diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 41adb07b2..5f59faea6 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ updates:
       - "/cluster_analytics"
       - "/controller/src/robot_vision"
       - "/mapping"
+      - "/tracker"
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
     commit-message:
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ updates:
       - "/tests/compose/dlstreamer"
       - "/tests/perf_tests/compose"
       - "/tools/ppl_runner"
+      - "/tracker/test/service"
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
     commit-message:
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ updates:
       - "/cluster_analytics"
       - "/mapping"
       - "/mapping/tests"
+      - "/tracker/test/service"
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
     commit-message:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tracker-service.yaml b/.github/workflows/tracker-service.yaml
index cf8aea0bf..d49952fc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tracker-service.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tracker-service.yaml
@@ -11,15 +11,9 @@ on: # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
       - main
       - release-*
       - tracker-service-*
-    paths:
-      - "tracker/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/tracker-service.yaml"
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths:
-      - "tracker/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/tracker-service.yaml"
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 concurrency:
@@ -30,8 +24,33 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  detect-changes:
+    name: "Detect Tracker Changes"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    outputs:
+      run-jobs: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.tracker }}
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout code"
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for accurate diff
+
+      - name: "Detect tracker changes"
+        id: changes
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            tracker:
+              - 'tracker/**'
+              - '.github/workflows/tracker-service.yaml'
+
   lint-cpp-code:
     name: "Lint C++ code"
+    needs: detect-changes
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || needs.detect-changes.outputs.run-jobs == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
@@ -49,6 +68,8 @@ jobs:
 
   lint-dockerfile:
     name: "Lint Dockerfile"
+    needs: detect-changes
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || needs.detect-changes.outputs.run-jobs == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
@@ -66,6 +87,8 @@ jobs:
 
   lint-python:
     name: "Lint Python code"
+    needs: detect-changes
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || needs.detect-changes.outputs.run-jobs == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
@@ -81,6 +104,8 @@ jobs:
 
   trivy-scan:
     name: "Trivy security scan (optional)"
+    needs: detect-changes
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || needs.detect-changes.outputs.run-jobs == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
@@ -101,6 +126,8 @@ jobs:
 
   native-build-and-test:
     name: "Native build and unit tests"
+    needs: detect-changes
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || needs.detect-changes.outputs.run-jobs == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
@@ -176,6 +203,8 @@ jobs:
 
   docker-build-and-test:
     name: "Docker build and service tests"
+    needs: detect-changes
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || needs.detect-changes.outputs.run-jobs == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"