diff --git a/.github/workflows/providers-build.yml b/.github/workflows/providers-build.yml
index 350b514e2..4e9456cfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/providers-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/providers-build.yml
@@ -145,3 +145,56 @@ jobs:
             echo "Entrypoint is not correct"
             exit 1
           fi
+
+  build-ubi9-container-distribution:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@8d9ed9ac5c53483de85588cdf95a591a75ab9f55 # v5.5.0
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@0c5e2b8115b80b4c7c5ddf6ffdd634974642d182 # v5.4.1
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+
+      - name: Install LlamaStack
+        run: |
+          uv venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          uv pip install -e .
+
+      - name: Pin template to UBI9 base
+        run: |
+          yq -i '
+            .image_type    = "container" |
+            .image_name    = "ubi9-test" |
+            .distribution_spec.container_image = "registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9:latest"
+          ' llama_stack/templates/dev/build.yaml
+
+      - name: Build dev container (UBI9)
+        env:
+          USE_COPY_NOT_MOUNT: "true"
+          LLAMA_STACK_DIR: "."
+        run: |
+          uv run llama stack build --config llama_stack/templates/dev/build.yaml
+
+      - name: Inspect UBI9 image
+        run: |
+          IMAGE_ID=$(docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | head -n 1)
+          entrypoint=$(docker inspect --format '{{ .Config.Entrypoint }}' $IMAGE_ID)
+          echo "Entrypoint: $entrypoint"
+          if [ "$entrypoint" != "[python -m llama_stack.distribution.server.server --config /app/run.yaml]" ]; then
+            echo "Entrypoint is not correct"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Checking /etc/os-release in $IMAGE_ID"
+          docker run --rm --entrypoint sh "$IMAGE_ID" -c \
+              'source /etc/os-release && echo "$ID"' \
+              | grep -qE '^(rhel|ubi)$' \
+              || { echo "Base image is not UBI 9!"; exit 1; }