diff --git a/automation/gitlab-ci/test.yaml b/automation/gitlab-ci/test.yaml
index 902139e148..898d2adc8c 100644
--- a/automation/gitlab-ci/test.yaml
+++ b/automation/gitlab-ci/test.yaml
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ adl-smoke-x86-64-dom0pvh-gcc-debug:
     - *x86-64-test-needs
     - alpine-3.18-gcc-debug
 
+adl-smoke-x86-64-dom0pvh-hvm-gcc-debug:
+  extends: .adl-x86-64
+  script:
+    - ./automation/scripts/qubes-x86-64.sh dom0pvh-hvm 2>&1 | tee ${LOGFILE}
+  needs:
+    - *x86-64-test-needs
+    - alpine-3.18-gcc-debug
+
 adl-suspend-x86-64-gcc-debug:
   extends: .adl-x86-64
   script:
@@ -215,6 +223,14 @@ zen3p-smoke-x86-64-dom0pvh-gcc-debug:
     - *x86-64-test-needs
     - alpine-3.18-gcc-debug
 
+zen3p-smoke-x86-64-dom0pvh-hvm-gcc-debug:
+  extends: .zen3p-x86-64
+  script:
+    - ./automation/scripts/qubes-x86-64.sh dom0pvh-hvm 2>&1 | tee ${LOGFILE}
+  needs:
+    - *x86-64-test-needs
+    - alpine-3.18-gcc-debug
+
 zen3p-pci-hvm-x86-64-gcc-debug:
   extends: .zen3p-x86-64
   script:
diff --git a/automation/scripts/qubes-x86-64.sh b/automation/scripts/qubes-x86-64.sh
index d81ed7b931..bfa60c912a 100755
--- a/automation/scripts/qubes-x86-64.sh
+++ b/automation/scripts/qubes-x86-64.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ vif = [ "bridge=xenbr0", ]
 disk = [ ]
 '
 
-### test: smoke test & smoke test PVH
-if [ -z "${test_variant}" ] || [ "${test_variant}" = "dom0pvh" ]; then
+### test: smoke test & smoke test PVH & smoke test HVM
+if [ -z "${test_variant}" ] || [ "${test_variant}" = "dom0pvh" ] || [ "${test_variant}" = "dom0pvh-hvm" ]; then
     passed="ping test passed"
     domU_check="
 ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2
@@ -37,10 +37,23 @@ done
 set -x
 echo \"${passed}\"
 "
-if [ "${test_variant}" = "dom0pvh" ]; then
+if [ "${test_variant}" = "dom0pvh" ] || [ "${test_variant}" = "dom0pvh-hvm" ]; then
     extra_xen_opts="dom0=pvh"
 fi
 
+if [ "${test_variant}" = "dom0pvh-hvm" ]; then
+    domU_config='
+type = "hvm"
+name = "domU"
+kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz"
+ramdisk = "/boot/initrd-domU"
+extra = "root=/dev/ram0 console=hvc0"
+memory = 512
+vif = [ "bridge=xenbr0", ]
+disk = [ ]
+'
+fi
+
 ### test: S3
 elif [ "${test_variant}" = "s3" ]; then
     passed="suspend test passed"
diff --git a/automation/tests-artifacts/kernel/6.1.19.dockerfile b/automation/tests-artifacts/kernel/6.1.19.dockerfile
index 3a4096780d..021bde26c7 100644
--- a/automation/tests-artifacts/kernel/6.1.19.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/tests-artifacts/kernel/6.1.19.dockerfile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSLO https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-"$LINUX_VERSI
     make xen.config && \
     scripts/config --enable BRIDGE && \
     scripts/config --enable IGC && \
+    scripts/config --enable TUN && \
     cp .config .config.orig && \
     cat .config.orig | grep XEN | grep =m |sed 's/=m/=y/g' >> .config && \
     make -j$(nproc) bzImage && \