diff --git a/automation/gitlab-ci/build.yaml b/automation/gitlab-ci/build.yaml
index d931441b910a..6ce92531f61f 100644
--- a/automation/gitlab-ci/build.yaml
+++ b/automation/gitlab-ci/build.yaml
@@ -587,6 +587,15 @@ alpine-3.12-gcc-arm64-staticmem:
       CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED=y
       CONFIG_STATIC_MEMORY=y
 
+alpine-3.12-gcc-debug-arm64-staticmem:
+  extends: .gcc-arm64-build-debug
+  variables:
+    CONTAINER: alpine:3.12-arm64v8
+    EXTRA_XEN_CONFIG: |
+      CONFIG_EXPERT=y
+      CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED=y
+      CONFIG_STATIC_MEMORY=y
+
 alpine-3.12-gcc-arm64-boot-cpupools:
   extends: .gcc-arm64-build
   variables:
@@ -594,6 +603,13 @@ alpine-3.12-gcc-arm64-boot-cpupools:
     EXTRA_XEN_CONFIG: |
       CONFIG_BOOT_TIME_CPUPOOLS=y
 
+alpine-3.12-gcc-debug-arm64-boot-cpupools:
+  extends: .gcc-arm64-build-debug
+  variables:
+    CONTAINER: alpine:3.12-arm64v8
+    EXTRA_XEN_CONFIG: |
+      CONFIG_BOOT_TIME_CPUPOOLS=y
+
 ## Test artifacts common
 
 .test-jobs-artifact-common:
diff --git a/automation/gitlab-ci/test.yaml b/automation/gitlab-ci/test.yaml
index 4f96e6e322de..1b51030c6175 100644
--- a/automation/gitlab-ci/test.yaml
+++ b/automation/gitlab-ci/test.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,25 @@ qemu-alpine-arm64-gcc:
   tags:
     - arm64
 
+qemu-alpine-arm64-gcc-debug:
+  extends: .test-jobs-common
+  variables:
+    CONTAINER: debian:unstable-arm64v8
+  script:
+    - ./automation/scripts/qemu-alpine-arm64.sh 2>&1 | tee qemu-smoke-arm64.log
+  needs:
+    - alpine-3.12-gcc-debug-arm64
+    - alpine-3.12-arm64-rootfs-export
+    - kernel-5.19-arm64-export
+    - qemu-system-aarch64-6.0.0-arm64-export
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - smoke.serial
+      - '*.log'
+    when: always
+  tags:
+    - arm64
+
 qemu-alpine-x86_64-gcc:
   extends: .test-jobs-common
   variables:
@@ -81,6 +100,25 @@ qemu-smoke-arm64-gcc:
   tags:
     - arm64
 
+qemu-smoke-arm64-gcc-debug:
+  extends: .test-jobs-common
+  variables:
+    CONTAINER: debian:unstable-arm64v8
+  script:
+    - ./automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-arm64.sh 2>&1 | tee qemu-smoke-arm64.log
+  needs:
+    - alpine-3.12-gcc-debug-arm64
+    - alpine-3.12-arm64-rootfs-export
+    - kernel-5.19-arm64-export
+    - qemu-system-aarch64-6.0.0-arm64-export
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - smoke.serial
+      - '*.log'
+    when: always
+  tags:
+    - arm64
+
 qemu-smoke-arm64-gcc-staticmem:
   extends: .test-jobs-common
   variables:
@@ -100,6 +138,25 @@ qemu-smoke-arm64-gcc-staticmem:
   tags:
     - arm64
 
+qemu-smoke-arm64-gcc-debug-staticmem:
+  extends: .test-jobs-common
+  variables:
+    CONTAINER: debian:unstable-arm64v8
+  script:
+    - ./automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-arm64.sh static-mem 2>&1 | tee qemu-smoke-arm64.log
+  needs:
+    - alpine-3.12-gcc-debug-arm64-staticmem
+    - alpine-3.12-arm64-rootfs-export
+    - kernel-5.19-arm64-export
+    - qemu-system-aarch64-6.0.0-arm64-export
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - smoke.serial
+      - '*.log'
+    when: always
+  tags:
+    - arm64
+
 qemu-smoke-arm64-gcc-boot-cpupools:
   extends: .test-jobs-common
   variables:
@@ -119,6 +176,25 @@ qemu-smoke-arm64-gcc-boot-cpupools:
   tags:
     - arm64
 
+qemu-smoke-arm64-gcc-debug-boot-cpupools:
+  extends: .test-jobs-common
+  variables:
+    CONTAINER: debian:unstable-arm64v8
+  script:
+    - ./automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-arm64.sh boot-cpupools 2>&1 | tee qemu-smoke-arm64.log
+  needs:
+    - alpine-3.12-gcc-debug-arm64-boot-cpupools
+    - alpine-3.12-arm64-rootfs-export
+    - kernel-5.19-arm64-export
+    - qemu-system-aarch64-6.0.0-arm64-export
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - smoke.serial
+      - '*.log'
+    when: always
+  tags:
+    - arm64
+
 qemu-smoke-arm32-gcc:
   extends: .test-jobs-common
   variables:
@@ -136,6 +212,23 @@ qemu-smoke-arm32-gcc:
   tags:
     - arm64
 
+qemu-smoke-arm32-gcc-debug:
+  extends: .test-jobs-common
+  variables:
+    CONTAINER: debian:unstable-arm64v8
+  script:
+    - ./automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-arm32.sh 2>&1 | tee qemu-smoke-arm32.log
+  needs:
+    - debian-unstable-gcc-arm32-debug
+    - qemu-system-aarch64-6.0.0-arm32-export
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - smoke.serial
+      - '*.log'
+    when: always
+  tags:
+    - arm64
+
 qemu-smoke-x86-64-gcc:
   extends: .test-jobs-common
   variables:
diff --git a/automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-arm64.sh b/automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-arm64.sh
index f803835779f4..dea26c6c0a8f 100755
--- a/automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-arm64.sh
+++ b/automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-arm64.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ curl -fsSLO https://github.com/qemu/qemu/raw/v5.2.0/pc-bios/efi-virtio.rom
 ./binaries/qemu-system-aarch64 \
    -machine virtualization=true \
    -cpu cortex-a57 -machine type=virt \
-   -m 1024 -smp 2 -display none \
+   -m 2048 -smp 2 -display none \
    -machine dumpdtb=binaries/virt-gicv2.dtb
 
 # XXX disable pl061 to avoid Linux crash
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ cd ..
 
 # ImageBuilder
 echo 'MEMORY_START="0x40000000"
-MEMORY_END="0x80000000"
+MEMORY_END="0xC0000000"
 
 DEVICE_TREE="virt-gicv2.dtb"
 XEN="xen"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ timeout -k 1 240 \
 ./binaries/qemu-system-aarch64 \
     -machine virtualization=true \
     -cpu cortex-a57 -machine type=virt \
-    -m 1024 -monitor none -serial stdio \
+    -m 2048 -monitor none -serial stdio \
     -smp 2 \
     -no-reboot \
     -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=n0 \
