diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4bc603618bf515d4d602d2ae16b320d38f2e6043..cc1cf77504afc2a1ed57f47579300019021f5f53 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,25 @@ variables:
 default:
   interruptible: true # Make all jobs by default interruptible
 
+workflow:
+  name: '$IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME'
+  rules:
+    # see https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/workflow.html#switch-between-branch-pipelines-and-merge-request-pipelines
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
+      when: never
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
+      variables:
+        IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'MR pipeline: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME'
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'push' && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH # Pushes to main
+      variables:
+        IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Push pipeline: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web' && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'default' # for testing
+      variables:
+        IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Web run pipeline: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web' && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'pytest-mld'
+      variables:
+        IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Run MLD tool against float ref: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+
 stages:
   - build
   - test
@@ -69,6 +88,14 @@ stages:
 .remove-unsupported-testcases: &remove-unsupported-testcases
   - sed -i '1629,1635d' scripts/config/self_test.prm
 
+.rules-pytest-mld:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web' && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == "pytest-mld"
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'push' && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event' && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "main" # only have MR pipelines for MRs to main
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'push'
+      when: never
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Job templates
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -98,6 +125,12 @@ stages:
 
 # ensure that codec builds on linux
 build-codec-linux-make:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web'
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'push' && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event' && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "main" # only have MR pipelines for MRs to main
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'push'
+      when: never
   extends:
     - .build-job-linux
   script:
@@ -111,6 +144,7 @@ build-codec-linux-make:
 ivas-pytest-mld-enc-dec:
   extends:
     - .test-job-linux
+    - .rules-pytest-mld
   stage: test
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-make"]
   timeout: "30 minutes"
@@ -151,6 +185,7 @@ ivas-pytest-mld-enc-dec:
 ivas-pytest-mld-dec:
   extends:
     - .test-job-linux
+    - .rules-pytest-mld
   stage: test
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-make"]
   timeout: "30 minutes"