diff --git a/.gitlab/build.sh b/.gitlab/build.sh
index d88772e60..4f77521ab 100755
--- a/.gitlab/build.sh
+++ b/.gitlab/build.sh
@@ -208,6 +208,18 @@ rm "libfabric-${LIBFABRIC_VERSION#v}.tar.bz2"
   $SUDO ldconfig
 )
 
+( \
+  cd /tmp && \
+  git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kvcache-ai/Mooncake.git && \
+  cd Mooncake && \
+  $SUDO bash dependencies.sh && \
+  mkdir build && cd build && \
+  cmake .. -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON && \
+  make -j"$NPROC" && \
+  $SUDO make install && \
+  $SUDO ldconfig
+)
+
 ( \
   cd /tmp &&
   git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/google/gtest-parallel.git &&
diff --git a/.gitlab/test_cpp.sh b/.gitlab/test_cpp.sh
index b5984edae..e1d6899ed 100755
--- a/.gitlab/test_cpp.sh
+++ b/.gitlab/test_cpp.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ kill -s INT $telePID
 ./bin/nixl_gusli_test -n 4 -s 16
 ./bin/ucx_backend_multi
 ./bin/serdes_test
+./bin/mooncake_backend_test
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154
 gtest-parallel --workers=1 --serialize_test_cases ./bin/gtest -- --min-tcp-port="$min_gtest_port" --max-tcp-port="$max_gtest_port"