diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 996b0ab4..50eb88bb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ check-layers:
   extends: .setup
   coverage: '/Coverage: \d+/'
   script:
-  - kas shell --update --force-checkout ci/base.yml:ci/meta-python.yml --command \
+  - kas shell --update --force-checkout ci/base.yml:ci/meta-arm-autonomy.yml:ci/meta-python.yml --command \
     "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/ci/check-layers.py $CI_PROJECT_DIR/ci/check-layers.yml $CI_PROJECT_DIR $KAS_WORK_DIR"
 
 corstone500:
diff --git a/ci/check-layers.yml b/ci/check-layers.yml
index 7d2820ca..23835652 100644
--- a/ci/check-layers.yml
+++ b/ci/check-layers.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,11 @@ layers:
   - meta-arm-bsp
   - meta-arm-toolchain
   - meta-gem5
+  - meta-arm-autonomy
 dependencies:
   - meta-openembedded/meta-oe
+  - meta-openembedded/meta-networking
+  - meta-openembedded/meta-python
+  - meta-openembedded/meta-filesystems
+  - poky/meta-poky
+  - meta-virtualization
diff --git a/ci/meta-arm-autonomy.yml b/ci/meta-arm-autonomy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f95642c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/meta-arm-autonomy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+header:
+  version: 9
+
+repos:
+  meta-openembedded:
+    url: https://git.openembedded.org/meta-openembedded
+    layers:
+      meta-oe:
+      meta-networking:
+      meta-python:
+      meta-filesystem:
+
+  meta-virtualization:
+    url: https://git.yoctoproject.org/git/meta-virtualization
+
+  meta-arm:
+    layers:
+      meta-arm-autonomy: