diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-cvm8+17.yml b/.github/workflows/test-cvm8+17.yml
index 90510b1b0ff..57c3ff58b46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-cvm8+17.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-cvm8+17.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         test-name:
           - 'jdk/tier1'
           - 'langtools'
+          - 'hotspot sanity'
 
         include:
           - test-name: 'jdk/tier1'
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ jobs:
           - test-name: 'langtools'
             test-suite: 'langtools'
 
+          - test-name: 'hotspot sanity'
+            test-suite: 'hotspot_sanity'
+
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout the JDK source'
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/cvm.mk b/cvm.mk
index e2fe5105d63..f5c06a3df8b 100644
--- a/cvm.mk
+++ b/cvm.mk
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ test_jtreg8_hotspot: -setup_jtreg8
 	$(eval JT_REPO = hotspot)
 	$(call run_jtreg8_test,$(JDK8_SRCROOT)/$(JT_REPO)/test,$(JT_TEST),$(JT_OPTS_EXCLUDE))
 
+test_jtreg8_hotspot_sanity: -setup_jtreg8
+	$(eval JT_REPO = hotspot)
+	$(eval JT_TEST = "sanity")
+	$(call run_jtreg8_test,$(JDK8_SRCROOT)/$(JT_REPO)/test,$(JT_TEST),$(JT_OPTS_EXCLUDE))
+
 test_jtreg8_langtools: -setup_jtreg8 -overlay-langtools8
 	$(eval JT_REPO = langtools)
 	$(call run_jtreg8_test,$(JDK8_SRCROOT)/$(JT_REPO)/test,$(JT_TEST),$(JT_OPTS_EXCLUDE))