diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 624322e87badd6af4ec23fe3ba2fbc84971ddf52..ecda7b19bbcd3e80e03f341ef621b8e7cc9ebd0f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ workflow:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'push' && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH # Pushes to main
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'schedule' && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH # Scheduled in main
 
-
 stages:
   - maintenance
   - build
@@ -491,6 +490,31 @@ sanitizer-test-on-main-scheduled:
       - ep_015.g192
       - "./*/logs"
 
+# GCOV/LCOV coverage analysis of self_test suite
+coverage-test-on-main-scheduled:
+  extends: 
+    - .test-job-linux-needs-testv-dir
+    - .rules-main-scheduled    
+  tags:
+    - coverage-test
+  stage: test
+  rules:
+    # only run in scheduled pipeline that passes this env vars
+    - if: $COVERAGE_TEST  
+  script:
+    - *print-common-info
+    - make GCOV=1 -j
+    - ./scripts/self_test.py --create -t 1
+    - ./scripts/self_test.py --create -t 1 scripts/config/self_test_evs.prm
+    - ./scripts/ivas_pytests/self_test_b.py --create_only --numprocesses 1 --encref IVAS_cod --decref IVAS_dec --encdut IVAS_cod --decdut IVAS_dec
+    - lcov -c -d obj -o coverage.info
+    - genhtml coverage.info -o coverage
+  artifacts:
+    name: "main-coverage-sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"
+    when: always
+    paths:
+      - coverage.info
+      - coverage
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Other jobs