diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 081f942d5dd801..3b03a94751d2bd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -190,9 +190,11 @@ build_and_test:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - ${BUILD_DIR}/*.log
+      - ./esp-dsp/scripts/
     when: always
     expire_in: 1 day
   variables:
+    TEST_APP_ESP_DSP_CUSTOM_BRANCH: "llvm-optimization-test"
   after_script:
     # help to identify that build failed due to OOM
     - >
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ build_and_test:
         [ ! -f "${BUILD_DIR}/lld-tests.log" ] || grep -i "internal compiler error\|Killed" ${BUILD_DIR}/lld-tests.log || true
       fi
   script:
+    - LLVM_PROJECT_PATH=$PWD
     - export BUILD_PATH=$PWD/${BUILD_DIR}
     - mkdir -p ${BUILD_PATH}
     - cmake -G Ninja
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ build_and_test:
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
       -DLLVM_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=ON
       -DLLDB_INCLUDE_TESTS=OFF
+      -DLLVM_TOOLCHAIN_ENABLED_TARGETS="RISCV"
       -DLLVM_EXPERIMENTAL_TARGETS_TO_BUILD=Xtensa
       -B ${BUILD_PATH} 2>&1 > ${BUILD_PATH}/build.log
     - export CUR_USER=$(whoami);
@@ -224,6 +228,11 @@ build_and_test:
     - chmod o+w ${BUILD_PATH}/lld-tests.log;
     - runuser -u test_runner -- ninja -C ${BUILD_PATH} check-lld 2>&1 > ${BUILD_PATH}/lld-tests.log;
     - chown -R ${CUR_USER} ${BUILD_PATH};
+    - export PATH=${BUILD_PATH}/bin:${PATH}
+    - git clone --shallow-submodules --recursive --single-branch --branch $TEST_APP_ESP_DSP_CUSTOM_BRANCH -- https://gitlab-ci-token:${CI_JOB_TOKEN}@${CI_SERVER_HOST}:${CI_SERVER_PORT}/idf/esp-dsp.git esp-dsp
+    - pushd $PWD/esp-dsp/
+    - echo ${LLVM_PROJECT_PATH}/llvm/utils/update_test_checks.py
+    - ./test_all.sh ${LLVM_PROJECT_PATH}/llvm/utils/update_test_checks.py
 
 .build_linux-gnu_template:
   extends: .build_toolchain_template