diff --git a/support/misc/gitlab-ci.yml.in b/support/misc/gitlab-ci.yml.in
index d8d6b3f410..446132846f 100644
--- a/support/misc/gitlab-ci.yml.in
+++ b/support/misc/gitlab-ci.yml.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 stages:
+  - download
   - test
 
 before_script:
@@ -78,6 +79,16 @@ before_script:
             - output/build/*/.config
             - runtime-test.log
 
+.runtime_test_download:
+    stage: download
+    # Keep test-dl directory so the downloaded files can be an artifact of
+    # the job passed to all jobs of next stages.
+    script: ./support/testing/run-tests -d test-dl/ --prepare-only
+    artifacts:
+        when: always
+        paths:
+            - test-dl/
+
 .runtime_test_base:
     stage: test
     # Keep build directories so the rootfs can be an artifact of the job. The
diff --git a/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml b/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
index ea4340f47c..2d922b9eb2 100755
--- a/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
+++ b/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ gen_tests() {
     fi
 
     if ${do_runtime:-false}; then
+        printf 'runtime_test_download: { extends: .runtime_test_download }\n'
         printf '%s: { extends: .runtime_test_base }\n' "${runtimes[@]}"
     fi