diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml
index 910754a699f7..90fac85ce46d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "testing/next"'
 
+amd64-alpine-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: alpine
+
 amd64-centos7-container:
   <<: *container_job_definition
   variables:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 203b1671c43a..de3a3d25b586 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,39 @@ include:
     - cd build
     - du -chs ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache
 
+build-system-alpine:
+  <<: *native_build_job_definition
+  variables:
+    IMAGE: alpine
+    TARGETS: aarch64-softmmu alpha-softmmu cris-softmmu hppa-softmmu
+      moxie-softmmu microblazeel-softmmu mips64el-softmmu
+    MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-build
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-docs
+  artifacts:
+    expire_in: 2 days
+    paths:
+      - .git-submodule-status
+      - build
+
+check-system-alpine:
+  <<: *native_test_job_definition
+  needs:
+    - job: build-system-alpine
+      artifacts: true
+  variables:
+    IMAGE: alpine
+    MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check
+
+acceptance-system-alpine:
+  <<: *native_test_job_definition
+  needs:
+    - job: build-system-alpine
+      artifacts: true
+  variables:
+    IMAGE: alpine
+    MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-acceptance
+  <<: *acceptance_definition
+
 build-system-ubuntu:
   <<: *native_build_job_definition
   variables: