diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 23d94711f7..78df97cc0c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -415,6 +415,9 @@ Ubuntu_Clang:
 
 .Ubuntu_Clang_Tidy_Base:
   extends: Ubuntu_Clang
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TITLE =~ /^(\[Draft\]|\(Draft\)|Draft:)/'
+      when: never
   before_script:
     - CI/install_debian_deps.sh clang clang-tidy openmw-deps openmw-deps-dynamic
   cache: