diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 9863f7624d..dbc2f9ad20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ concurrency:
 permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
-  codeql:
+  gha-python:
     name: 'GHA and Python'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
@@ -59,3 +59,31 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'perform analysis'
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@192325c86100d080feab897ff886c34abd4c83a3 # v3
+
+  c:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      security-events: write
+    steps:
+      - name: 'install prereqs'
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 update
+          sudo rm -f /var/lib/man-db/auto-update
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install libpsl-dev
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: 'initialize'
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@192325c86100d080feab897ff886c34abd4c83a3 # v3
+        with:
+          languages: cpp
+          queries: basic
+
+      - name: 'autobuild'
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@192325c86100d080feab897ff886c34abd4c83a3 # v3
+
+      - name: 'perform analysis'
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@192325c86100d080feab897ff886c34abd4c83a3 # v3