diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkurls.yml b/.github/workflows/checkurls.yml
index f407859c75..b9d5f185d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkurls.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkurls.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 name: 'URLs'
 
 'on':
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - '*/ci'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
   schedule:
     - cron: '10 5 * * *'
 
@@ -16,7 +23,7 @@ permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   linkcheck:
-    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'curl' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'curl' || github.event_name != 'schedule' }}
     name: 'linkcheck'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -24,5 +31,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
+      - name: 'mdlinkcheck (dry run)'
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'schedule' }}
+        run: ./scripts/mdlinkcheck --dry-run
+
       - name: 'mdlinkcheck'
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
         run: ./scripts/mdlinkcheck