diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9c420c002eedf2fe4a8901d475882347fe6f6a15..9d83cd3bb7259d5ed1b3961908d38c0e39ded701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ jobs:
     downstream_tests:
         strategy:
             matrix:
-                #downstream_project: [meshmode, grudge, pytential, mirgecom]
-                downstream_project: [meshmode, grudge, mirgecom]
+                downstream_project: [meshmode, grudge, mirgecom, mirgecom_examples]
             fail-fast: false
 
         name: Tests for downstream project ${{ matrix.downstream_project }}
@@ -132,33 +131,7 @@ jobs:
             run: |
                 curl -L -O https://tiker.net/ci-support-v0
                 . ./ci-support-v0
-
-                if test "$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT" = "mirgecom"; then
-                    git clone "https://github.com/illinois-ceesd/$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT.git"
-                else
-                    git clone "https://github.com/inducer/$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT.git"
-                fi
-
-                cd "$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT"
-                echo "*** $DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT version: $(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
-
-                # Use this version of arraycontext instead of what downstream would install
-                edit_requirements_txt_for_downstream_in_subdir
-
-                # Avoid slow or complicated tests in downstream projects
-                export PYTEST_ADDOPTS="-k 'not (slowtest or octave or mpi)'"
-
-                if test "$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT" = "mirgecom"; then
-                    # can't turn off MPI in mirgecom
-                    export CONDA_ENVIRONMENT=conda-env.yml
-                    export CISUPPORT_PARALLEL_PYTEST=no
-                    echo "- mpi4py" >> "$CONDA_ENVIRONMENT"
-                else
-                    sed -i "/mpi4py/ d" requirements.txt
-                fi
-
-                build_py_project_in_conda_env
-                test_py_project
+                test_downstream "$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT"
 
                 if [[ "$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT" = "meshmode" ]]; then
                     python ../examples/simple-dg.py --lazy
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 31e5eace82dcead91cc3ab723b20ea52ac756eb8..a321fa4489fbc9ae5336d0995ff892bc5aa35c52 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -92,3 +92,19 @@ Mypy:
   - python3
   except:
   - tags
+
+Downstream:
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+    - DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT: [meshmode, grudge, mirgecom, mirgecom_examples]
+  tags:
+  - large-node
+  - "docker-runner"
+  script: |
+    curl -L -O https://tiker.net/ci-support-v0
+    . ./ci-support-v0
+    test_downstream "$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT"
+
+    if [[ "$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT" = "meshmode" ]]; then
+        python ../examples/simple-dg.py --lazy
+    fi