diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-sdk-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/java-sdk-tests.yml
index 08ddc930b4..a2b5ed716e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-sdk-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-sdk-tests.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,53 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  java-sdk-inprocess:
+    name: "Java SDK InProcess Tests"
+    if: github.event.repository.fork == false
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    continue-on-error: true
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: ./java
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5
+        with:
+          java-version: "25"
+          distribution: "microsoft"
+          cache: "maven"
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+
+      - name: Run Java SDK tests (InProcess)
+        env:
+          CI: "true"
+          COPILOT_SDK_DEFAULT_CONNECTION: inprocess
+        run: mvn clean verify -Pinprocess
+
+      - name: Generate Test Report Summary
+        if: always()
+        uses: ./.github/actions/java-test-report
+        with:
+          title: "Copilot Java SDK :: Test Results InProcess"
+
+      - name: Upload test results on failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
+        with:
+          name: java-test-results-inprocess
+          path: |
+            java/sdk/target/surefire-reports/
+            java/sdk/target/surefire-reports-isolated/
+            java/sdk/target/failsafe-reports/
+          retention-days: 7
+
   java-sdk:
     name: "Java SDK Tests (JDK ${{ matrix.test-jdk }})"
     if: github.event.repository.fork == false