diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 906e8e4b84476fa82cca82f8ed4c6ab010137c24..7deb4fae9ab9e7df8ec06142658d8cd6fca53356 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ Python 3.5 POCL:
   except:
   - tags
 
+Python 2.7 POCL:
+  script:
+  - export PY_EXE=python2.7
+  - export PYOPENCL_TEST=portable
+  - export EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy mako"
+  - curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-and-test-py-project.sh
+  - ". ./build-and-test-py-project.sh"
+  tags:
+  - python2.7
+  - pocl
+  except:
+  - tags
+
 Documentation:
   script:
   - EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy mako"