diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
index 94b16b0dffb4a..8baa70e8b878b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,53 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo 'arc_tests="Matrix/"' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
+
+  build_e2e_tests:
+    needs: [build]
+    if: ${{ always() && !cancelled() && needs.build.outputs.build_conclusion == 'success' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml
+    with:
+      name: Build e2e tests
+      runner: '["Linux", "build"]'
+      image: ghcr.io/intel/llvm/ubuntu2404_intel_drivers:latest
+      image_options: -u 1001
+      ref: ${{ github.sha }}
+      merge_ref: ''
+      sycl_toolchain_artifact: sycl_linux_default
+      sycl_toolchain_archive: ${{ needs.build.outputs.artifact_archive_name }}
+      sycl_toolchain_decompress_command: ${{ needs.build.outputs.artifact_decompress_command }}
+      e2e_testing_mode: 'build-only'
+  run_prebuilt_e2e_tests:
+    needs: [build, build_e2e_tests]
+    if: ${{ always() && !cancelled() && needs.build.outputs.build_conclusion == 'success' }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - name: Intel
+            runner: '["Linux", "gen12"]'
+            image: ghcr.io/intel/llvm/ubuntu2404_intel_drivers:latest
+            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
+            target_devices: level_zero:gpu;opencl:gpu;opencl:cpu
+            reset_intel_gpu: true
+            extra_lit_opts: --param gpu-intel-gen12=True
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml
+    with:
+      name: ${{ matrix.name }}
+      runner: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+      image: ${{ matrix.image }}
+      image_options: ${{ matrix.image_options }}
+      target_devices: ${{ matrix.target_devices }}
+      extra_lit_opts: --param fallback-to-build-if-requires-build-and-run=True ${{ matrix.extra_lit_opts }}
+      reset_intel_gpu: ${{ matrix.reset_intel_gpu }}
+      ref: ${{ github.sha }}
+      merge_ref: ''
+      sycl_toolchain_artifact: sycl_linux_default
+      sycl_toolchain_archive: ${{ needs.build.outputs.artifact_archive_name }}
+      sycl_toolchain_decompress_command: ${{ needs.build.outputs.artifact_decompress_command }}
+      e2e_binaries_artifact: sycl_e2e_bin_default
+      e2e_testing_mode: 'run-only'
+
   test:
     needs: [build, detect_changes, determine_arc_tests]
     if: ${{ always() && !cancelled() && needs.build.outputs.build_conclusion == 'success' }}
@@ -90,13 +137,6 @@ jobs:
             image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri --device=/dev/kfd
             target_devices: ext_oneapi_hip:gpu
             reset_intel_gpu: false
-          - name: Intel
-            runner: '["Linux", "gen12"]'
-            image: ghcr.io/intel/llvm/ubuntu2404_intel_drivers:latest
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
-            target_devices: level_zero:gpu;opencl:gpu;opencl:cpu
-            reset_intel_gpu: true
-            extra_lit_opts: --param gpu-intel-gen12=True
           - name: E2E tests on Intel Arc A-Series Graphics
             runner: '["Linux", "arc"]'
             image: ghcr.io/intel/llvm/ubuntu2404_intel_drivers:latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml
index 73b2a1f336db7..4eff7a47c6c15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
 
       target_devices:
         type: string
-        required: True
+        required: False
       extra_cmake_args:
         type: string
         required: False
@@ -59,6 +59,30 @@ on:
         default: ''
         required: False
 
+      e2e_binaries_artifact:
+        description: |
+          By setting this the E2E binaries folder will not be created, rather it
+          will be downloaded and extracted from the specified artifact. When
+          running tests in `run-only` mode this must be provided.
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+        required: False
+      e2e_testing_mode:
+        description: |
+          Testing mode to run E2E tests in, can be either `full`, `build-only`
+          or `run-only`. In `build-only` mode an artifact of the E2E binaries
+          will be uploaded.
+        type: string
+        default: 'full'
+      artifact_suffix:
+        description: 'Suffix for E2E binaries artifact that is output when in `build-only`.'
+        type: string
+        default: 'default'
+      retention-days:
+        description: 'E2E binaries artifact retention period.'
+        type: string
+        default: 1
+
       reset_intel_gpu:
         type: string
         required: False
@@ -87,6 +111,7 @@ on:
           - '["amdgpu"]'
           - '["Linux", "arc"]'
           - '["cts-cpu"]'
+          - '["Linux", "build"]'
       image:
         description: |
           Use option ending with ":build" for AMDGPU, ":latest" for the rest.
@@ -142,6 +167,11 @@ on:
         options:
           - false
           - true
+      e2e_testing_mode:
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - "full"
+          - "build-only"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -270,8 +300,19 @@ jobs:
             cat /usr/local/lib/igc/IGCTAG.txt
           fi
 
+    - name: Download E2E Binaries
+      if: inputs.e2e_binaries_artifact != ''
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: ${{ inputs.e2e_binaries_artifact }}
+    - name: Extract E2E Binaries
+      if: inputs.e2e_binaries_artifact != ''
+      run: |
+        mkdir build-e2e
+        tar -I 'zstd' -xf e2e_binaries.tar.zst -C build-e2e
+
     - name: Deduce E2E CMake options
-      if: inputs.tests_selector == 'e2e'
+      if: inputs.tests_selector == 'e2e' && inputs.e2e_binaries_artifact == ''
       id: cmake_opts
       shell: bash
       env:
@@ -281,14 +322,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "opts=$CMAKE_EXTRA_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         fi
     - name: Configure E2E tests
-      if: inputs.tests_selector == 'e2e'
+      if: inputs.tests_selector == 'e2e' && inputs.e2e_binaries_artifact == ''
       run: |
-        cmake -GNinja -B./build-e2e -S./llvm/sycl/test-e2e -DSYCL_TEST_E2E_TARGETS="${{ inputs.target_devices }}" -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="$(which clang++)" -DLLVM_LIT="$PWD/llvm/llvm/utils/lit/lit.py" ${{ steps.cmake_opts.outputs.opts }}
+        cmake -GNinja -B./build-e2e -S./llvm/sycl/test-e2e -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="$(which clang++)" -DLLVM_LIT="$PWD/llvm/llvm/utils/lit/lit.py" ${{ steps.cmake_opts.outputs.opts }}
     - name: SYCL End-to-end tests
       shell: bash {0}
       if: inputs.tests_selector == 'e2e'
       env:
-        LIT_OPTS: -v --no-progress-bar --show-unsupported --show-pass --show-xfail --max-time 3600 --time-tests ${{ inputs.extra_lit_opts }}
+        LIT_OPTS: -v --no-progress-bar --show-unsupported --show-pass --show-xfail --max-time 3600 --time-tests --param test-mode=${{ inputs.e2e_testing_mode }} --param sycl_devices=${{ inputs.target_devices }} ${{ inputs.extra_lit_opts }}
       run: |
         ninja -C build-e2e check-sycl-e2e > e2e.log 2>&1
         exit_code=$?
@@ -375,3 +416,13 @@ jobs:
         grep 'exit code: [^0]' -r logs >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
         exit $ret
+    - name: Pack E2E binaries
+      if: ${{ always() && !cancelled() && inputs.e2e_testing_mode == 'build-only'}}
+      run: tar -I 'zstd -9' -cf e2e_binaries.tar.zst -C ./build-e2e .
+    - name: Upload E2E binaries
+      if: ${{ always() && !cancelled() && inputs.e2e_testing_mode == 'build-only'}}
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: sycl_e2e_bin_${{ inputs.artifact_suffix }}
+        path: e2e_binaries.tar.zst
+        retention-days: ${{ inputs.retention-days }}
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/cpu.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/cpu.cpp
index f0c71be2d481e..e7bedc04b07ba 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/cpu.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/cpu.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 %S/Inputs/aot.cpp -o %t.out
 // RUN: %{run} %t.out
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/double.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/double.cpp
index ead41bfc8c741..4d48f5c7b57ec 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/double.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/double.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // using fp64 can be compiled AOT.
 
 // REQUIRES: ocloc, opencl-aot, any-device-is-cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=intel_gpu_tgllp -o %t.tgllp.out %s
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -o %t.x86.out %s
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.x86.out %}
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/half.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/half.cpp
index e843ee65bbeef..5711b21735f72 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/half.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/AOT/half.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // using fp16 can be compiled AOT.
 
 // REQUIRES: ocloc, opencl-aot, any-device-is-cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=intel_gpu_tgllp -o %t.tgllp.out %s
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -o %t.x86.out %s
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.x86.out %}
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-default-any.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-default-any.cpp
index 046a41494370b..1c90ea9f1e32f 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-default-any.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-default-any.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: gpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // TODO: Remove unsetting SYCL_DEVICE_FILTER when feature is dropped
 // RUN: env --unset=SYCL_DEVICE_FILTER  --unset=ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR sycl-ls --verbose >%t.default.out
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-default-level-zero.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-default-level-zero.cpp
index 6f144553fff7b..cd6ece996d9f8 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-default-level-zero.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-default-level-zero.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: gpu, level-zero
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // TODO: Remove unsetting SYCL_DEVICE_FILTER when feature is dropped
 // RUN: env --unset=SYCL_DEVICE_FILTER --unset=ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR sycl-ls --verbose >%t.default.out
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-level-zero.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-level-zero.cpp
index 36eb621e923a6..f20ea34182833 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-level-zero.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-level-zero.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: gpu, level_zero
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: sycl-ls --verbose >%t.default.out
 // RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefixes=CHECK-GPU-BUILTIN,CHECK-GPU-CUSTOM --input-file %t.default.out
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-opencl.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-opencl.cpp
index fa764d0629a0f..fda84100fecd6 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-opencl.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-gpu-opencl.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: gpu, opencl
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="opencl:*" sycl-ls --verbose >%t.opencl.out
 // RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefixes=CHECK-GPU-BUILTIN,CHECK-GPU-CUSTOM --input-file %t.opencl.out
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-uuid-subdevs.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-uuid-subdevs.cpp
index b7f83f8f337cd..f5d155d15ee5b 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-uuid-subdevs.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Adapters/sycl-ls-uuid-subdevs.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* Test to check that sycl-ls is outputting UUID and number of sub and sub-sub
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
  * devices. */
 // REQUIRES:  gpu, level_zero
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/AddressSanitizer/nullpointer/private_nullptr.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/AddressSanitizer/nullpointer/private_nullptr.cpp
index 27b4b5a6fab17..fd7cae43dd3ea 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/AddressSanitizer/nullpointer/private_nullptr.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/AddressSanitizer/nullpointer/private_nullptr.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // RUN: %{run} not %t3.out 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
 
 // FIXME: There's an issue in gfx driver, so this test pending here.
-// XFAIL: *
+// XFAIL: run-mode
 
 #include <sycl/detail/core.hpp>
 #include <sycl/ext/oneapi/experimental/address_cast.hpp>
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/BFloat16/bfloat16_example_aot.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/BFloat16/bfloat16_example_aot.cpp
index 8337716c3191e..32c6c3aae8f06 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/BFloat16/bfloat16_example_aot.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/BFloat16/bfloat16_example_aot.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ///
 
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, ocloc, gpu-intel-gen12, any-device-is-cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64 %s -o %t.out
 // RUN: %{run} %t.out
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/BFloat16/bfloat16_example_aot_cpu.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/BFloat16/bfloat16_example_aot_cpu.cpp
index 2f6d893768c4e..9231a62428272 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/BFloat16/bfloat16_example_aot_cpu.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/BFloat16/bfloat16_example_aot_cpu.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ///
 
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, ocloc, gpu-intel-gen12, any-device-is-cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64,spir64_gen -Xsycl-target-backend=spir64_gen "-device dg1" %s -o %t.out
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.out %}
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Compression/compression_aot.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Compression/compression_aot.cpp
index b8293f1c79351..ba95974fde781 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Compression/compression_aot.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Compression/compression_aot.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // End-to-End test for testing device image compression in AOT.
 // REQUIRES: zstd, opencl-aot, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 %O0 --offload-compress --offload-compression-level=3 %S/Inputs/single_kernel.cpp -o %t_compress.out
 // RUN: %{run} %t_compress.out
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Compression/compression_separate_compile.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Compression/compression_separate_compile.cpp
index dab17e3506b4e..afbe442230e29 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Compression/compression_separate_compile.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Compression/compression_separate_compile.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // seperatly compile and link device images.
 
 // REQUIRES: zstd, opencl-aot, cpu, linux
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 //////////////////////  Compile device images
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -fsycl-host-compiler=clang++ -fsycl-host-compiler-options='-std=c++17 -Wno-attributes -Wno-deprecated-declarations -fPIC -DENABLE_KERNEL1' -DENABLE_KERNEL1 -c %s -o %t_kernel1_aot.o
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceArchitecture/device_architecture_on_device_aot.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceArchitecture/device_architecture_on_device_aot.cpp
index a62ae965683ae..1d4c41f117136 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceArchitecture/device_architecture_on_device_aot.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceArchitecture/device_architecture_on_device_aot.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 %s -o %t.out
 // RUN: %{run} %t.out
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceCodeSplit/aot-cpu.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceCodeSplit/aot-cpu.cpp
index d2937b796fe63..319c69af0faef 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceCodeSplit/aot-cpu.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceCodeSplit/aot-cpu.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-device-code-split=per_source -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -I %S/Inputs -o %t.out %S/split-per-source-main.cpp %S/Inputs/split-per-source-second-file.cpp \
 // RUN: -fsycl-dead-args-optimization
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceLib/assert-aot.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceLib/assert-aot.cpp
index ccff887e80adf..f5c8c61f07d78 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceLib/assert-aot.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceLib/assert-aot.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu, linux
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -DSYCL_FALLBACK_ASSERT=1 -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 %S/assert.cpp -o %t.aot.out
 // RUN: env EXPECTED_SIGNAL=SIGABRT SHOULD_CRASH=1 %{run} %t.aot.out 2>&1 | FileCheck %S/assert.cpp --check-prefixes=CHECK-MESSAGE
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceLib/cmath-aot.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceLib/cmath-aot.cpp
index bb9e201de9282..c9897f652f034 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceLib/cmath-aot.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/DeviceLib/cmath-aot.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // UNSUPPORTED: windows
 
 // DEFINE: %{mathflags} = %if cl_options %{/clang:-fno-fast-math%} %else %{-fno-fast-math%}
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Matrix/joint_matrix_bf16_fill_k_cache_arg_dim.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Matrix/joint_matrix_bf16_fill_k_cache_arg_dim.cpp
index 8d26fd5e5a432..bd30efe1b217c 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Matrix/joint_matrix_bf16_fill_k_cache_arg_dim.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Matrix/joint_matrix_bf16_fill_k_cache_arg_dim.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 // Waiting for the commit in IGC to be pulled into the driver to resolve the
 // test.
-// XFAIL: !igc-dev || gpu-intel-dg2
+// XFAIL: (!igc-dev || gpu-intel-dg2) && run-mode
 // XFAIL-TRACKER: GSD-10510
 
 #include "common.hpp"
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Matrix/joint_matrix_bf16_fill_k_cache_runtime_dim.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Matrix/joint_matrix_bf16_fill_k_cache_runtime_dim.cpp
index 4e790109eaff2..ff30d4c40f6a7 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Matrix/joint_matrix_bf16_fill_k_cache_runtime_dim.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Matrix/joint_matrix_bf16_fill_k_cache_runtime_dim.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 // Waiting for the commit in IGC to be pulled into the driver to resolve the
 // test.
-// XFAIL: !igc-dev || gpu-intel-dg2
+// XFAIL: (!igc-dev || gpu-intel-dg2) && run-mode
 // XFAIL-TRACKER: GSD-10510
 
 #include "common.hpp"
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/NewOffloadDriver/aot-cpu.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/NewOffloadDriver/aot-cpu.cpp
index 585b368641d6e..0016e8498bd9d 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/NewOffloadDriver/aot-cpu.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/NewOffloadDriver/aot-cpu.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // Test with `--offload-new-driver`
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-device-code-split=per_source -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -I %S/Inputs -o %t.out %S/split-per-source-main.cpp %S/Inputs/split-per-source-second-file.cpp \
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/NewOffloadDriver/cpu.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/NewOffloadDriver/cpu.cpp
index ef93d69f8693b..943ea71c3386e 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/NewOffloadDriver/cpu.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/NewOffloadDriver/cpu.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // Test with  `--offload-new-driver`
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 --offload-new-driver %S/Inputs/aot.cpp -o %t.out
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/ballot_group.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/ballot_group.cpp
index f24bffb81526a..1532c54879ecc 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/ballot_group.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/ballot_group.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // RUN: %if any-device-is-cpu && opencl-aot %{ %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -o %t.x86.out %s %}
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.x86.out %}
 //
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // REQUIRES: cpu || gpu
 // UNSUPPORTED: hip
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/ballot_group_algorithms.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/ballot_group_algorithms.cpp
index 8f6b6a8f17197..14e976edc8492 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/ballot_group_algorithms.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/ballot_group_algorithms.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // RUN: %if any-device-is-cpu && opencl-aot %{ %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -o %t.x86.out %s %}
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.x86.out %}
 //
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // REQUIRES: cpu || gpu
 // REQUIRES: sg-32
 // REQUIRES: aspect-ext_oneapi_ballot_group
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/fixed_size_group.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/fixed_size_group.cpp
index 939be57799dd4..5d2b98b58ddc2 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/fixed_size_group.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/fixed_size_group.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // RUN: %if any-device-is-cpu && opencl-aot %{ %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -o %t.x86.out %s %}
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.x86.out %}
 //
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // REQUIRES: cpu || gpu
 // UNSUPPORTED: hip
 // REQUIRES: sg-32
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/fixed_size_group_algorithms.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/fixed_size_group_algorithms.cpp
index c1c172c4189c3..dfed10e9f587e 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/fixed_size_group_algorithms.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/fixed_size_group_algorithms.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // RUN: %if any-device-is-cpu && opencl-aot %{ %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -fsycl-device-code-split=per_kernel -o %t.x86.out %s %}
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.x86.out %}
 //
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // REQUIRES: cpu || gpu
 // REQUIRES: sg-32
 // REQUIRES: aspect-ext_oneapi_fixed_size_group
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/opportunistic_group.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/opportunistic_group.cpp
index 18d42487b7768..2069113c3f939 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/opportunistic_group.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/opportunistic_group.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // RUN: %if any-device-is-cpu && opencl-aot %{ %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -o %t.x86.out %s %}
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.x86.out %}
 //
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // REQUIRES: cpu || gpu
 // UNSUPPORTED: hip
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/opportunistic_group_algorithms.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/opportunistic_group_algorithms.cpp
index af4d45cee862f..8e7626650e01c 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/opportunistic_group_algorithms.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/opportunistic_group_algorithms.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // RUN: %if any-device-is-cpu && opencl-aot %{ %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -o %t.x86.out %s %}
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.x86.out %}
 //
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // REQUIRES: cpu || gpu
 // REQUIRES: sg-32
 // REQUIRES: aspect-ext_oneapi_opportunistic_group
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/tangle_group.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/tangle_group.cpp
index 44191955048f3..686d1b34c6185 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/tangle_group.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/tangle_group.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // RUN: %if any-device-is-cpu && opencl-aot %{ %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -fno-sycl-early-optimizations -o %t.x86.out %s %}
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.x86.out %}
 //
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // REQUIRES: cpu || gpu
 // UNSUPPORTED: cuda || hip
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/tangle_group_algorithms.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/tangle_group_algorithms.cpp
index 7033c4c9e4df5..51070ed1731e4 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/tangle_group_algorithms.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/NonUniformGroups/tangle_group_algorithms.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // RUN: %if any-device-is-cpu && opencl-aot %{ %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -fno-sycl-early-optimizations -o %t.x86.out %s %}
 // RUN: %if cpu %{ %{run} %t.x86.out %}
 //
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 // REQUIRES: cpu || gpu
 // REQUIRES: sg-32
 // REQUIRES: aspect-ext_oneapi_tangle_group
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/OneapiDeviceSelector/illegal_input.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/OneapiDeviceSelector/illegal_input.cpp
index 79675bbac23cf..35430c7b12ff6 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/OneapiDeviceSelector/illegal_input.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/OneapiDeviceSelector/illegal_input.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=%{sycl_triple} %S/Inputs/trivial.cpp -o %t.out
-// RUN: not env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="macaroni:*" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
-// RUN: not env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR=":" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
-// RUN: not env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:." %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
-// RUN: not env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="macaroni_level_zero:." %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
-// RUN: not env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:macaroni_gpu" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
-// RUN: not env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:0..0" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
-// RUN: not env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
-// RUN: not env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:::gpu" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
-// RUN: not env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:.1" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
-// RUN: not env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// RUN: not --crash env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="macaroni:*" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// RUN: not --crash env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR=":" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// RUN: not --crash env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:." %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// RUN: not --crash env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="macaroni_level_zero:." %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// RUN: not --crash env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:macaroni_gpu" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// RUN: not --crash env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:0..0" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// RUN: not --crash env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// RUN: not --crash env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:::gpu" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// RUN: not --crash env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="level_zero:.1" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// RUN: not --crash env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
 
 // Calling ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR with an illegal input should result in an
 // error.
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64.cpp
index 465a79056906a..fcf6affb809fb 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: cuda, opencl, gpu, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64 %S/Inputs/is_compatible_with_env.cpp -o %t.out
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_fpga.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_fpga.cpp
index 57366482e7082..1372c352c09ea 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_fpga.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_fpga.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, accelerator, gpu, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_fpga %S/Inputs/is_compatible_with_env.cpp -o %t.out
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_gen.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_gen.cpp
index 5adb27e0ae697..c6a01b3a6dc18 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_gen.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_gen.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: ocloc, gpu, level_zero, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_gen -Xsycl-target-backend "-device *" %S/Inputs/is_compatible_with_env.cpp -o %t.out
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_x86_64.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_x86_64.cpp
index 0a6f2c39df8af..5de21b8984d71 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_x86_64.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/OptionalKernelFeatures/is_compatible/is_compatible_spir64_x86_64.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu, gpu, level_zero
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 %S/Inputs/is_compatible_with_env.cpp -o %t.out
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/ProgramManager/multi_device_bundle/device_libs_and_caching.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/ProgramManager/multi_device_bundle/device_libs_and_caching.cpp
index d596518165762..1534b2330f552 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/ProgramManager/multi_device_bundle/device_libs_and_caching.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/ProgramManager/multi_device_bundle/device_libs_and_caching.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: ocloc && gpu && linux && (opencl || level_zero)
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // Test to check several use cases for multi-device kernel bundles.
 // Test covers AOT and JIT cases. Kernel is using some math functions to enforce
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/native_specialization_constant.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/native_specialization_constant.cpp
index 170e0aad6b33f..c15c4ba892ed7 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/native_specialization_constant.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/native_specialization_constant.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 // FIXME: This set is never satisfied all at once in our infrastructure.
 // REQUIRES: opencl, level-zero, cpu, gpu, opencl-aot, ocloc
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -DJIT %s -o %t.out
 // RUN: %{run} %t.out
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/non_native/SpecConstBuffer.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/non_native/SpecConstBuffer.cpp
index 3ee1d4bd2490b..bc7145049ddcb 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/non_native/SpecConstBuffer.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/non_native/SpecConstBuffer.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 %S/Inputs/common.cpp -o %t.out \
 // RUN:          -fsycl-dead-args-optimization
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/non_native/cpu.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/non_native/cpu.cpp
index 8453a6556ffec..f6b7b836e873c 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/non_native/cpu.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/SpecConstants/2020/non_native/cpu.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu
+// REQUIRES: build-and-run-mode
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 %S/Inputs/common.cpp -o %t.out \
 // RUN:          -fsycl-dead-args-optimization
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_copy_released_pointer.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_copy_released_pointer.cpp
index 9585a9dc485ed..a37e5b8f4238c 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_copy_released_pointer.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_copy_released_pointer.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // UNSUPPORTED: windows || hip_amd
 // RUN: %{build} -o %t.out
-// RUN: not env SYCL_TRACE_TERMINATE_ON_WARNING=1 %{run} sycl-trace --verify %t.out | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: not --crash env SYCL_TRACE_TERMINATE_ON_WARNING=1 %{run} sycl-trace --verify %t.out | FileCheck %s
 
 // Test parameter analysis of USM function
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_single_task_nullptr.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_single_task_nullptr.cpp
index 6d19f88dd5487..4c4299dd93d8e 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_single_task_nullptr.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_single_task_nullptr.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // UNSUPPORTED: windows || hip_amd
 // RUN: %{build} -o %t.out
-// RUN: not env SYCL_TRACE_TERMINATE_ON_WARNING=1 %{run} sycl-trace --verify %t.out | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: not --crash env SYCL_TRACE_TERMINATE_ON_WARNING=1 %{run} sycl-trace --verify %t.out | FileCheck %s
 
 // Test parameter analysis of USM usage
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_single_task_released_pointer.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_single_task_released_pointer.cpp
index f87717c8efc28..61e27b7927f7b 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_single_task_released_pointer.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Tracing/usm/queue_single_task_released_pointer.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // UNSUPPORTED: windows || hip_amd
 // RUN: %{build} -o %t.out
-// RUN: not env SYCL_TRACE_TERMINATE_ON_WARNING=1 %{run} sycl-trace --verify %t.out | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: not --crash env SYCL_TRACE_TERMINATE_ON_WARNING=1 %{run} sycl-trace --verify %t.out | FileCheck %s
 
 // Test parameter analysis of USM usage
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/format.py b/sycl/test-e2e/format.py
index 74573007a681e..a69810145507d 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/format.py
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/format.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def get_extra_env(sycl_devices):
                 (is_run_line and test.config.test_mode == "build-only")
                 or (not is_run_line and test.config.test_mode == "run-only")
             ):
-                directive.command = ""
+                continue
 
             if "%{run}" not in directive.command:
                 new_script.append(directive)
@@ -300,7 +300,13 @@ def get_extra_env(sycl_devices):
             conditions,
             recursion_limit=test.config.recursiveExpansionLimit,
         )
-        useExternalSh = False
+
+        # TODO: workaround for lit hanging when executing non-existent binary
+        # inside our containers
+        if len(script) == 0:
+            return lit.Test.Result(lit.Test.UNSUPPORTED, "Lit script is empty")
+        useExternalSh = test.config.test_mode == "run-only"
+
         result = lit.TestRunner._runShTest(
             test, litConfig, useExternalSh, script, tmpBase
         )