diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d7876daa..3adea45e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ corstone1000-fvp:
         TESTING: [testimage, tftf]
       - FIRMWARE: none
         TESTING: testimage
+      - SYSTEMREADY_FIRMWARE: arm-systemready-firmware
 
 corstone1000-mps3:
   extends: .build
@@ -192,6 +193,19 @@ fvp-base:
       - FIRMWARE: edk2
       - SYSTEMREADY_FIRMWARE: arm-systemready-firmware
 
+arm-systemready-ir-acs:
+  extends: .build
+  timeout: 12h
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      # arm-systemready-ir-acs must be specified after fvp-base for ordering
+      # purposes for the jobs-to-kas output. It is not enough to just have it
+      # in the job name because fvp-base.yml overwrites the target.
+      - PLATFORM: [fvp-base, corstone1000-fvp]
+        ARM_SYSTEMREADY_IR_ACS: arm-systemready-ir-acs
+  tags:
+    - ${ACS_TAG}
+
 fvps:
   extends: .build