diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 20b4d58ff..02d11d3fb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ include:
   - remote: 'https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/ci-templates/-/raw/34f4ade99434043f88e164933f570301fd18b125/templates/ci-fairy.yml'
   - project: 'Infrastructure/openshift-images/gnome-release-service'
     file: '/ci-templates/release-module.yml'
+  - component: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/citemplates/gnomeos-build-sysext@1.0.0-alpha
+    inputs:
+      meson-options:
+        -Dxwayland_initfd=enabled
+        -Dprofiler=true
+
+build-sysext:
+  before_script:
+    - .gitlab-ci/install-gnomeos-sysext-dependencies.sh $CI_PROJECT_DIR/extension
 
 stages:
  - review
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/install-gnomeos-sysext-dependencies.sh b/.gitlab-ci/install-gnomeos-sysext-dependencies.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c3b537838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/install-gnomeos-sysext-dependencies.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPTS_DIR="$(dirname $0)"
+
+# Location for dependencies to be bundled with the extension
+DESTDIR="$(realpath $1)"
+
+# GNOME OS specific setup arguments
+LIBDIR="lib/$(gcc -print-multiarch)"
+
+# Install common dependencies
+./$SCRIPTS_DIR/install-common-dependencies.sh --libdir=$LIBDIR --destdir=$DESTDIR
+
+# Install below missing dependencies that are exclusive to GNOME OS