diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6e1ff7d2b10..33649095cba 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -186,6 +186,20 @@ arm_build:
   needs:
     - arm_build
 
+# x86 image with ARM rootfses for baremetal testing.
+x86_cross_arm_test:
+  extends: x86_build
+  variables:
+    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: &x86_cross_arm_test "2020-05-13"
+
+.use-x86_cross_arm_test:
+  variables:
+    TAG: *x86_cross_arm_test
+  image: "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/debian/x86_cross_arm_test:$TAG"
+  needs:
+    - x86_cross_arm_test
+
+
 # Debian 10 based ARM test image
 arm_test:
   extends: arm_build
@@ -822,7 +836,7 @@ arm64_a630_gles31_options:
 arm64_a306_gles2:
   extends:
     - .baremetal-test
-    - .use-arm_build
+    - .use-x86_cross_arm_test
     - .freedreno-rules
   variables:
     BM_KERNEL: /lava-files/Image.gz
@@ -838,6 +852,8 @@ arm64_a306_gles2:
   script:
     - .gitlab-ci/bare-metal/fastboot.sh
   needs:
+    - x86_cross_arm_test
+    - arm_build
     - meson-arm64
   tags:
     - google-freedreno-db410c
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_cross_arm_test.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_cross_arm_test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ae96bf3708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_cross_arm_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+set -o xtrace
+
+# etnaviv will eventually need armhf too.
+CROSS_ARCHITECTURES="arm64"
+
+for arch in $CROSS_ARCHITECTURES; do
+    dpkg --add-architecture $arch
+done
+
+############### Install packages for building
+apt-get install -y ca-certificates
+sed -i -e 's/http:\/\/deb/https:\/\/deb/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
+echo 'deb https://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports main' >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list
+apt-get update
+
+apt-get install -y --no-remove \
+        abootimg \
+        android-sdk-ext4-utils \
+        bc \
+        bison \
+        bzip2 \
+        ccache \
+        cmake \
+        cpio \
+        g++ \
+        debootstrap \
+        fastboot \
+        flex \
+        git \
+        meson \
+        netcat \
+        python3-distutils \
+        python3-minimal \
+        python3-serial \
+        python3.7 \
+        pkg-config \
+        procps \
+        unzip
+
+# Cross-build test deps
+for arch in $CROSS_ARCHITECTURES; do
+    apt-get install -y --no-remove \
+        crossbuild-essential-${arch} \
+        libdrm-dev:${arch} \
+        libegl1-mesa-dev:${arch} \
+        libelf-dev:${arch} \
+        libexpat1-dev:${arch} \
+        libffi-dev:${arch} \
+        libgbm-dev:${arch} \
+        libgles2-mesa-dev:${arch} \
+        libpng-dev:${arch} \
+        libstdc++6:${arch} \
+        libtinfo-dev:${arch} \
+        libegl1-mesa-dev:${arch} \
+        libvulkan-dev:${arch}
+
+    mkdir /var/cache/apt/archives/${arch}
+done
+
+. .gitlab-ci/container/container_pre_build.sh
+
+############### Create rootfs
+
+for arch in $CROSS_ARCHITECTURES; do
+  . .gitlab-ci/create-cross-file.sh $arch
+
+  DEBIAN_ARCH=$arch . .gitlab-ci/container/lava_arm.sh
+done
+
+############### Uninstall the build software
+
+ccache --show-stats
+
+apt-get purge -y \
+        bc \
+        bison \
+        bzip2 \
+        ccache \
+        cmake \
+        g++ \
+        flex \
+        git \
+        meson \
+        pkg-config \
+        python3-distutils \
+        procps
+
+for arch in $CROSS_ARCHITECTURES; do
+    apt-get purge -y ".*:${arch}"
+done
+
+apt-get autoremove -y --purge