diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0d0f9ccd47..7475b1b0ad 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fedora-distcheck:
   script:
    - bash -x ./.gitlab-ci/test-docker-autotools.sh
 
-fedora-meson:
+fedora-meson: &fedora-meson-defaults
   stage: build
   script:
    - bash -x ./.gitlab-ci/test-docker-meson.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ fedora-meson:
       - "_build/meson-logs"
       - "_build/testsuite/reftests/output"
 
+fedora-meson-staticlibs:
+  variables:
+    EXTRA_MESON_FLAGS: "-Ddefault_library=both"
+  <<: *fedora-meson-defaults
+
 msys2-mingw32-meson:
   variables:
     MSYSTEM: "MINGW32"
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test-docker-meson.sh b/.gitlab-ci/test-docker-meson.sh
index b7ac83e091..df3ed90ef8 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test-docker-meson.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test-docker-meson.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ meson \
     -Dbroadway_backend=true \
     -Dxinerama=yes \
     -Dprint_backends="file,lpr,test,cloudprint,cups" \
+    ${EXTRA_MESON_FLAGS:-} \
     _build
 
 cd _build