diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml
index 2bac36dbf420a8..eabd9361ac24ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ on:
         description: 'Target branch for the build; taken from event context by default'
         type: string
         required: false
+      pytorch-models-nightly:
+        description: 'Run nightly PyTorch model hub tests'
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
   pull_request:
     types:
       - opened
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       changed_components: "${{ steps.smart_ci.outputs.changed_components }}"
       skip_workflow: "${{ steps.smart_ci.outputs.skip_workflow }}"
       use_latest_onednn: "${{ steps.onednn_day.outputs.use_latest_onednn }}"
+      pytorch_models_nightly: "${{ steps.pytorch_models_nightly.outputs.changed }}"
     steps:
       - name: checkout action
         uses: ababushk/checkout@dd591a6a2ac25618db4eda86e7e0d938f88cf01b # cherry_pick_retries
@@ -82,6 +87,19 @@ jobs:
             echo "use_latest_onednn=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
+      - name: Check if nightly PyTorch model tests are changed
+        id: pytorch_models_nightly
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
+        run: |
+          files=$(gh api --paginate "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}/files" --jq '.[].filename')
+          if grep -qE '^(tests/model_hub_tests/(pytorch|models_hub_common)/|\.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests\.yml$)' <<< "$files"; then
+            echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
   Docker:
     needs: Smart_CI
     runs-on: aks-linux-4-cores-16gb-docker-build
@@ -469,7 +487,8 @@ jobs:
 
   PyTorch_Models_Tests_Nightly_Scope1:
     name: PyTorch Models Nightly Scope1 tests
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || inputs.pytorch-models-nightly ||
+      needs.smart_ci.outputs.pytorch_models_nightly == 'true' }}
     needs: [ Docker, Build, Smart_CI, Openvino_tokenizers ]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests.yml
     with:
@@ -479,7 +498,8 @@ jobs:
 
   PyTorch_Models_Tests_Nightly_Scope2:
     name: PyTorch Models Nightly Scope2 tests
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || inputs.pytorch-models-nightly ||
+      needs.smart_ci.outputs.pytorch_models_nightly == 'true' }}
     needs: [ Docker, Build, Smart_CI, Openvino_tokenizers ]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests.yml
     with: