diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_build_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/job_build_linux.yml
index 531ace12416a6c..2a1ea2da7c9b2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_build_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_build_linux.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         required: false
         default: false
+      build-samples:
+        description: 'Whether to build samples (C & C++)'
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        default: false
       build-additional-python-packages:
         description: 'Whether to build additional, i.e., non-system Python packages. Should have Python 3.9-3.13 installed'
         type: boolean
@@ -208,6 +213,12 @@ jobs:
           cmake --install ${BUILD_DIR} --config ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }} --prefix ${INSTALL_TEST_DIR} --component tests
           cmake --install ${BUILD_DIR} --config ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }} --prefix ${DEVELOPER_PACKAGE_DIR} --component developer_package
 
+      - name: Build & Install Samples (C & C++)
+        if: ${{ inputs.build-samples }}
+        run: |
+          ${INSTALL_DIR}/samples/cpp/build_samples.sh -i ${INSTALL_TEST_DIR} -b ${BUILD_DIR}/cpp_samples
+          ${INSTALL_DIR}/samples/c/build_samples.sh -i ${INSTALL_TEST_DIR} -b ${BUILD_DIR}/c_samples
+
       - name: Install Python wheels for the main Python
         if: ${{ ! inputs.build-additional-python-packages }}
         run: cmake --install ${BUILD_DIR} --config ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }} --prefix ${INSTALL_WHEELS_DIR} --component python_wheels
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml
index 94922e8f156edb..cbdb61cb8b6873 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       build-debian-packages: false
       build-rpm-packages: false
       build-additional-python-packages: true
+      build-samples: true
       target-branch: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
       cmake-options: >-
             -G 'Ninja Multi-Config'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml
index a2d62765aacc6d..299db2078e693f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       build-debian-packages: true
       build-rpm-packages: false
       build-additional-python-packages: true
+      build-samples: true
       target-branch: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
       cmake-options: >-
             -G 'Ninja Multi-Config'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24.yml
index 463b1f56af4ddc..40c06d1dd45b18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ jobs:
       build-debian-packages: true
       build-contrib: true
       build-additional-python-packages: true
+      build-samples: true
       target-branch: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
       cmake-options: >-
             -G 'Ninja Multi-Config'