diff --git a/.github/scripts/determine_simd_tag.go b/.github/scripts/determine_simd_tag.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3fb4ce6986f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/determine_simd_tag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+var prNum int
+var ref string
+
+func init() {
+	flag.IntVar(&prNum, "pr", 0, "the number of the pr")
+	flag.StringVar(&ref, "ref", "", "the github ref")
+	flag.Parse()
+}
+
+// in the context of a GithubAction workflow, the PR is the event number. So if the ref is not specified
+// but the event number is, that means we are running for a PR. If the ref is specified, this means
+// we have merged the PR, so we want to use the ref as a tag instead of the PR number.
+func main() {
+	if prNum == 0 && ref == "" {
+		fmt.Printf("must specify one or bot of [pr, ref]")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf(getSimdTag(prNum, ref))
+}
+
+func getSimdTag(prNum int, ref string) string {
+	if ref != "" {
+		return ref
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("pr-%d", prNum)
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ff8ed4d65d9..8482853965a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ibc-go-simd-e2e
+
 jobs:
   cleanup-runs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -51,13 +56,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: GOARCH=${{ matrix.go-arch }} LEDGER_ENABLED=false make build
 
-  docker-build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Docker Build
-        run: docker build . --no-cache
-
   split-test-files:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
       - name: test & coverage report creation
         run: |
-          cat pkgs.txt.part.${{ matrix.part }} | xargs go test -race -mod=readonly -timeout 30m -coverprofile=${{ matrix.part }}profile.out -covermode=atomic -tags='ledger test_ledger_mock'
+          cat pkgs.txt.part.${{ matrix.part }} | xargs go test $(go list ./... | grep -v e2e) -race -mod=readonly -timeout 30m -coverprofile=${{ matrix.part }}profile.out -covermode=atomic -tags='ledger test_ledger_mock'
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -161,3 +159,86 @@ jobs:
         with:
           file: ./coverage.txt
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
+
+
+  docker-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@49ed152c8eca782a232dede0303416e8f356c37b
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@69f6fc9d46f2f8bf0d5491e4aabe0bb8c6a4678a
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/cosmos/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@e551b19e49efd4e98792db7592c17c09b89db8d8
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+
+  # dynamically build a matrix of test/test suite pairs to run
+  build-test-matrix:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.18
+      - id: set-matrix
+        run: echo "::set-output name=matrix::$(go run .github/scripts/build_test_matrix.go)"
+
+
+  # the tag of the image will differ if this is a PR or the branch is being merged into main.
+  # we store the tag as an environment variable and use it in the E2E tests to determine the tag.
+  determine-image-tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      simd-tag: ${{ steps.get-tag.outputs.simd-tag }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.18
+      - id: get-tag
+        run: |
+          tag=$(go run .github/scripts/determine_simd_tag.go -ref "${{ github.event.push.ref }}" -pr "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" )
+          echo "Using tag $tag"
+          echo "::set-output name=simd-tag::$tag"
+
+
+  e2e:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - build-test-matrix
+      - determine-image-tag
+      - docker-build
+    env:
+      SIMD_TAG: ${{ needs.determine-image-tag.outputs.simd-tag }}
+      SIMD_IMAGE: ghcr.io/cosmos/ibc-go-simd-e2e
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.build-test-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@49ed152c8eca782a232dede0303416e8f356c37b
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Run e2e Test
+        run: |
+          make e2e-test suite=${{ matrix.suite }} test=${{ matrix.test }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9beb4ab61bc..df259c5a477 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ MOCKS_DIR = $(CURDIR)/tests/mocks
 HTTPS_GIT := https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go.git
 DOCKER := $(shell which docker)
 DOCKER_BUF := $(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace bufbuild/buf:1.0.0-rc8
+TEST_CONTAINERS=$(shell docker ps --filter "label=ibc-test" -a -q)
 
 export GO111MODULE = on
 
@@ -324,6 +325,15 @@ benchmark:
 	@go test -mod=readonly -bench=. $(PACKAGES_NOSIMULATION)
 .PHONY: benchmark
 
+cleanup-ibc-test-containers:
+	for id in $(TEST_CONTAINERS) ; do \
+		$(DOCKER) stop $$id ; \
+		$(DOCKER) rm $$id ; \
+	done
+
+e2e-test: cleanup-ibc-test-containers
+	@go test -v ./e2e --run $(suite) -testify.m ^$(test)$$
+
 ###############################################################################
 ###                                Linting                                  ###
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/e2e/fee_middleware_test.go b/e2e/fee_middleware_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33327ecfb15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/fee_middleware_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+)
+
+func TestFeeMiddlewareTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(FeeMiddlewareTestSuite))
+}
+
+type FeeMiddlewareTestSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+}
+
+func (s *FeeMiddlewareTestSuite) TestPlaceholder() {
+	tag, ok := os.LookupEnv("SIMD_TAG")
+	s.Require().True(ok)
+	s.T().Logf("SIMD_TAG=%s", tag)
+
+	image, ok := os.LookupEnv("SIMD_IMAGE")
+	s.Require().True(ok)
+	s.T().Logf("SIMD_IMAGE=%s", image)
+
+	s.T().Logf("Placeholder test")
+	s.Require().True(true)
+}