diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4a2cc5882..1ba59d5b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,25 @@ jobs:
                       exit 1
                   fi
 
+    test-node:
+        name: Node Unit Tests
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout Branch
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Setup Node
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version-file: "package.json"
+                  cache: "npm"
+
+            - name: Install Node Packages
+              run: npm ci
+
+            - name: Run Node Unit Tests
+              run: npm test
+
     build:
         name: Build
         runs-on: macos-latest
diff --git a/Testing.md b/Testing.md
index 684260b1c..20685a7b1 100644
--- a/Testing.md
+++ b/Testing.md
@@ -8,7 +8,17 @@ Tests are located in the `/tests` folder.
 
 ## Local Testing
 
-To run this locally you'll need the browsers installed along with the corresponding driver:
+### Local Node.js Unit Testing
+
+You can run the unit tests directly in Node.js using:
+
+```bash
+npm run test:node
+```
+
+### In-Browser Testing
+
+To run the in-browser tests locally, you'll need the browsers installed along with the corresponding driver:
 
 -   [chromedriver](https://chromedriver.chromium.org/getting-started)
 -   [geckodriver](https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0884b94b..94b1f7a39 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
     "scripts": {
         "dev": "node tests/server.mjs",
-        "lint:check": "eslint **/*.{js,mjs,jsx,ts,tsx}",
+        "lint:check": "eslint \"**/*.{js,mjs,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",
         "lint:fix": "eslint \"**/*.{js,mjs,jsx,ts,tsx}\" --fix",
         "pretty:check": "prettier --check ./",
         "pretty:fix": "prettier --write ./",
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
         "test-e2e:chrome": "node tests/run-end2end.mjs --browser chrome",
         "test-e2e:firefox": "node tests/run-end2end.mjs --browser firefox",
         "test-e2e:safari": "node tests/run-end2end.mjs --browser safari",
-        "test-e2e:edge": "node tests/run-end2end.mjs --browser edge"
+        "test-e2e:edge": "node tests/run-end2end.mjs --browser edge",
+        "test": "npm run test:node",
+        "test:node": "mocha --require ./tests/setup-node.mjs \"tests/unittests/*.mjs\""
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/core": "^7.21.3",
diff --git a/resources/shared/helpers.mjs b/resources/shared/helpers.mjs
index b6b004542..9c8df3c5b 100644
--- a/resources/shared/helpers.mjs
+++ b/resources/shared/helpers.mjs
@@ -53,3 +53,9 @@ export function forceLayout(body, layoutMode = "getBoundingRectAndElementFromPoi
             throw Error(`Invalid layoutMode: ${layoutMode}`);
     }
 }
+
+export function skipInShell(context) {
+    if (typeof window === "undefined" || typeof document === "undefined")
+        // Skip in non-browser environments
+        context.skip();
+}
diff --git a/tests/setup-node.mjs b/tests/setup-node.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35dae8cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/setup-node.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import expect from "expect.js";
+import sinon from "sinon";
+
+globalThis.expect = expect;
+globalThis.sinon = sinon;
+
+export const mochaHooks = {
+    afterEach() {
+        sinon.restore();
+    },
+};
diff --git a/tests/unittests/benchmark-runner.mjs b/tests/unittests/benchmark-runner.mjs
index 928ab8452..b512c799d 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/benchmark-runner.mjs
+++ b/tests/unittests/benchmark-runner.mjs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { BenchmarkRunner } from "../../resources/benchmark-runner.mjs";
 import { SuiteRunner } from "../../resources/suite-runner.mjs";
 import { StepRunner } from "../../resources/shared/step-runner.mjs";
 import { defaultParams } from "../../resources/shared/params.mjs";
+import { skipInShell } from "../../resources/shared/helpers.mjs";
 
 function TEST_FIXTURE(name) {
     return {
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ describe("BenchmarkRunner", () => {
     const { spy, stub, assert } = sinon;
     let runner;
 
-    before(() => {
+    before(function () {
+        skipInShell(this);
         runner = new BenchmarkRunner(SUITES_FIXTURE, CLIENT_FIXTURE);
     });