diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e85ac32033..bf9f2dca6c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ generate-gitlab-ci-yml:
   stage: generate-gitlab-ci
   script: ./support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml support/misc/gitlab-ci.yml.in > generated-gitlab-ci.yml
   artifacts:
+    when: always
     paths:
       - generated-gitlab-ci.yml
+      - br-test-pkg/*/.config
+      - br-test-pkg/*/missing.config
 
 buildroot-pipeline:
   stage: build
@@ -21,3 +24,5 @@ buildroot-pipeline:
       - artifact: generated-gitlab-ci.yml
         job: generate-gitlab-ci-yml
     strategy: depend
+  variables:
+    PARENT_PIPELINE_ID: $CI_PIPELINE_ID
diff --git a/support/misc/gitlab-ci.yml.in b/support/misc/gitlab-ci.yml.in
index 1ee3772154..be7951b3d2 100644
--- a/support/misc/gitlab-ci.yml.in
+++ b/support/misc/gitlab-ci.yml.in
@@ -80,3 +80,25 @@
             - test-output/*/.config
             - test-output/*/images/*
 
+.test_pkg:
+    stage: build
+    before_script:
+        - OUTPUT_DIR=${CI_JOB_NAME}
+    script:
+        - echo "Configure Buildroot for ${OUTPUT_DIR}"
+        - make O=${OUTPUT_DIR} syncconfig
+        - make O=${OUTPUT_DIR} savedefconfig
+        - echo 'Build buildroot'
+        - *run_make
+    needs:
+        - pipeline: $PARENT_PIPELINE_ID
+          job: generate-gitlab-ci-yml
+    artifacts:
+        when: always
+        expire_in: 2 weeks
+        paths:
+            - build.log
+            - br-test-pkg/*/.config
+            - br-test-pkg/*/defconfig
+            - br-test-pkg/*/build/build-time.log
+            - br-test-pkg/*/build/packages-file-list*.txt
diff --git a/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml b/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
index 3f498e08fd..063c5081da 100755
--- a/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
+++ b/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ _EOF_
 
 gen_tests() {
     local -a basics defconfigs runtimes
-    local do_basics do_defconfigs do_runtime
+    local do_basics do_defconfigs do_runtime do_testpkg
     local defconfigs_ext cfg tst
 
     basics=( DEVELOPERS flake8 package )
@@ -77,9 +77,30 @@ gen_tests() {
         esac
     fi
 
+    # Retrieve defconfig for test-pkg from the git commit message (if any)
+    if grep -q -E '^test-pkg config:$' <<<"${CI_COMMIT_DESCRIPTION}"; then
+        sed -r -n -e '/^test-pkg config:$/{:a;n;p;ba;}' \
+            <<<"${CI_COMMIT_DESCRIPTION}" \
+            >defconfig.frag
+        if [ ! -s defconfig.frag ]; then
+            printf "Empty configuration fragment.\n" >&2; exit 1
+        fi
+        # Use --all since we expect the user having already pre-tested the
+        # new package with the default subset of toolchains.
+        ./utils/test-pkg \
+            --all --prepare-only \
+            --config-snippet defconfig.frag \
+            --build-dir br-test-pkg >&2
+        do_testpkg=( $(ls -1 br-test-pkg/*/.config 2>/dev/null |xargs -r dirname ) )
+        if [ "${#do_testpkg[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
+            printf "Configuration fragment enables no test.\n" >&2; exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
     # If nothing else, at least do the basics to generate a valid pipeline
     if [    -z "${do_defconfigs}" \
          -a -z "${do_runtime}" \
+         -a -z "${do_testpkg}" \
        ]
     then
         do_basics=true
@@ -101,6 +122,10 @@ gen_tests() {
     if ${do_runtime:-false}; then
         printf '%s: { extends: .runtime_test_base }\n' "${runtimes[@]}"
     fi
+
+    if [ -n "${do_testpkg}" ]; then
+        printf '%s: { extends: .test_pkg }\n' "${do_testpkg[@]}"
+    fi
 }
 
 main "${@}"