diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 50eb88bb..e0f1e74c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ check-layers:
   - 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"
 
+toolchains:
+  extends: .build
+
 corstone500:
   extends: .build
 
diff --git a/ci/toolchains.yml b/ci/toolchains.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a8ebb13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/toolchains.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+header:
+  version: 9
+  includes:
+    - base.yml
+
+# Target is arm64 and SDK is x86-64 to ensure that we exercise both
+# architectures
+
+machine: qemuarm64
+local_conf_header:
+  toolchains: |
+    SDKMACHINE = "x86_64"
+
+# No target armcompiler as currently there is no arm64 build
+target:
+  - nativesdk-armcompiler
+  - gcc-aarch64-none-elf
+  - nativesdk-gcc-aarch64-none-elf
+  - gcc-arm-none-eabi
+  - nativesdk-gcc-arm-none-eabi