diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-poetry-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/python-poetry-ci.yml
index f0b5ac5..d8d5957 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-poetry-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-poetry-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 name: Linting
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      extras:
+        description: >
+          Space-separated list of extras to install when type checking.
+          Defaults to no extras.
+        # In the future I'd like to change setup-python-poetry to install all extras
+        # by default, using e.g. an implementation of
+        # /~https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/issues/3413
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        default: ""
 
 
 jobs:
@@ -33,6 +44,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup Poetry
         uses: matrix-org/setup-python-poetry@v1
+        with:
+          # We want to make use of type hints in optional dependencies too.
+          extras: "${{ inputs.extras }}"
 
       - name: Restore/persist mypy's cache
         uses: AustinScola/mypy-cache-github-action@v1