diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_unittests.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_unittests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..811843d5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_unittests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: 🧐 Run Unit Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ develop ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ develop ]
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number}}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.9'
+      - name: Install requirements
+        run: ./tools/manage.sh create-env
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: ./tools/manage.sh run-tests
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/transcoding.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/transcoding.py
index e9750864ac..1fda014bd8 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/transcoding.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/transcoding.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ IMAGE_EXTENSIONS = {
     ".kra", ".logluv", ".mng", ".miff", ".nrrd", ".ora",
     ".pam", ".pbm", ".pgm", ".ppm", ".pnm", ".pcx", ".pgf",
     ".pictor", ".png", ".psd", ".psb", ".psp", ".qtvr",
-    ".ras", ".rgbe", ".sgi", ".tga",
+    ".ras", ".rgbe", ".sgi", ".sxr", ".tga",
     ".tif", ".tiff", ".tiff/ep", ".tiff/it", ".ufo", ".ufp",
     ".wbmp", ".webp", ".xr", ".xt", ".xbm", ".xcf", ".xpm", ".xwd"
 }