diff --git a/scripts/ci/setup/gitlab-runner.yml b/scripts/ci/setup/gitlab-runner.yml
index 1127db516f6e..33128be85dea 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/setup/gitlab-runner.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/setup/gitlab-runner.yml
@@ -69,3 +69,41 @@
         name: gitlab-runner
         state: started
         enabled: yes
+
+    - name: Download secondary gitlab-runner
+      get_url:
+        dest: /usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner-arm
+        url: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/gitlab-runner-downloads/v{{ gitlab_runner_version  }}/binaries/gitlab-runner-{{ gitlab_runner_os }}-arm"
+        owner: gitlab-runner
+        group: gitlab-runner
+        mode: u=rwx,g=rwx,o=rx
+      when:
+        - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
+        - ansible_facts['architecture'] == 'aarch64'
+        - ansible_facts['distribution_version'] == '20.04'
+
+    - name: Register secondary gitlab-runner
+      command: "/usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner-arm register --non-interactive --url {{ gitlab_runner_server_url }} --registration-token {{ gitlab_runner_registration_token }} --executor shell --tag-list aarch32,{{ ansible_facts[\"distribution\"]|lower }}_{{ ansible_facts[\"distribution_version\"] }} --description '{{ ansible_facts[\"distribution\"] }} {{ ansible_facts[\"distribution_version\"] }} {{ ansible_facts[\"architecture\"] }} ({{ ansible_facts[\"os_family\"] }})'"
+      when:
+        - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
+        - ansible_facts['architecture'] == 'aarch64'
+        - ansible_facts['distribution_version'] == '20.04'
+
+    - name: Install the secondary gitlab-runner service using its own functionality
+      command: /usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner-arm install --user gitlab-runner --working-directory /home/gitlab-runner/arm -n gitlab-runner-arm
+      register: gitlab_runner_install_service_result
+      failed_when: "gitlab_runner_install_service_result.rc != 0 and \"already exists\" not in gitlab_runner_install_service_result.stderr"
+      when:
+        - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
+        - ansible_facts['architecture'] == 'aarch64'
+        - ansible_facts['distribution_version'] == '20.04'
+
+    - name: Enable the secondary gitlab-runner service
+      service:
+        name: gitlab-runner-arm
+        state: started
+        enabled: yes
+      when:
+        - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
+        - ansible_facts['architecture'] == 'aarch64'
+        - ansible_facts['distribution_version'] == '20.04'