diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 602511a29c9..9703c1a8e7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
       # scripts still need the Linux toolchain even though this shard reuses
       # the prebuilt Electron output.
       - name: Install native build tools
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential python3 zsh
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential fonts-noto-cjk python3 zsh
 
       # Why: Electron on Linux needs an X display even when the app
       # suppresses mainWindow.show() via ORCA_E2E_HEADLESS. xvfb provides a
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install native build and headless UI tools
         # Why openssh-client: the Docker-SSH fixture shells out to ssh/ssh-keygen, and this
         # lane now receives those specs from pr.yml's SSH source mapping.
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential openssh-client python3 xvfb zsh
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential fonts-noto-cjk openssh-client python3 xvfb zsh
 
       # Why pnpm first: setup-node needs pnpm on PATH to locate the store it caches.
       # Without that cache every E2E job re-downloaded the whole dependency set.
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
 
       - name: Install native build and headless UI tools
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential openssh-client python3 xvfb zsh
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential fonts-noto-cjk openssh-client python3 xvfb zsh
 
       # Why pnpm first: setup-node needs pnpm on PATH to locate the store it caches.
       # Without that cache every E2E job re-downloaded the whole dependency set.