diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f6648a5274afd72340ddcfafef1cf829c41926c6..918aa2631c0046a8c6c26cc60ce53aac03a141d1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ variables:
       - 'test-be-release'
       - 'test-long-self-test'
       - 'ivas-conformance'
+      - 'ivas-conformance-linux'
   GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS: -ffdxq
   TESTCASE_TIMEOUT_STV_SANITIZERS: 180
   TESTCASE_TIMEOUT_LTV_SANITIZERS: 1200
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ workflow:
       variables:
         IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Draft IVAS Conformance test: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'        
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'trigger'
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web' && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'ivas-conformance-linux'
+      variables:
+        IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Draft IVAS Conformance test -- Linux: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'        
+    
 
 stages:
   - .pre
@@ -243,6 +248,8 @@ stages:
       when: never
     - if: $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'ivas-conformance'
       when: never      
+    - if: $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'ivas-conformance-linux'
+      when: never      
     - when: on_success
 
 .rules-merge-request:
@@ -1337,6 +1344,7 @@ ivas-conformance:
     # Prepare reference exec, use tests and scripts from reference
     - $source_branch_commit_sha = $(git rev-parse HEAD)
     - git checkout main # This should be set to a relevant reference
+    - git pull # Ensure to get the latest version
     - python .\scripts\strip_split_rendering.py
     - MSBuild.exe -maxcpucount .\Workspace_msvc\Workspace_msvc.sln /property:Configuration=Debug    
     - cp -force IVAS_cod.exe IVAS_cod_ref.exe
@@ -1401,6 +1409,86 @@ ivas-conformance:
     reports:
       junit: report-junit.xml
 
+ivas-conformance-linux:
+  tags:
+    - ivas-linux
+  stage: test
+  timeout: "60 minutes"
+  rules:
+    - if: ($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web' || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'trigger') && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'ivas-conformance-linux'
+  allow_failure:
+    exit_codes:
+      - 123
+  script:
+    - *print-common-info
+    # Prepare reference exec, use tests and scripts from reference
+    - source_branch_commit_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+    - git checkout main # This should be set to a relevant reference
+    
+    - make -j
+    - cp IVAS_cod IVAS_cod_ref
+    - cp IVAS_dec IVAS_dec_ref
+    - cp IVAS_rend IVAS_rend_ref
+    - git restore .
+    - git checkout $source_branch_commit_sha
+    
+    # Reference creation
+    - python3 tests/create_short_testvectors.py
+    - python3 scripts/prepare_combined_format_inputs.py
+    - python3 -m pytest tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection -v -n auto --update_ref 1 -m create_ref --keep_files
+    - python3 -m pytest tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection -v -n auto --update_ref 1 -m create_ref_part2 --keep_files
+    - python3 -m pytest tests/renderer/test_renderer.py --create_ref --keep_files
+
+    # Output creation
+    - python3 -m pytest tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection tests/renderer/test_renderer.py -v -n auto --keep_files --create_cut --html=report_cmd.html --self-contained-html
+    - python3 scripts/parse_commands.py report_cmd.html Readme_IVAS.txt
+    
+    # Copy input data and output ref data
+    - rm -rf testvec
+    - mkdir testvec
+    - mkdir testvec/binauralRenderer_interface
+    - mkdir testvec/testv
+    - mkdir testvec/testv/renderer
+    - mkdir testvec/bin    
+    - cp -r scripts/testv/* testvec/testv
+    - cp -r scripts/ls_layouts testvec
+    - cp -r scripts/switchPaths testvec
+    - cp -r scripts/trajectories testvec
+    - cp -r scripts/binauralRenderer_interface/binaural_renderers_hrtf_data testvec/binauralRenderer_interface
+    - cp -r tests/ref testvec/testv/ref
+    - cp -r tests/dut/* testvec/testv/ref
+    - cp -r tests/renderer/cut testvec/testv/renderer/ref
+    - cp -r tests/conformance-test testvec/
+    - cp Readme_IVAS_dec.txt testvec
+    - cp Readme_IVAS_enc.txt testvec 
+    - cp Readme_IVAS_rend.txt testvec
+    - cp Readme_IVAS_JBM_dec.txt testvec
+    - cp IVAS_cod testvec/bin
+    - cp IVAS_dec testvec/bin
+    - cp IVAS_rend testvec/bin
+    
+    # Test run generated scripts in testvec
+    - cd testvec    
+    - python3 -m pytest conformance-test/test_26252.py --junit-xml=report-junit.xml --html=report.html --self-contained-html
+    - mv report.html ..
+    - mv report-junit.xml ..
+
+  artifacts:
+    name: "ivas-conformance-linux-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"
+    expire_in: 1 week
+    when: always
+    paths:
+      - report-junit.xml
+      - report.html
+      - Readme_IVAS_dec.txt  
+      - Readme_IVAS_enc.txt  
+      - Readme_IVAS_rend.txt
+      - Readme_IVAS_JBM_dec.txt
+    expose_as: "Draft IVAS conformance -- Linux"
+    reports:
+      junit: report-junit.xml
+
+
 test-long-self-test:
   tags:
     - ivas-linux-fast
diff --git a/scripts/config/self_test.prm b/scripts/config/self_test.prm
index 6a5243e44cbe0c31041a84e1e8d07707216e4968..0c4b1b7e9b20f1b1f7db5a1cd960cd288f953f20 100644
--- a/scripts/config/self_test.prm
+++ b/scripts/config/self_test.prm
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ eid-xor -fer -vbr -bs g192 -ep g192 bit ../scripts/dly_error_profiles/ep_5pct.g1
 ../IVAS_cod -dtx -ism +4 testv/stvISM1.csv NULL testv/stvISM_with_no_diegetic_switch.csv testv/stvISM4.csv 256000 48 testv/stv4ISM48n.wav bit
 ../IVAS_dec BINAURAL 48 bit testv/stv+4ISM48n+non_diegetic_pan.wav_brate_256000-48_DTX_binaural.tst
 
-// 4 ISM with extended metadata at 128 kbps, 48 kHz in, 48 kHz out, BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB out, combined render config, directivity configuration with identifiers
+// 4 ISM with extended metadata at 128 kbps, 48 kHz in, 48 kHz out, BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB out, rendconf dir w id
 ../IVAS_cod -ism 4 testv/stvISM1.csv testv/stvISM2.csv testv/stvISM3.csv testv/stvISM4.csv 128000 48 testv/stv4ISM48n.wav bit
 ../IVAS_dec -render_config testv/rend_config_combined.cfg -dpid 3 0 2 1 BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB 48 bit testv/stv4ISM48n+combined_render_config_brate_128000-48-binaural_room_reverb.wav
 
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ eid-xor -fer -vbr -bs g192 -ep g192 bit ../scripts/dly_error_profiles/ep_5pct.g1
 ../IVAS_cod -sba -1 128000 48 testv/stvFOA48c.wav bit
 ../IVAS_dec -hrtf ../scripts/binauralRenderer_interface/binaural_renderers_hrtf_data/ivas_binaural_32kHz.bin -t testv/headrot_case00_3000_q.csv -render_config testv/rend_config_renderer.cfg BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB 32 bit testv/stvFOA48c.pcm_planarSBA_12800032-32_BinauralRoomReverb_Config_renderer_Headrot_BinauralFile.tst
 
-// SBA 3OA at 128 kbps, 48kHz in 48kHz out, BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB combined renderer configuration with selected acoustic environment
+// SBA 3OA at 128 kbps, 48kHz in 48kHz out, BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB rendconf sel acoustic env
 ../IVAS_cod -sba 3 128000 48 testv/stv3OA48c.wav bit
 ../IVAS_dec -render_config testv/rend_config_combined.cfg -aeid 1 BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB 48 bit testv/stv3OA48c.pcm_SBA_12800048-48_BinauralRoomReverb_Config_renderer_combined_AEID_1.tst