diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 .tox
-
+jenkins-token
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jobs/swh-packages.yaml b/jobs/swh-packages.yaml
--- a/jobs/swh-packages.yaml
+++ b/jobs/swh-packages.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 - job-group:
     name: "swh-jobs-{name}"
+    gitlab_url: https://gitlab-staging.swh.network
+    gitlab_connection_name: gitlab-staging
+    gitlab_project_name: "swh/devel/{repo_name}"
     jobs:
       - "{name}"
       - "{name}/incoming-tag"
       - "{name}/pypi-upload"
       - "{name}/tests"
       - "{name}/tests-on-diff"
+      - "{name}/gitlab-tests"
       - "debian/packages/{name}"
       - "debian/packages/{name}/update-for-release"
       - "debian/packages/{name}/automatic-backport"
diff --git a/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline-diff.yaml b/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline-diff.yaml
--- a/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline-diff.yaml
+++ b/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline-diff.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     sandbox: true
     auth-token: "ph4br1cat0r"
     phabricator_diff: true
+    gitlab_project: false
     do_cypress: false
     timeout: 10
     max_concurrent: 0
diff --git a/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline.groovy.j2 b/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline.groovy.j2
--- a/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline.groovy.j2
+++ b/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline.groovy.j2
@@ -16,33 +16,60 @@
     )
   }
 
+  {%- if not gitlab_project %}
   environment {
     PHAB_CONDUIT_URL = 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/api/'
   }
+  {%- endif %}
 
   stages {
     stage('Checkout') {
       steps {
+        {%- if not gitlab_project %}
         {% filter indent(width=8) %}
           {%- include 'includes/create-phabricator-artifacts.groovy.j2' -%}
         {% endfilter %}
+        {%- else %}
+          updateGitlabCommitStatus name: 'jenkins', state: 'running'
+        {%- endif %}
         checkout([
           $class: 'GitSCM',
-          branches: [[name: "${params.REVISION}"]],
+          {%- if gitlab_project %}
+          userRemoteConfigs: [[
+            url: '{{gitlab_url}}/{{gitlab_project_name}}.git',
+            refspec: '+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* \
+                      +refs/merge-requests/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/merge-requests/* \
+                      +refs/tags/*:refs/remotes/origin/tags*',
+          ]],
+          branches: [[
+            name: params.REVISION ?: "${env.gitlabSourceBranch}"
+          ]],
+          browser: [
+            $class: 'GitLab',
+            repoUrl: '{{gitlab_url}}/{{gitlab_project_name}}'
+          ],
+          {%- else %}
+          userRemoteConfigs: [[
+            url: 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/{{repo_name}}.git',
+            refspec: '+refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master',
+          ]],
+          branches: [[
+            name: "${params.REVISION}"
+          ]],
+          browser: [
+            $class: 'Phabricator',
+            repoUrl: 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org', repo: '{{name}}'
+          ],
+          {%- endif %}
           doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations: false,
           extensions: [[$class: 'CloneOption', honorRefspec: true]],
           gitTool: 'Default',
           submoduleCfg: [],
-          userRemoteConfigs: [
-            [url: 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/{{repo_name}}.git',
-             refspec: '+refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master'],
-          ],
-          browser: [$class: 'Phabricator', repoUrl: 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org', repo: '{{name}}']
         ])
       }
     }
 
-    {%- if phabricator_diff %}
+    {%- if not gitlab_project and phabricator_diff %}
     stage('Apply phabricator diff') {
       steps {
         {% filter indent(width=8) %}
@@ -132,6 +159,17 @@
   } // stages
 
   post {
+    {%- if gitlab_project %}
+    failure {
+      updateGitlabCommitStatus name: 'jenkins', state: 'failed'
+    }
+    success {
+      updateGitlabCommitStatus name: 'jenkins', state: 'success'
+    }
+    aborted {
+      updateGitlabCommitStatus name: 'jenkins', state: 'canceled'
+    }
+    {%- else %}
     always {
       step([$class: 'PhabricatorNotifier',
             commentOnSuccess: true,
@@ -144,6 +182,7 @@
             lintFileSize: '1000000',
       ])
     } // always
+    {%- endif %}
 
     cleanup {
       cleanWs()
diff --git a/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline.yaml b/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline.yaml
--- a/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/jobs/templates/swh-pipeline.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-- job-template:
+- job-template: &master_tests
     name: "{name}/tests"
     display-name: "master branch"
     project-type: pipeline
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
           days-to-keep: 90
           artifact-num-to-keep: 20
     phabricator_diff: false
+    gitlab_project: false
     do_cypress: false
     timeout: 10
     max_concurrent: 0
@@ -34,3 +35,29 @@
           default: "{default-tox-environment}"
 
     dsl: !include-jinja2: swh-pipeline.groovy.j2
+
+- job-template:
+    name: "{name}/gitlab-tests"
+    display-name: "GitLab builds"
+    auth-token:
+    properties:
+      - gitlab:
+          connection: "{gitlab_connection_name}"
+    triggers:
+      - gitlab:
+          trigger-push: true
+          trigger-merge-request: true
+          add-ci-message: true
+          cancel-pending-builds-on-update: true
+          # secret jenkins token is generated when executing tox
+          secret-token: !include-raw: jenkins-token
+    gitlab_project: true
+    parameters:
+      - string:
+          name: REVISION
+          description: Git revision to build.
+      - string:
+          name: TOX_ENVIRONMENT
+          description: tox environment to use for the main tox run
+          default: "{default-tox-environment}"
+    <<: *master_tests
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 skip_install = true
 deps =
   jenkins-job-builder
+
 [testenv:test]
+allowlist_externals = bash
 commands =
+  # generate secret jenkins token to trigger builds from gitlab webhooks
+  bash -c "echo -n $(openssl rand -base64 32 | sha1sum | cut -c1-40) > jobs/templates/jenkins-token"
   jenkins-jobs {posargs:test} -r jobs