diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e03e6502b3..2208f38049 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ jobs:
         sudo dapr init --runtime-version ${{ env.DAPR_RUNTIME_VER }}
         echo "Showing dapr version..."
         dapr --version
+    - name: Install Local kafka using docker-compose
+      run: |
+        docker-compose -f ./sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/deploy/local-test-kafka.yml up -d
+        docker ps
     - name: Clean up files
       run: mvn clean
     - name: Build sdk
diff --git a/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/deploy/local-test-kafka.yml b/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/deploy/local-test-kafka.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16f9e4801c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/deploy/local-test-kafka.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: '2'
+services:
+  zookeeper:
+    image: wurstmeister/zookeeper:latest
+    ports:
+      - "2181:2181"
+  kafka:
+    image: wurstmeister/kafka:latest
+    ports:
+      - "9092:9092"
+    environment:
+      KAFKA_ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME: 127.0.0.1
+      KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "sample:1:1"
+      KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
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