diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 09512e2a092..dd0b3335372 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ include:
   - project: 'freedesktop/ci-templates'
     ref: *ci-templates-commit
     file:
+      - '/templates/alpine.yml'
       - '/templates/debian.yml'
       - '/templates/fedora.yml'
   - local: '.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml'
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/build/gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci/build/gitlab-ci.yml
index 39bb7500239..6e05113103c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/build/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/build/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -224,6 +224,44 @@ debian-release:
   script:
     - .gitlab-ci/meson/build.sh
 
+alpine-testing:
+  extends:
+    - .meson-build
+    - .use-alpine/x86_build
+  stage: build-x86_64
+  variables:
+    BUILDTYPE: "release"
+    C_ARGS: >
+      -Wno-error=cpp
+      -Wno-error=array-bounds
+      -Wno-error=stringop-overread
+    DRI_LOADERS: >
+      -D glx=disabled
+      -D gbm=enabled
+      -D egl=enabled
+      -D glvnd=false
+      -D platforms=wayland
+    LLVM_VERSION: ""
+    GALLIUM_DRIVERS: "crocus,etnaviv,freedreno,iris,kmsro,lima,nouveau,panfrost,r300,r600,radeonsi,svga,swrast,tegra,v3d,vc4,virgl,zink"
+    GALLIUM_ST: >
+      -D dri3=enabled
+      -D gallium-extra-hud=true
+      -D gallium-vdpau=disabled
+      -D gallium-omx=disabled
+      -D gallium-va=enabled
+      -D gallium-xa=disabled
+      -D gallium-nine=true
+      -D gallium-rusticl=false
+      -D gles1=disabled
+      -D gles2=enabled
+      -D llvm=enabled
+      -D microsoft-clc=disabled
+      -D shared-llvm=enabled
+    UNWIND: "disabled"
+    VULKAN_DRIVERS: "amd,broadcom,freedreno,intel,imagination-experimental"
+  script:
+    - .gitlab-ci/meson/build.sh
+
 fedora-release:
   extends:
     - .meson-build
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/alpine/x86_build.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/alpine/x86_build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7e870c4880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/alpine/x86_build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # we want word splitting
+
+set -e
+set -o xtrace
+
+
+EPHEMERAL="
+        autoconf
+        automake
+        bzip2
+        cmake
+        git
+        libtool
+        libepoxy-dev
+        libtbb-dev
+        make
+        openssl-dev
+        unzip
+        wget
+        xz
+	zstd-dev
+        "
+
+apk add \
+    bison \
+    ccache \
+    clang-dev \
+    flex \
+    gcc \
+    g++ \
+    gettext \
+    glslang \
+    linux-headers \
+    llvm13-dev \
+    meson \
+    expat-dev \
+    elfutils-dev \
+    libselinux-dev \
+    libva-dev \
+    libpciaccess-dev \
+    zlib-dev \
+    python3-dev \
+    py3-mako \
+    py3-ply \
+    vulkan-headers \
+    spirv-tools-dev \
+    util-macros \
+    $EPHEMERAL
+
+
+. .gitlab-ci/container/container_pre_build.sh
+
+. .gitlab-ci/container/build-libdrm.sh
+
+. .gitlab-ci/container/build-wayland.sh
+
+pushd /usr/local
+git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/shader-db.git --depth 1
+rm -rf shader-db/.git
+cd shader-db
+make
+popd
+
+
+############### Uninstall the build software
+
+apk del $EPHEMERAL
+
+. .gitlab-ci/container/container_post_build.sh
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/container_pre_build.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/container_pre_build.sh
index 6f5c8e263d0..df529c38f0a 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/container_pre_build.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/container_pre_build.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 if test -f /etc/debian_version; then
     CCACHE_PATH=/usr/lib/ccache
+elif test -f /etc/alpine-release; then
+    CCACHE_PATH=/usr/lib/ccache/bin
 else
     CCACHE_PATH=/usr/lib64/ccache
 fi
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml
index bb691f6c148..e38a9d564e0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -255,6 +255,24 @@ debian/arm_build:
     - debian/arm_build
 
 
+# Alpine based x86 build image
+alpine/x86_build:
+  extends:
+    - .fdo.container-build@alpine
+    - .container
+  variables:
+    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: "3.16"
+    MESA_IMAGE_TAG: &alpine-x86_build ${ALPINE_X86_BUILD_TAG}
+
+.use-alpine/x86_build:
+  extends:
+    - .set-image
+  variables:
+    MESA_IMAGE_PATH: "alpine/x86_build"
+    MESA_IMAGE_TAG: *alpine-x86_build
+  needs:
+    - alpine/x86_build
+
 # Fedora 34 based x86 build image
 fedora/x86_build:
   extends:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml b/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
index 244dcd6b8ab..2d24aca6b02 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ variables:
    DEBIAN_X86_TEST_GL_TAG: "2022-11-08-deqp-runner"
    DEBIAN_X86_TEST_VK_TAG: "2022-11-08-deqp-runner"
 
+   ALPINE_X86_BUILD_TAG: "2022-11-15-alpine-bringup"
    FEDORA_X86_BUILD_TAG: "2022-09-22-python3-ply-2"
    KERNEL_ROOTFS_TAG: "2022-11-08-deqp-runner"