diff --git a/docs/devel/ci-jobs.rst.inc b/docs/devel/ci-jobs.rst.inc
index 277975e4ad..db3f571d5f 100644
--- a/docs/devel/ci-jobs.rst.inc
+++ b/docs/devel/ci-jobs.rst.inc
@@ -49,3 +49,10 @@ S390X_RUNNER_AVAILABLE
 If you've got access to an IBM Z host that can be used as a gitlab-CI
 runner, you can set this variable to enable the tests that require this
 kind of host. The runner should be tagged with "s390x".
+
+CENTOS_STREAM_8_x86_64_RUNNER_AVAILABLE
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+If you've got access to a CentOS Stream 8 x86_64 host that can be
+used as a gitlab-CI runner, you can set this variable to enable the
+tests that require this kind of host. The runner should be tagged with
+both "centos_stream_8" and "x86_64".
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners.yml
index a89a20da48..1f56297dfa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners.yml
@@ -248,3 +248,32 @@ ubuntu-20.04-aarch64-notcg:
  - ../configure --disable-libssh --disable-tcg
  - make --output-sync -j`nproc`
  - make --output-sync -j`nproc` check V=1
+
+centos-stream-8-x86_64:
+ allow_failure: true
+ needs: []
+ stage: build
+ tags:
+ - centos_stream_8
+ - x86_64
+ rules:
+ - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "qemu-project" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^staging/'
+ - if: "$CENTOS_STREAM_8_x86_64_RUNNER_AVAILABLE"
+ artifacts:
+   name: "$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
+   when: on_failure
+   expire_in: 7 days
+   paths:
+     - build/tests/results/latest/results.xml
+     - build/tests/results/latest/test-results
+   reports:
+     junit: build/tests/results/latest/results.xml
+ before_script:
+ - JOBS=$(expr $(nproc) + 1)
+ script:
+ - mkdir build
+ - cd build
+ - ../scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure
+ - make -j"$JOBS"
+ - make NINJA=":" check
+ - ../scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/test-avocado
diff --git a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/build-environment.yml b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/build-environment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42b0471634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/build-environment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+---
+- name: Installation of extra packages to build QEMU
+  hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: Extra check for CentOS Stream 8
+      lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/redhat-release
+        line: CentOS Stream release 8
+        state: present
+      check_mode: yes
+      register: centos_stream_8
+
+    - name: Enable PowerTools repo on CentOS Stream 8
+      ini_file:
+        path: /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Stream-PowerTools.repo
+        section: powertools
+        option: enabled
+        value: "1"
+      when:
+        - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'CentOS'
+        - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == '8'
+        - centos_stream_8
+
+    - name: Install basic packages to build QEMU on CentOS Stream 8
+      dnf:
+        name:
+          - device-mapper-multipath-devel
+          - glusterfs-api-devel
+          - gnutls-devel
+          - libcap-ng-devel
+          - libcurl-devel
+          - libfdt-devel
+          - libiscsi-devel
+          - libpmem-devel
+          - librados-devel
+          - librbd-devel
+          - libseccomp-devel
+          - libssh-devel
+          - libxkbcommon-devel
+          - ninja-build
+          - numactl-devel
+          - python3-sphinx
+          - redhat-rpm-config
+          - snappy-devel
+          - spice-server-devel
+          - systemd-devel
+        state: present
+      when:
+        - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'CentOS'
+        - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == '8'
+        - centos_stream_8
diff --git a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..048e80dc49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+#
+# Configuration for QEMU based on CentOS Stream 8 x86_64 builds
+#
+# The "configure" command line is based on:
+#
+# https://git.centos.org/rpms/qemu-kvm/blob/c8s-stream-rhel/f/SPECS/qemu-kvm.spec
+#
+# But, because the SPEC file contains a number of conditionals and
+# variable and expansions only available at RPM build time, this version
+# was initially generated from an actual RPM build on an x86_64 platform.
+#
+# From that initial version, options that are required or are a
+# consequence of non-upstream patches have been adapted.  One example
+# is "--without-default-devices" which is *not* present here, given
+# that patches adding downstream specific devices are not available.
+#
+../configure \
+--prefix="/usr" \
+--libdir="/usr/lib64" \
+--datadir="/usr/share" \
+--sysconfdir="/etc" \
+--interp-prefix=/usr/qemu-%M \
+--localstatedir="/var" \
+--docdir="/usr/share/doc" \
+--libexecdir="/usr/libexec" \
+--extra-ldflags="-Wl,--build-id -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now" \
+--extra-cflags="-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -m64 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection" \
+--with-suffix="qemu-kvm" \
+--firmwarepath=/usr/share/qemu-firmware \
+--with-git=meson \
+--with-git-submodules=update \
+--target-list="x86_64-softmmu" \
+--block-drv-rw-whitelist="qcow2,raw,file,host_device,nbd,iscsi,rbd,blkdebug,luks,null-co,nvme,copy-on-read,throttle,gluster" \
+--audio-drv-list="" \
+--block-drv-ro-whitelist="vmdk,vhdx,vpc,https,ssh" \
+--with-coroutine=ucontext \
+--with-git=git \
+--tls-priority=@QEMU,SYSTEM \
+--disable-attr \
+--disable-auth-pam \
+--disable-avx2 \
+--disable-avx512f \
+--disable-bochs \
+--disable-bpf \
+--disable-brlapi \
+--disable-bsd-user \
+--disable-bzip2 \
+--disable-cap-ng \
+--disable-capstone \
+--disable-cfi \
+--disable-cfi-debug \
+--disable-cloop \
+--disable-cocoa \
+--disable-coroutine-pool \
+--disable-crypto-afalg \
+--disable-curl \
+--disable-curses \
+--disable-debug-info \
+--disable-debug-mutex \
+--disable-debug-tcg \
+--disable-dmg \
+--disable-docs \
+--disable-fuse \
+--disable-fuse-lseek \
+--disable-gcrypt \
+--disable-gio \
+--disable-glusterfs \
+--disable-gnutls \
+--disable-gtk \
+--disable-guest-agent \
+--disable-guest-agent-msi \
+--disable-hax \
+--disable-hvf \
+--disable-iconv \
+--disable-kvm \
+--disable-libdaxctl \
+--disable-libiscsi \
+--disable-libnfs \
+--disable-libpmem \
+--disable-libssh \
+--disable-libudev \
+--disable-libusb \
+--disable-libxml2 \
+--disable-linux-aio \
+--disable-linux-io-uring \
+--disable-linux-user \
+--disable-live-block-migration \
+--disable-lto \
+--disable-lzfse \
+--disable-lzo \
+--disable-malloc-trim \
+--disable-membarrier \
+--disable-modules \
+--disable-module-upgrades \
+--disable-mpath \
+--disable-multiprocess \
+--disable-netmap \
+--disable-nettle \
+--disable-numa \
+--disable-nvmm \
+--disable-opengl \
+--disable-parallels \
+--disable-pie \
+--disable-pvrdma \
+--disable-qcow1 \
+--disable-qed \
+--disable-qom-cast-debug \
+--disable-rbd \
+--disable-rdma \
+--disable-replication \
+--disable-rng-none \
+--disable-safe-stack \
+--disable-sanitizers \
+--disable-sdl \
+--disable-sdl-image \
+--disable-seccomp \
+--disable-slirp-smbd \
+--disable-smartcard \
+--disable-snappy \
+--disable-sparse \
+--disable-spice \
+--disable-strip \
+--disable-system \
+--disable-tcg \
+--disable-tools \
+--disable-tpm \
+--disable-u2f \
+--disable-usb-redir \
+--disable-user \
+--disable-vde \
+--disable-vdi \
+--disable-vhost-crypto \
+--disable-vhost-kernel \
+--disable-vhost-net \
+--disable-vhost-scsi \
+--disable-vhost-user \
+--disable-vhost-user-blk-server \
+--disable-vhost-vdpa \
+--disable-vhost-vsock \
+--disable-virglrenderer \
+--disable-virtfs \
+--disable-virtiofsd \
+--disable-vnc \
+--disable-vnc-jpeg \
+--disable-vnc-png \
+--disable-vnc-sasl \
+--disable-vte \
+--disable-vvfat \
+--disable-werror \
+--disable-whpx \
+--disable-xen \
+--disable-xen-pci-passthrough \
+--disable-xfsctl \
+--disable-xkbcommon \
+--disable-zstd \
+--enable-attr \
+--enable-avx2 \
+--enable-cap-ng \
+--enable-capstone \
+--enable-coroutine-pool \
+--enable-curl \
+--enable-debug-info \
+--enable-docs \
+--enable-fdt \
+--enable-gcrypt \
+--enable-glusterfs \
+--enable-gnutls \
+--enable-guest-agent \
+--enable-iconv \
+--enable-kvm \
+--enable-libiscsi \
+--enable-libpmem \
+--enable-libssh \
+--enable-libusb \
+--enable-libudev \
+--enable-linux-aio \
+--enable-lzo \
+--enable-malloc-trim \
+--enable-modules \
+--enable-mpath \
+--enable-numa \
+--enable-opengl \
+--enable-pie \
+--enable-rbd \
+--enable-rdma \
+--enable-seccomp \
+--enable-snappy \
+--enable-smartcard \
+--enable-spice \
+--enable-system \
+--enable-tcg \
+--enable-tools \
+--enable-tpm \
+--enable-trace-backend=dtrace \
+--enable-usb-redir \
+--enable-virtiofsd \
+--enable-vhost-kernel \
+--enable-vhost-net \
+--enable-vhost-user \
+--enable-vhost-user-blk-server \
+--enable-vhost-vdpa \
+--enable-vhost-vsock \
+--enable-vnc \
+--enable-vnc-png \
+--enable-vnc-sasl \
+--enable-werror \
+--enable-xkbcommon
diff --git a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/test-avocado b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/test-avocado
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7aeecbcfb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/test-avocado
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+#
+# Runs a previously vetted list of tests, either marked explicitly for
+# KVM and x86_64, or tests that are generic enough to be valid for all
+# targets. Such a test list can be generated with:
+#
+# ./tests/venv/bin/avocado list --filter-by-tags-include-empty \
+#   --filter-by-tags-include-empty-key -t accel:kvm,arch:x86_64 \
+#   tests/avocado/
+#
+# This is almost the complete list of avocado based tests available at
+# the time this was compile, with the following exceptions:
+#
+# * Require machine type "x-remote":
+#   - tests/avocado/multiprocess.py:Multiprocess.test_multiprocess_x86_64
+#
+# * Needs superuser privileges:
+#   - tests/avocado/virtiofs_submounts.py:VirtiofsSubmountsTest.test_pre_virtiofsd_set_up
+#   - tests/avocado/virtiofs_submounts.py:VirtiofsSubmountsTest.test_pre_launch_set_up
+#   - tests/avocado/virtiofs_submounts.py:VirtiofsSubmountsTest.test_post_launch_set_up
+#   - tests/avocado/virtiofs_submounts.py:VirtiofsSubmountsTest.test_post_mount_set_up
+#   - tests/avocado/virtiofs_submounts.py:VirtiofsSubmountsTest.test_two_runs
+#
+# * Requires display type "egl-headless":
+#   - tests/avocado/virtio-gpu.py:VirtioGPUx86.test_virtio_vga_virgl
+#   - tests/avocado/virtio-gpu.py:VirtioGPUx86.test_vhost_user_vga_virgl
+#
+#  * Test is marked (unconditionally) to be skipped:
+#   - tests/avocado/virtio_check_params.py:VirtioMaxSegSettingsCheck.test_machine_types
+#
+make get-vm-images
+./tests/venv/bin/avocado run \
+    --job-results-dir=tests/results/ \
+    tests/avocado/boot_linux.py:BootLinuxX8664.test_pc_i440fx_kvm \
+    tests/avocado/boot_linux.py:BootLinuxX8664.test_pc_q35_kvm \
+    tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py:BootLinuxConsole.test_x86_64_pc \
+    tests/avocado/cpu_queries.py:QueryCPUModelExpansion.test \
+    tests/avocado/empty_cpu_model.py:EmptyCPUModel.test \
+    tests/avocado/hotplug_cpu.py:HotPlugCPU.test \
+    tests/avocado/info_usernet.py:InfoUsernet.test_hostfwd \
+    tests/avocado/intel_iommu.py:IntelIOMMU.test_intel_iommu \
+    tests/avocado/intel_iommu.py:IntelIOMMU.test_intel_iommu_pt \
+    tests/avocado/intel_iommu.py:IntelIOMMU.test_intel_iommu_strict \
+    tests/avocado/intel_iommu.py:IntelIOMMU.test_intel_iommu_strict_cm \
+    tests/avocado/linux_initrd.py:LinuxInitrd.test_with_2gib_file_should_exit_error_msg_with_linux_v3_6 \
+    tests/avocado/linux_initrd.py:LinuxInitrd.test_with_2gib_file_should_work_with_linux_v4_16 \
+    tests/avocado/migration.py:Migration.test_migration_with_exec \
+    tests/avocado/migration.py:Migration.test_migration_with_tcp_localhost \
+    tests/avocado/migration.py:Migration.test_migration_with_unix \
+    tests/avocado/pc_cpu_hotplug_props.py:OmittedCPUProps.test_no_die_id \
+    tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py:ReplayKernelNormal.test_x86_64_pc \
+    tests/avocado/reverse_debugging.py:ReverseDebugging_X86_64.test_x86_64_pc \
+    tests/avocado/version.py:Version.test_qmp_human_info_version \
+    tests/avocado/virtio_version.py:VirtioVersionCheck.test_conventional_devs \
+    tests/avocado/virtio_version.py:VirtioVersionCheck.test_modern_only_devs \
+    tests/avocado/vnc.py:Vnc.test_change_password \
+    tests/avocado/vnc.py:Vnc.test_change_password_requires_a_password \
+    tests/avocado/vnc.py:Vnc.test_no_vnc \
+    tests/avocado/vnc.py:Vnc.test_no_vnc_change_password \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_4_0 \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_4_1 \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_set_4_0 \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_unset_4_1 \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_v1_4_0 \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_v1_set_4_0 \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_v2_4_0 \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_v2_unset_4_1 \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:X86CPUModelAliases.test_4_0_alias_compatibility \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:X86CPUModelAliases.test_4_1_alias \
+    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:X86CPUModelAliases.test_none_alias
diff --git a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/README b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3eadfe3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/README
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+This directory contains scripts for generating a build of QEMU that
+closely matches the CentOS Stream[1] builds of the qemu-kvm package.
+
+To have the environment ready to configure, build QEMU and run tests,
+please start with a CentOS Stream machine and:
+
+ * apply the generic "build-environment.yml" playbook located at
+   scripts/ci/setup
+
+ * apply the "build-environment.yml" in the directory following the
+   CentOS Stream version (such as "8").
+
+This currently only covers CentOS Stream 8 environments and
+packages[2].
+
+[1] https://www.centos.org/centos-stream/
+[2] https://git.centos.org/rpms/qemu-kvm/commits/c8s-stream-rhel
diff --git a/scripts/ci/setup/build-environment.yml b/scripts/ci/setup/build-environment.yml
index 581c1c75d1..599896cc5b 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/setup/build-environment.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/setup/build-environment.yml
@@ -114,3 +114,41 @@
       when:
         - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
         - ansible_facts['distribution_version'] == '20.04'
+
+    - name: Install basic packages to build QEMU on EL8
+      dnf:
+        # This list of packages start with tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos8.docker
+        # but only include files that are common to all distro variants and present
+        # in the standard repos (no add-ons)
+        name:
+          - bzip2
+          - bzip2-devel
+          - dbus-daemon
+          - diffutils
+          - gcc
+          - gcc-c++
+          - genisoimage
+          - gettext
+          - git
+          - glib2-devel
+          - libaio-devel
+          - libepoxy-devel
+          - libgcrypt-devel
+          - lzo-devel
+          - make
+          - mesa-libEGL-devel
+          - nettle-devel
+          - nmap-ncat
+          - perl-Test-Harness
+          - pixman-devel
+          - python36
+          - rdma-core-devel
+          - spice-glib-devel
+          - spice-server
+          - systemtap-sdt-devel
+          - tar
+          - zlib-devel
+        state: present
+      when:
+        - ansible_facts['distribution_file_variety'] == 'RedHat'
+        - ansible_facts['distribution_version'] == '8'
