diff --git a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
index c62548875bf98..91fa5ec663323 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
                 test::Incremental,
                 test::Debuginfo,
                 test::UiFullDeps,
+                test::CodegenCranelift,
                 test::Rustdoc,
                 test::RunCoverageRustdoc,
                 test::Pretty,
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/test.rs b/src/bootstrap/test.rs
index d78e0deda69f0..35e2e98e08ee1 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/test.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/test.rs
@@ -2967,3 +2967,129 @@ impl Step for TestHelpers {
             .compile("rust_test_helpers");
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub struct CodegenCranelift {
+    compiler: Compiler,
+    target: TargetSelection,
+}
+
+impl Step for CodegenCranelift {
+    type Output = ();
+    const DEFAULT: bool = true;
+    const ONLY_HOSTS: bool = true;
+
+    fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
+        run.paths(&["compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift"])
+    }
+
+    fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
+        let builder = run.builder;
+        let host = run.build_triple();
+        let compiler = run.builder.compiler_for(run.builder.top_stage, host, host);
+
+        if builder.doc_tests == DocTests::Only {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let triple = run.target.triple;
+        let target_supported = if triple.contains("linux") {
+            triple.contains("x86_64") || triple.contains("aarch64") || triple.contains("s390x")
+        } else if triple.contains("darwin") || triple.contains("windows") {
+            triple.contains("x86_64")
+        } else {
+            false
+        };
+        if !target_supported {
+            builder.info("target not supported by rustc_codegen_cranelift. skipping");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if builder.remote_tested(run.target) {
+            builder.info("remote testing is not supported by rustc_codegen_cranelift. skipping");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if !builder.config.rust_codegen_backends.contains(&INTERNER.intern_str("cranelift")) {
+            builder.info("cranelift not in rust.codegen-backends. skipping");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        builder.ensure(CodegenCranelift { compiler, target: run.target });
+    }
+
+    fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) {
+        let compiler = self.compiler;
+        let target = self.target;
+
+        builder.ensure(compile::Std::new(compiler, target));
+
+        // If we're not doing a full bootstrap but we're testing a stage2
+        // version of libstd, then what we're actually testing is the libstd
+        // produced in stage1. Reflect that here by updating the compiler that
+        // we're working with automatically.
+        let compiler = builder.compiler_for(compiler.stage, compiler.host, target);
+
+        let build_cargo = || {
+            let mut cargo = builder.cargo(
+                compiler,
+                Mode::Codegen, // Must be codegen to ensure dlopen on compiled dylibs works
+                SourceType::InTree,
+                target,
+                "run",
+            );
+            cargo.current_dir(&builder.src.join("compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift"));
+            cargo
+                .arg("--manifest-path")
+                .arg(builder.src.join("compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/build_system/Cargo.toml"));
+            compile::rustc_cargo_env(builder, &mut cargo, target, compiler.stage);
+
+            // Avoid incremental cache issues when changing rustc
+            cargo.env("CARGO_BUILD_INCREMENTAL", "false");
+
+            cargo
+        };
+
+        builder.info(&format!(
+            "{} cranelift stage{} ({} -> {})",
+            Kind::Test.description(),
+            compiler.stage,
+            &compiler.host,
+            target
+        ));
+        let _time = util::timeit(&builder);
+
+        // FIXME handle vendoring for source tarballs before removing the --skip-test below
+        let download_dir = builder.out.join("cg_clif_download");
+
+        /*
+        let mut prepare_cargo = build_cargo();
+        prepare_cargo.arg("--").arg("prepare").arg("--download-dir").arg(&download_dir);
+        #[allow(deprecated)]
+        builder.config.try_run(&mut prepare_cargo.into()).unwrap();
+        */
+
+        let mut cargo = build_cargo();
+        cargo
+            .arg("--")
+            .arg("test")
+            .arg("--download-dir")
+            .arg(&download_dir)
+            .arg("--out-dir")
+            .arg(builder.stage_out(compiler, Mode::ToolRustc).join("cg_clif"))
+            .arg("--no-unstable-features")
+            .arg("--use-backend")
+            .arg("cranelift")
+            // Avoid having to vendor the standard library dependencies
+            .arg("--sysroot")
+            .arg("llvm")
+            // These tests depend on crates that are not yet vendored
+            // FIXME remove once vendoring is handled
+            .arg("--skip-test")
+            .arg("testsuite.extended_sysroot");
+        cargo.args(builder.config.test_args());
+
+        #[allow(deprecated)]
+        builder.config.try_run(&mut cargo.into()).unwrap();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ci/run.sh b/src/ci/run.sh
index b8cb758bf40c9..98f2cdac5dc75 100755
--- a/src/ci/run.sh
+++ b/src/ci/run.sh
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ else
 
   RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --set rust.verify-llvm-ir"
 
+  # Test the Cranelift backend in on CI, but don't ship it.
+  RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --set rust.codegen-backends=llvm,cranelift"
+
   # We enable this for non-dist builders, since those aren't trying to produce
   # fresh binaries. We currently don't entirely support distributing a fresh
   # copy of the compiler (including llvm tools, etc.) if we haven't actually