diff --git a/.github/actions/yarn-install/action.yml b/.github/actions/yarn-install/action.yml
index ee40ab4411..059f7650f2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/yarn-install/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/yarn-install/action.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Install Dependencies
 inputs:
   node-version:
+    type: string
     required: false
     default: '20.x'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-and-deploy.yml
index 50f6555e4a..7840a1d9e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -47,15 +47,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         runs-on: ['ubuntu-latest']
         node-version: ['18.0', '18.x', '20.x']
-    name: "Tests [Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}, ${{ matrix.runs-on }}]"
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      - name: Run Jest Tests
-        run: yarn jest --ci --maxWorkers 4 --reporters=default --reporters=jest-junit --rootdir='./'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
+    with:
+      node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
 
   deploy:
     # runs only on tag pushes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-node-compatibility-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-node-compatibility-validation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b6a004a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-node-compatibility-validation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# in order to subscribe to nighlies fails subscribe for updates on PR:
+# ---> https://github.com/facebook/metro/pull/1314 <---
+#
+# this is a bit of a workaround tackling the lack of an organic way
+# to notify certain people when this workflow fails:
+# https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/18039
+
+name: facebook/metro/nightly-node-compatibility-validation
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Everyday at at 5:00 UTC (22:00 USA West Coast, 06:00 London)
+    - cron:  '0 5 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        runs-on: ['ubuntu-latest']
+        # https://github.com/nodejs/release#release-schedule
+        node-version: [
+          '18.0',    # minimum supported
+          'lts/-1',  # pre-latest lts
+          'lts/*',   # latest lts
+          'current'  # newest
+        ]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
+    with:
+      node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
+
+  comment-on-pr-for-failures:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [test]
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.test.result == 'failure' }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              // see https://github.com/facebook/metro/pull/1314
+              issue_number: 1314,
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              body: 'A nightly test failed in `${{ github.workflow }}`!\nPlease address it by adjusting the supported NodeJS versions.',
+            });
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12e6433495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: test
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      node-version:
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        default: 'ubuntu-latest'
+      runs-on:
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        default: '20.x'
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: "Tests [Node.js ${{ inputs.node-version }}, ${{ inputs.runs-on }}]"
+    runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
+      - name: Run Jest Tests
+        run: yarn jest --ci --maxWorkers 4 --reporters=default --reporters=jest-junit --rootdir='./'