diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-nix-format.yml b/.github/workflows/check-nix-format.yml
index a70e132dc459a..44ac72852a10a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-nix-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-nix-format.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ name: Check that Nix files are formatted
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+  workflow_call:
 
 permissions: {}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-nixf-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/check-nixf-tidy.yml
index 8b148ba33bc44..5b337e4c1fa29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-nixf-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-nixf-tidy.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Check changed Nix files with nixf-tidy (experimental)
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+  workflow_call:
 
 permissions: {}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeowners-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/codeowners-v2.yml
index 8b5267b25c630..e94087c2af59f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeowners-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeowners-v2.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ name: Codeowners v2
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, ready_for_review, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+    types: [opened, ready_for_review, synchronize, reopened]
+  workflow_call:
 
 permissions: {}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/edited-base.yml b/.github/workflows/edited-base.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7b945d896f539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/edited-base.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Instead of adding all the jobs to run on a changed base to "edited.yml", we use this intermediate layer.
+# This will make it, that in the case of editing the title or description, there will only be a single skipped job
+# appearing in the checks list, instead of all the jobs below cluttering the output.
+
+name: "Edited Base"
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  check-nix-format:
+    name: Check that Nix files are formatted
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/check-nix-format.yml
+
+  check-nixf-tidy:
+    name: Check changed Nix files with nixf-tidy (experimental)
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/check-nixf-tidy.yml
+
+  codeowners-v2:
+    name: Codeowners v2
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/codeowners-v2.yml
+
+  eval:
+    name: Eval
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/eval.yml
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+      statuses: write
+
+  labels:
+    name: Label PR
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/labels.yml
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+
+  nixpkgs-vet:
+    name: Vet nixpkgs
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/nixpkgs-vet.yml
+
+  no-channel:
+    name: No channel PR
+    if: startsWith(github.event.pull_request.base.ref, 'nixos-') || startsWith(github.event.pull_request.base.ref, 'nixpkgs-')
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/no-channel.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/edited.yml b/.github/workflows/edited.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..aa954a071bc1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/edited.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Some workflows depend on the base branch of the PR, but changing the base branch is not included in the default trigger events, which would be `opened`, `synchronize` or `reopened`.
+# Instead it causes an `edited` event.
+# Since `edited` is also triggered when PR title/body is changed, we use this wrapper workflow, to run the other workflows conditionally only.
+# There are already feature requests for adding a `base_changed` event:
+# - https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/35058
+# - https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/64119
+#
+# Instead of adding this to each workflow's pull_request_target event, we trigger this in a separate workflow.
+# This has the advantage, that we can actually skip running those jobs for simple edits like changing the title or description.
+
+name: "Edited"
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [edited]
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  base:
+    name: Base
+    if: github.event.changes.base.ref.from && github.event.changes.base.ref.from != github.event.pull_request.base.ref
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/edited-base.yml
+    # Currently needed downstream for eval.yml and labels.yml
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+      statuses: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/eval.yml b/.github/workflows/eval.yml
index 273b2e2a05215..4df701dd0deb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eval.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eval.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Eval
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
+  workflow_call:
   push:
     # Keep this synced with ci/request-reviews/dev-branches.txt
     branches:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labels.yml b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
index 80a186bbfa62b..cb5e877957565 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name: "Label PR"
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
-    types: [edited, opened, synchronize, reopened]
+  workflow_call:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nixpkgs-vet.yml b/.github/workflows/nixpkgs-vet.yml
index 0b2f4e1c96d36..96e2a09add92f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nixpkgs-vet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nixpkgs-vet.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ name: Vet nixpkgs
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
-    # This workflow depends on the base branch of the PR, but changing the base branch is not included in the default trigger events, which would be `opened`, `synchronize` or `reopened`.
-    # Instead it causes an `edited` event, so we need to add it explicitly here.
-    # While `edited` is also triggered when the PR title/body is changed, this PR action is fairly quick, and PRs don't get edited **that** often, so it shouldn't be a problem.
-    # There is a feature request for adding a `base_changed` event: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/35058
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+  workflow_call:
 
 permissions: {}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/no-channel.yml b/.github/workflows/no-channel.yml
index acaa937ad9360..d1e30bdb43ab7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/no-channel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/no-channel.yml
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@ name: "No channel PR"
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
-    # Re-run should be triggered when the base branch is updated, instead of silently failing
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
     branches:
       - 'nixos-**'
       - 'nixpkgs-**'
+  workflow_call:
 
 permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   fail:
-    name: "This PR is is targeting a channel branch"
+    name: "This PR is targeting a channel branch"
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - run: |