diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-unit-tests.yml
index bf5f13d63c7..47cd082b38b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-unit-tests.yml
@@ -132,3 +132,30 @@ jobs:
           environment: "dev" # Can be dev/prod (defaults to dev)
           path: ${{ env.RESULTS_FILE }}
           bucket_path: ${{ env.BUCKET_PATH }}
+
+  # This is the job that is actually required by rulesets.
+  # We need to require EITHER the OSS or the Enterprise job to pass.
+  # However, if one is skipped, GitHub won't flat-map the shards,
+  #   so they won't be accepted by a ruleset.
+  required-backend-unit-tests:
+    needs:
+      - grafana
+      - grafana-enterprise
+    # always() is the best function here.
+    # success() || failure() will skip this function if any need is also skipped.
+    # That means conditional test suites will fail the entire requirement check.
+    if: always()
+
+    name: All backend unit tests complete
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check test suites
+        env:
+          NEEDS: ${{ toJson(needs) }}
+        run: |
+          FAILURES="$(echo "$NEEDS" | jq 'with_entries(select(.value.result == "failure")) | map_values(.result)')"
+          echo "$FAILURES"
+          if [ "$(echo "$FAILURES" | jq '. | length')" != "0" ]; then
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "All OK!"