diff --git a/lib/pr_checker.js b/lib/pr_checker.js
index 8128ef0d..3ed2d00a 100644
--- a/lib/pr_checker.js
+++ b/lib/pr_checker.js
@@ -404,6 +404,14 @@ export default class PRChecker {
       return false;
     }
 
+    const files = pr.files.nodes;
+
+    // Don't require Jenkins run if pr is doc-only change
+    const isDocOnlyChange = files.every(({ path }) => path.endsWith('.md'));
+    if (isDocOnlyChange) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     const ciNeededFolderRx = /^(deps|lib|src|test)\//;
     const ciNeededToolFolderRx =
       /^tools\/(code_cache|gyp|icu|inspector|msvs|snapshot|v8_gypfiles)/;
@@ -416,7 +424,7 @@ export default class PRChecker {
     ];
     const ciNeededExtensionList = ['.gyp', '.gypi', '.bat'];
 
-    return pr.files.nodes.some(
+    return files.some(
       ({ path }) =>
         ciNeededFolderRx.test(path) ||
         ciNeededToolFolderRx.test(path) ||
diff --git a/test/fixtures/pull_requests/code-change.json b/test/fixtures/pull_requests/code-change.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9f75f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/pull_requests/code-change.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "createdAt": "2022-07-12T11:55:42Z",
+  "authorAssociation": "MEMBER",
+  "author": {
+    "login": "F3n67u",
+    "email": "F3n67u@outlook.com",
+    "name": "Feng Yu"
+  },
+  "url": "https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/43796",
+  "bodyHTML": "\n<p dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"issue-keyword tooltipped tooltipped-se\" aria-label=\"This pull request closes issue #43795.\">Fix</span> <a class=\"issue-link js-issue-link\" data-error-text=\"Failed to load title\" data-id=\"1301950808\" data-permission-text=\"Title is private\" data-url=\"https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/43795\" data-hovercard-type=\"issue\" data-hovercard-url=\"/nodejs/node/issues/43795/hovercard\" href=\"https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/43795\">#43795</a></p>",
+  "bodyText": "Fix #43795",
+  "labels": { "nodes": [{ "name": "http" }, { "name": "needs-ci" }] },
+  "files": { "nodes": [{ "path": "lib/_http_server.js" }] },
+  "title": "http: check if `socket` is null before destroy",
+  "baseRefName": "main",
+  "headRefName": "closeIdleConnections",
+  "changedFiles": 1,
+  "mergeable": "MERGEABLE",
+  "closed": false,
+  "closedAt": null,
+  "merged": false,
+  "mergedAt": null
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/pull_requests/doc-only-in-tools.json b/test/fixtures/pull_requests/doc-only-in-tools.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6904e705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/pull_requests/doc-only-in-tools.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "createdAt": "2022-06-19T03:31:58Z",
+  "authorAssociation": "MEMBER",
+  "author": {
+    "login": "F3n67u",
+    "email": "F3n67u@outlook.com",
+    "name": "Feng Yu"
+  },
+  "url": "https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/43483",
+  "bodyHTML": "\n<p dir=\"auto\">unicode-org/icu repo has renamed its default branch to main also, this pr update the link to unicode-org/icu old master branch.</p>",
+  "bodyText": "unicode-org/icu repo has renamed its default branch to main also, this pr update the link to unicode-org/icu old master branch.",
+  "labels": {
+    "nodes": [
+      { "name": "tools" },
+      { "name": "i18n-api" },
+      { "name": "fast-track" },
+      { "name": "author ready" },
+      { "name": "icu" }
+    ]
+  },
+  "files": { "nodes": [{ "path": "tools/icu/README.md" }] },
+  "title": "tools: update link of `ICU data slicer`",
+  "baseRefName": "main",
+  "headRefName": "doc/icu",
+  "changedFiles": 1,
+  "mergeable": "UNKNOWN",
+  "closed": true,
+  "closedAt": "2022-06-20T09:20:58Z",
+  "merged": true,
+  "mergedAt": "2022-06-20T09:20:58Z"
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js b/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js
index 761bb83b..eed5ef19 100644
--- a/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js
@@ -923,6 +923,92 @@ describe('PRChecker', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should succeed if doc-only changes in tools dir without Jenkins',
+      async() => {
+        const cli = new TestCLI();
+
+        const expectedLogs = {
+          ok: [
+            ['Last GitHub CI successful']
+          ],
+          info: [
+            ['Green GitHub CI is sufficient']
+          ]
+        };
+
+        const data = {
+          pr: pullRequests['doc-only-in-tools'],
+          reviewers: allGreenReviewers,
+          comments: [],
+          reviews: approvingReviews,
+          commits: githubCI['check-suite-success'],
+          collaborators,
+          authorIsNew: () => true,
+          getThread() {
+            return PRData.prototype.getThread.call(this);
+          }
+        };
+        const checker = new PRChecker(
+          cli,
+          data,
+          {
+            json: sinon.stub().callsFake(await function() {
+              return undefined;
+            })
+          },
+          argv);
+
+        cli.clearCalls();
+        const status = await checker.checkCI();
+        assert(status);
+        cli.assertCalledWith(expectedLogs, {
+          ignore: ['startSpinner', 'updateSpinner', 'stopSpinner']
+        });
+      }
+    );
+
+    it('should fail if code changes without Jenkins', async() => {
+      const cli = new TestCLI();
+
+      const expectedLogs = {
+        error: [
+          ['No Jenkins CI runs detected']
+        ],
+        ok: [
+          ['Last GitHub CI successful']
+        ]
+      };
+
+      const data = {
+        pr: pullRequests['code-change'],
+        reviewers: allGreenReviewers,
+        comments: [],
+        reviews: approvingReviews,
+        commits: githubCI['check-suite-success'],
+        collaborators,
+        authorIsNew: () => true,
+        getThread() {
+          return PRData.prototype.getThread.call(this);
+        }
+      };
+      const checker = new PRChecker(
+        cli,
+        data,
+        {
+          json: sinon.stub().callsFake(await function() {
+            return undefined;
+          })
+        },
+        argv);
+
+      cli.clearCalls();
+      const status = await checker.checkCI();
+      assert(!status);
+      cli.assertCalledWith(expectedLogs, {
+        ignore: ['startSpinner', 'updateSpinner', 'stopSpinner']
+      });
+    });
+
     it('should succeed if doc-only changes with failed Jenkins', async() => {
       const cli = new TestCLI();