
+      - '**.js'
+      # These files configure NPM. Changes could affect the outcome.
+      - 'package*.json'
+      # This file configures ESLint. Changes could affect the outcome.
+      - '.eslintignore'
+      # This file configures JSHint. Changes could affect the outcome.
+      - '.jshintrc'
+      # Any change to the QUnit directory should run tests.
+      - 'tests/qunit/**'
+      # Changes to workflow files should always verify all workflows are successful.
+      - '.github/workflows/*.yml'
 
 jobs:
   # Runs the QUnit tests for WordPress.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/php-compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/php-compatibility.yml
index fcb2100eda..5656b8c5fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php-compatibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php-compatibility.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ on:
       - trunk
       - '5.[5-9]'
       - '[6-9].[0-9]'
+    paths:
+      # This workflow only scans PHP files.
+      - '**.php'
+      # These files configure Composer. Changes could affect the outcome.
+      - 'composer.*'
+      # This file configures PHP Compatibility scanning. Changes could affect the outcome.
+      - 'phpcompat.xml.dist'
+      # Changes to workflow files should always verify all workflows are successful.
+      - '.github/workflows/*.yml'
 
 jobs:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-npm-on-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-npm-on-windows.yml
index a1f47b0fd3..829f572fdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-npm-on-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-npm-on-windows.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ on:
       - trunk
       - '3.[7-9]'
       - '[4-9].[0-9]'
+    paths:
+      # These files configure NPM. Changes could affect the outcome.
+      - 'package*.json'
+      # JavaScript files are built using NPM.
+      - '**.js'
+      # CSS and SCSS files are built using NPM.
+      - '**.scss'
+      - '**.css'
+      # Changes to workflow files should always verify all workflows are successful.
+      - '.github/workflows/**.yml'
 
 env:
   PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD: ${{ true }}