diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request-review.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request-review.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ecc3985b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request-review.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: 'CI: Pull Request Review'
+
+on:
+  pull_request_review:
+    types: [submitted]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-review-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  filter:
+    name: Check Changes
+    if: >-
+      github.event.review.state == 'approved' &&
+      github.repository == 'n8n-io/n8n'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    outputs:
+      design_system: ${{ fromJSON(steps.ci-filter.outputs.results)['design-system'] == true }}
+      commit_sha: ${{ steps.commit-sha.outputs.sha }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          ref: refs/pull/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/merge
+
+      - name: Capture commit SHA
+        id: commit-sha
+        run: echo "sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Check for relevant changes
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ci-filter
+        id: ci-filter
+        with:
+          mode: filter
+          filters: |
+            design-system:
+              packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/**
+              packages/frontend/@n8n/storybook/**
+              .github/workflows/test-visual-chromatic.yml
+
+  chromatic:
+    name: Chromatic
+    needs: filter
+    if: needs.filter.outputs.design_system == 'true'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-visual-chromatic.yml
+    with:
+      ref: ${{ needs.filter.outputs.commit_sha }}
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  # Required by GitHub branch protection rules.
+  # PRs cannot be merged unless this job passes.
+  required-review-checks:
+    name: Required Review Checks
+    needs: [filter, chromatic]
+    if: always()
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: .github/actions/ci-filter
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+      - name: Validate required checks
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ci-filter
+        with:
+          mode: validate
+          job-results: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml
index 11801a5310f..69e7a54762a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ jobs:
       workflows: ${{ fromJSON(steps.ci-filter.outputs.results).workflows == true }}
       workflow_scripts: ${{ fromJSON(steps.ci-filter.outputs.results)['workflow-scripts'] == true }}
       db: ${{ fromJSON(steps.ci-filter.outputs.results).db == true }}
-      design_system: ${{ fromJSON(steps.ci-filter.outputs.results)['design-system'] == true }}
       performance: ${{ fromJSON(steps.ci-filter.outputs.results).performance == true }}
       e2e_performance: ${{ fromJSON(steps.ci-filter.outputs.results)['e2e-performance'] == true }}
       commit_sha: ${{ steps.commit-sha.outputs.sha }}
@@ -61,11 +60,6 @@ jobs:
               packages/testing/containers/**
             workflows: .github/**
             workflow-scripts: .github/scripts/**
-            design-system:
-              packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/**
-              packages/frontend/@n8n/chat/**
-              packages/frontend/@n8n/storybook/**
-              .github/workflows/test-visual-chromatic.yml
             performance:
               packages/testing/performance/**
               packages/workflow/src/**
@@ -201,15 +195,6 @@ jobs:
       ref: ${{ needs.install-and-build.outputs.commit_sha }}
     secrets: inherit
 
-  chromatic:
-    name: Chromatic
-    needs: install-and-build
-    if: needs.install-and-build.outputs.design_system == 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.repository == 'n8n-io/n8n'
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-visual-chromatic.yml
-    with:
-      ref: ${{ needs.install-and-build.outputs.commit_sha }}
-    secrets: inherit
-
   # This job is required by GitHub branch protection rules.
   # PRs cannot be merged unless this job passes.
   required-checks:
@@ -226,7 +211,6 @@ jobs:
         performance,
         security-checks,
         workflow-scripts,
-        chromatic,
       ]
     if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim