diff --git a/cmd/pint/tests/0032_ci_github.txt b/cmd/pint/tests/0032_ci_github.txt
index b57e05c8..decac70a 100644
--- a/cmd/pint/tests/0032_ci_github.txt
+++ b/cmd/pint/tests/0032_ci_github.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/files 200 [{"filename":"rules.yml"}]
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/reviews 200 []
 http method github POST /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/reviews 200 {}
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/comments 200 []
diff --git a/cmd/pint/tests/0033_ci_github_multi.txt b/cmd/pint/tests/0033_ci_github_multi.txt
index 92d0313d..997c1e35 100644
--- a/cmd/pint/tests/0033_ci_github_multi.txt
+++ b/cmd/pint/tests/0033_ci_github_multi.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/files 200 [{"filename":"rules.yml"}]
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/reviews 200 []
 http method github POST /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/reviews 200 {}
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/comments 200 []
diff --git a/cmd/pint/tests/0083_github_action.txt b/cmd/pint/tests/0083_github_action.txt
index 39cb2a67..9ad2ff45 100644
--- a/cmd/pint/tests/0083_github_action.txt
+++ b/cmd/pint/tests/0083_github_action.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+http method github GET /api/v3/repos/foo/bar/pulls/123/files 200 [{"filename":"rules.yml"}]
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/foo/bar/pulls/123/reviews 200 []
 http method github POST /api/v3/repos/foo/bar/pulls/123/reviews 200 {}
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/foo/bar/pulls/123/comments 200 []
diff --git a/cmd/pint/tests/0084_github_action_override.txt b/cmd/pint/tests/0084_github_action_override.txt
index 4232dd1c..2cb31706 100644
--- a/cmd/pint/tests/0084_github_action_override.txt
+++ b/cmd/pint/tests/0084_github_action_override.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/123/files 200 [{"filename":"rules.yml"}]
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/123/reviews 200 []
 http method github POST /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/123/reviews 200 {}
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/123/comments 200 []
diff --git a/cmd/pint/tests/0085_github_no_envs.txt b/cmd/pint/tests/0085_github_no_envs.txt
index 2e45ba74..c7ea845a 100644
--- a/cmd/pint/tests/0085_github_no_envs.txt
+++ b/cmd/pint/tests/0085_github_no_envs.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/123/files 200 [{"filename":"rules.yml"}]
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/123/reviews 200 []
 http method github POST /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/123/reviews 200 {}
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/123/comments 200 []
diff --git a/cmd/pint/tests/0098_rule_file_symlink_gh.txt b/cmd/pint/tests/0098_rule_file_symlink_gh.txt
index 71f4398d..30747427 100644
--- a/cmd/pint/tests/0098_rule_file_symlink_gh.txt
+++ b/cmd/pint/tests/0098_rule_file_symlink_gh.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/files 200 [{"filename":"rules.yml"}]
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/reviews 200 []
 http method github POST /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/reviews 200 {}
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/comments 200 []
diff --git a/cmd/pint/tests/0118_ci_dir_move.txt b/cmd/pint/tests/0118_ci_dir_move.txt
index aadc9d04..0c7638f1 100644
--- a/cmd/pint/tests/0118_ci_dir_move.txt
+++ b/cmd/pint/tests/0118_ci_dir_move.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/files 200 [{"filename":"rules.yml"}]
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/reviews 200 []
 http method github POST /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/reviews 200 {}
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/comments 200 []
diff --git a/cmd/pint/tests/0119_ci_fail_on_warning.txt b/cmd/pint/tests/0119_ci_fail_on_warning.txt
index e029c8d6..7de0dd98 100644
--- a/cmd/pint/tests/0119_ci_fail_on_warning.txt
+++ b/cmd/pint/tests/0119_ci_fail_on_warning.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/files 200 [{"filename":"rules.yml"}]
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/reviews 200 []
 http method github POST /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/reviews 200 {}
 http method github GET /api/v3/repos/cloudflare/pint/pulls/1/comments 200 []
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 1710c9da..44cbfedb 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 - If there is a pint config file present then pint will now always add it to the `parser` block `exclude` list.
   This is to avoid trying to parse it as a rule file if it's included in the same folder as rules.
+- Don't try to report problem on unmodified files when using GitHub reporter.
 
 ## v0.64.1
 
diff --git a/internal/reporter/github.go b/internal/reporter/github.go
index 7762dcb1..79d900dc 100644
--- a/internal/reporter/github.go
+++ b/internal/reporter/github.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ type ghCommentMeta struct {
 	id int64
 }
 
+type ghPR struct {
+	paths []string
+}
+
 // NewGithubReporter creates a new GitHub reporter that reports
 // problems via comments on a given pull request number (integer).
 func NewGithubReporter(version, baseURL, uploadURL string, timeout time.Duration, token, owner, repo string, prNum, maxComments int, headCommit string) (_ GithubReporter, err error) {
@@ -84,8 +89,10 @@ func (gr GithubReporter) Describe() string {
 	return "GitHub"
 }
 
-func (gr GithubReporter) Destinations(context.Context) ([]any, error) {
-	return []any{gr.prNum}, nil
+func (gr GithubReporter) Destinations(ctx context.Context) (_ []any, err error) {
+	pr := ghPR{}
+	pr.paths, err = gr.listPRFiles(ctx)
+	return []any{pr}, err
 }
 
 func (gr GithubReporter) Summary(ctx context.Context, _ any, s Summary, errs []error) error {
@@ -144,7 +151,16 @@ func (gr GithubReporter) List(ctx context.Context, _ any) ([]ExistingComment, er
 	return comments, nil
 }
 
-func (gr GithubReporter) Create(ctx context.Context, _ any, p PendingComment) error {
+func (gr GithubReporter) Create(ctx context.Context, dst any, p PendingComment) error {
+	pr := dst.(ghPR)
+
+	if !slices.Contains(pr.paths, p.path) {
+		slog.Debug("Skipping report for path with no changes",
+			slog.String("path", p.path),
+		)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	var side string
 	if p.anchor == checks.AnchorBefore {
 		side = "LEFT"
@@ -261,6 +277,22 @@ func (gr GithubReporter) createReview(ctx context.Context, summary Summary) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (gr GithubReporter) listPRFiles(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	reqCtx, cancel := gr.reqContext(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	slog.Debug("Getting the list of modified files", slog.Int("pr", gr.prNum))
+	files, _, err := gr.client.PullRequests.ListFiles(reqCtx, gr.owner, gr.repo, gr.prNum, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list pull request files: %w", err)
+	}
+	paths := []string{}
+	for _, file := range files {
+		paths = append(paths, file.GetFilename())
+	}
+	return paths, nil
+}
+
 func formatGHReviewBody(version string, summary Summary) string {
 	var b strings.Builder
 
diff --git a/internal/reporter/github_test.go b/internal/reporter/github_test.go
index 4c15ae3f..5f9f9aca 100644
--- a/internal/reporter/github_test.go
+++ b/internal/reporter/github_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestGithubReporter(t *testing.T) {
 			}),
 			timeout: 100 * time.Millisecond,
 			error: func(_ string) string {
-				return "failed to list pull request reviews: context deadline exceeded"
+				return "failed to list pull request files: context deadline exceeded"
 			},
 			reports: []reporter.Report{
 				{