diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml
index 29626d7e6a96..d77be16d2227 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-run-tests.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ on:
 
       repo_ref:
         type: string
-        required: True
+        required: False
         description: |
           Commit SHA or branch to checkout the intel/llvm repo.
       tests_ref:
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ on:
 
       e2e_binaries_artifact:
         description: |
-          Must be set if `e2e_testing_mode` is equal to `run-only` and the
-          artifact must exist. Can be set in other modes resulting in artifact
-          upload.
+          When set in modes other than `run-only` results in artifact upload.
+          For `run-only` mode, if specified, means downloading pre-built
+          binaries from the artifact, otherwise they are expected to be part of
+          the container.
         type: string
         default: ''
         required: False
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ on:
         type: choice
         options:
           - 'ghcr.io/intel/llvm/sycl_ubuntu2404_nightly:latest'
+          - 'ghcr.io/intel/llvm/sycl_prebuilt_tests:sycl-rel-6_2'
           - 'ghcr.io/intel/llvm/ubuntu2404_intel_drivers:alldeps'
       image_options:
         description: |
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ on:
         options:
           - "full"
           - "build-only"
+          - "run-only"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-prebuilt-e2e-container.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-prebuilt-e2e-container.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0d9cfdcdd337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-prebuilt-e2e-container.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+name: Create container with pre-built tests
+
+# The purpose of this is to build E2E tests with the latest release toolchain
+# and then run them with the trunk SYCL RT (libsycl.so and friends) to verify
+# that ABI compatibility hasn't been broken.
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        type: string
+        description: tag/sha
+        required: true
+        default:
+
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - sycl-rel-**
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/sycl-linux-build.yml
+    with:
+      build_ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.sha }}
+      build_cache_root: "/__w/"
+
+      build_image: "ghcr.io/intel/llvm/sycl_ubuntu2404_nightly:latest"
+      cc: clang
+      cxx: clang++
+
+      changes: '[]'
+
+      toolchain_artifact: toolchain
+      toolchain_artifact_filename: toolchain.tar.zst
+      e2e_binaries_artifact: e2e_bin
+
+  # Couldn't make it work from inside the container, so have to use an extra job
+  # and pass an artifact.
+  docker:
+    runs-on: [Linux, build]
+    needs: build
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+    if: always()
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            devops/
+
+      - name: Checkout E2E tests
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.sha }}
+          path: llvm
+          sparse-checkout: |
+              llvm/utils/lit
+              sycl/test-e2e
+      - name: Pack sources
+        run: |
+          tar -I 'zstd -9' -cf devops/e2e_sources.tar.zst -C ./llvm .
+
+      - name: Download toolchain
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: toolchain
+          path: devops/
+      - name: Download E2E binaries
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: e2e_bin
+          path: devops/
+
+
+      - name: Build container
+        uses: ./devops/actions/build_container
+        with:
+          push: true
+          file: release_tests_binaries
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tags: |
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/sycl_prebuilt_tests:${{ inputs.ref || github.ref_name }}
+
+  run-e2e:
+    # Ensure those tests can actually pass with the toolchain they were built
+    # with, otherwise testing compatibility with those binaries is pointless.
+    # This job should be aligned with how the image will be used in trunk CI.
+    #
+    # I'll start with just a single configuration, but this might be extended
+    # with a matrix in future (e.g., to run on cpu/CUDA/AMDGPU).
+    name: Run E2E tests with SYCL RT they were built with
+    runs-on: [Linux, pvc]
+    needs: [docker, build]
+    if: ${{ always() && !cancelled() && needs.build.outputs.build_conclusion == 'success' }}
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/sycl_prebuilt_tests:${{ inputs.ref || github.ref_name }}
+      options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            devops
+      - run: |
+          mkdir toolchain
+          tar -I 'zstd' -xf /sycl-prebuilt/toolchain.tar.zst -C toolchain
+          echo LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/toolchain/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo PATH=$PWD/toolchain/bin:$PATH >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: |
+          sycl-ls
+      - name: Run E2E tests
+        uses: ./devops/actions/run-tests/e2e
+        timeout-minutes: 20
+        with:
+          testing_mode: run-only
+          target_devices: level_zero:gpu
diff --git a/devops/actions/run-tests/e2e/action.yml b/devops/actions/run-tests/e2e/action.yml
index e50276904995..1457bbe264c2 100644
--- a/devops/actions/run-tests/e2e/action.yml
+++ b/devops/actions/run-tests/e2e/action.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
   - name: Checkout E2E tests
+    if: ${{ !(inputs.testing_mode == 'run-only' && inputs.binaries_artifact == '') }}
     uses: actions/checkout@v4
     with:
       path: llvm
@@ -31,19 +32,26 @@ runs:
       sparse-checkout: |
         llvm/utils/lit
         sycl/test-e2e
-
   - name: Download E2E Binaries
-    if: inputs.testing_mode == 'run-only'
+    if: ${{ inputs.testing_mode == 'run-only' && inputs.binaries_artifact != '' }}
     uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
     with:
       name: ${{ inputs.binaries_artifact }}
   - name: Extract E2E Binaries
-    if: inputs.testing_mode == 'run-only'
+    if: ${{ inputs.testing_mode == 'run-only' && inputs.binaries_artifact != '' }}
     shell: bash
     run: |
       mkdir build-e2e
       tar -I 'zstd' -xf e2e_binaries.tar.zst -C build-e2e
 
+  - name: Extract E2E tests from container image
+    if: ${{ inputs.testing_mode == 'run-only' && inputs.binaries_artifact == '' }}
+    shell: bash
+    run: |
+      mkdir build-e2e llvm
+      tar -I 'zstd' -xf /sycl-prebuilt/e2e_binaries.tar.zst -C build-e2e
+      tar -I 'zstd' -xf /sycl-prebuilt/e2e_sources.tar.zst -C llvm
+
   - name: Deduce E2E CMake options
     if: inputs.testing_mode != 'run-only'
     id: cmake_opts
diff --git a/devops/containers/release_tests_binaries.Dockerfile b/devops/containers/release_tests_binaries.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c6e32718168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devops/containers/release_tests_binaries.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+ARG base_tag=alldeps
+ARG base_image=ghcr.io/intel/llvm/ubuntu2404_intel_drivers
+
+FROM $base_image:$base_tag
+
+# Actual CI maps volumes via something like "/runner/host/path":"/__w/", so
+# these won't be visible there. They can be used when manually reproducing
+# issues though. Path `/__w/llvm/llvm` is the property of Github Actions and
+# when CMake configures E2E tests this path is hardcoded in both CMake files and
+# e2e binaries themselve. As such, it's useful to have these in the image for
+# local manual experiments.
+#
+# One can map volumes as "/host/system/new/toolchain":"/__w/llvm/llvm/toolchain"
+# to override the toolchain in order to run the tests with local SYCL RT instead
+# of using the release RT included in this image.
+ADD --chown=sycl:sycl toolchain.tar.zst /__w/llvm/llvm/toolchain
+ADD --chown=sycl:sycl e2e_binaries.tar.zst /__w/llvm/llvm/build-e2e
+ADD --chown=sycl:sycl e2e_sources.tar.zst /__w/llvm/llvm/llvm
+
+# Since `/__w/llvm/llvm` above is overriden by GHA, need to provide the
+# following for using in CI:
+COPY e2e_binaries.tar.zst /sycl-prebuilt/
+COPY e2e_sources.tar.zst /sycl-prebuilt/
+COPY toolchain.tar.zst /sycl-prebuilt/
+
+COPY scripts/drivers_entrypoint.sh /drivers_entrypoint.sh
+
+USER sycl