diff --git a/.github/workflows/coder.yaml b/.github/workflows/coder.yaml
index 90f6dee753cf4..cb775b8ff7932 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coder.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coder.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ on:
       - main
     tags:
       - "*"
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "docs/**"
 
   pull_request:
 
@@ -32,9 +30,48 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
+  changes:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      docs-only: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.docs_count == steps.filter.outputs.all_count }}
+      go: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.go }}
+      sh: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.sh }}
+    steps:
+      # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            all:
+              - '**'
+            docs:
+              - 'docs/**'
+              # For testing:
+              # - '.github/**'
+            go:
+              - "**.go"
+              - "**.mod"
+              - "**.sum"
+            sh:
+              - "**.sh"
+      - id: debug
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ toJSON(steps.filter )}}"
+
+  # Debug step
+  show-changes:
+    needs: changes
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - id: log
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ toJSON(needs.changes) }}"
+
   style-lint-golangci:
     name: style/lint/golangci
     timeout-minutes: 5
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -50,6 +87,8 @@ jobs:
     name: style/lint/shellcheck
     timeout-minutes: 5
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.sh == 'true'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Run ShellCheck
@@ -62,6 +101,8 @@ jobs:
   style-lint-typescript:
     name: "style/lint/typescript"
     timeout-minutes: 5
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.docs-only == 'false'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -89,6 +130,8 @@ jobs:
     name: "style/gen"
     timeout-minutes: 5
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.docs-only == 'false'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -124,6 +167,8 @@ jobs:
 
   style-fmt:
     name: "style/fmt"
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.docs-only == 'false'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
@@ -156,6 +201,8 @@ jobs:
 
   test-go:
     name: "test/go"
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.docs-only == 'false'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 20
     strategy:
@@ -232,6 +279,8 @@ jobs:
 
   test-go-postgres:
     name: "test/go/postgres"
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.docs-only == 'false'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # This timeout must be greater than the timeout set by `go test` in
     # `make test-postgres` to ensure we receive a trace of running
@@ -303,7 +352,10 @@ jobs:
     name: "deploy"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork
+    needs: changes
+    if: |
+      github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork
+      && needs.changes.outputs.docs-only == 'false'
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
@@ -409,6 +461,8 @@ jobs:
 
   test-js:
     name: "test/js"
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.docs-only == 'false'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
@@ -462,6 +516,8 @@ jobs:
 
   test-e2e:
     name: "test/e2e/${{ matrix.os }}"
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.docs-only == 'false'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 20
     strategy: