diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3167243fff18de90f21127b83c002c07a5e3aed7..f41d978398d2f12d4043fda7a7a8bfae366ab4ed 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ variables:
       - 'sanitizer-stv'
       - 'pytest-renderer'
       - 'complexity'
+      - 'voip-be-test'
 
 
 default:
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ workflow:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web' && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'complexity'
       variables:
         IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Complexity Measurement on $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web' && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'voip-be-test'
+      variables:
+        IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Voip BE test on $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'schedule' # Scheduled in any branch
       variables:
         IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Scheduled pipeline: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'        
@@ -1050,6 +1054,27 @@ ivas-pytest-renderer:
   <<: *ivas-pytest-anchor
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------
+# Various other tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# TODO: actually run on MR once main problems are fixed
+voip-be-on-merge-request:
+  extends:
+    - .test-job-linux-needs-testv-dir
+  rules:
+    # - 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 == 'web' && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == "voip-be-test"
+  stage: test
+  needs: ["build-codec-linux-make"]
+  timeout: "10 minutes"
+  script:
+    - *print-common-info
+    - make clean
+    - make -j
+    - python3 -m pytest tests/test_be_for_jbm_neutral_dly_profile.py
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Complexity measurement jobs
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------