diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ea46900d..016b9c72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -119,43 +119,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
 
   test_napari:
-    name: napari (${{ matrix.napari-version }}, ${{ matrix.qt-backend }})
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: napari
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        napari-version: [""] # "" is HEAD
-        qt-backend: [pyqt5, pyside2]
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          path: app-model
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: napari/napari
-          path: napari
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ matrix.napari-version }}
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
-
-      - uses: tlambert03/setup-qt-libs@v1
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install -U pip
-          python -m pip install -e app-model
-          python -m pip install -e napari[testing,${{ matrix.qt-backend }}]
-
-      - name: Test
-        uses: aganders3/headless-gui@v1
-        with:
-          working-directory: napari
-          run: python -m pytest napari/_qt napari/_app_model --color=yes -x
+        backend: [pyqt5, pyside2, pyqt6]
+    uses: czaki/napari/.github/workflows/test_external_package_workflow.yml@feature/test_against_napari
+    with:
+      backend: ${{ matrix.backend }}
+      pytest_path: "napari/_qt napari/_app_model -W ignore -k 'not test_notification and not playing_after_ndisplay_changes'"
 
   deploy:
     name: Deploy