diff --git a/.github/workflows/hdfeos5.yml b/.github/workflows/hdfeos5.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d5cf969382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/hdfeos5.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: hdfeos5 dev
+
+# Triggers the workflow on push or pull request or on demand
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ develop ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
+      - '.github/FUNDING.yml'
+      - 'doc/**'
+      - 'release_docs/**'
+      - 'ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS'
+      - 'COPYING**'
+      - '**.md'
+
+# Using concurrency to cancel any in-progress job or run
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref && github.ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build hdfeos5
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+
+      - name: Install Autotools Dependencies (Linux)
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install automake autoconf libtool libtool-bin
+      - name: Install HDF5
+        run: |
+          ./autogen.sh
+          ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --disable-tests --with-default-api-version=v16
+          make
+          sudo make install
+      - name: Install HDF-EOS5
+        run: |
+          wget -O HDF-EOS5.2.0.tar.gz "https://git.earthdata.nasa.gov/projects/DAS/repos/hdfeos5/raw/hdf-eos5-2.0-src.tar.gz?at=refs%2Fheads%2FHDFEOS5_2.0"
+          tar zxvf HDF-EOS5.2.0.tar.gz
+          cd hdf-eos5-2.0
+          ./configure CC=/usr/local/bin/h5cc --prefix=/usr/local/ --enable-install-include
+          make
+          make check
+          sudo make install
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fce0bf9388..f6daf8549c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ HDF5 version 1.15.0 currently under development
 
 [![develop cmake build status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/HDFGroup/hdf5/cmake.yml?branch=develop&label=HDF5%20develop%20CMake%20CI)](https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/actions/workflows/cmake.yml?query=branch%3Adevelop)
 [![develop autotools build status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/HDFGroup/hdf5/autotools.yml?branch=develop&label=HDF5%20develop%20Autotools%20CI)](https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/actions/workflows/autotools.yml?query=branch%3Adevelop)
+[![HDF-EOS5 build status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/HDFGroup/hdf5/hdfeos5.yml?branch=develop&label=HDF-EOS5)](https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/actions/workflows/hdfeos5.yml?query=branch%3Adevelop)
 [![netCDF build status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/HDFGroup/hdf5/netcdf.yml?branch=develop&label=netCDF)](https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/actions/workflows/netcdf.yml?query=branch%3Adevelop)
 [![h5py build status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/HDFGroup/hdf5/h5py.yml?branch=develop&label=h5py)](https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/actions/workflows/h5py.yml?query=branch%3Adevelop)
 [![CVE regression](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/HDFGroup/hdf5/cve.yml?branch=develop&label=CVE)](https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/actions/workflows/cve.yml?query=branch%3Adevelop)