diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index aca9917..dd61438 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 8 * * 6'
 jobs:
-  test:
+  test-py3:
     env:
       PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: 1
     strategy:
@@ -39,6 +39,27 @@ jobs:
           python -m tox -e coverage_report
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
 
+  test-py2:
+    env:
+      PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: 1
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    container:
+      image: python:2.7.18-buster
+    name: "Test: Python 2.7 on ubuntu-20.04"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: "Install dependencies"
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+          python -m pip install tox tox-gh-actions
+      - name: "Run tests"
+        run: |
+          python -m tox
+          python -m tox -e coverage_report
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+
   fmt:
     name: Format
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4b0ad6c..2a5ebe1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -72,3 +72,7 @@ python =
     3.5: py35-most_platforms
     3.6: py36-most_platforms
     3.7: py37-most_platforms
+
+; Disable problem matcher because it causes issues when running in a container;
+; see https://github.com/ymyzk/tox-gh-actions/issues/126
+problem_matcher = False