diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 37b72b6c77e..ed3a3675a12 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -611,11 +611,12 @@ test-rust-stable:
   image: parity/rust:gitlab-ci
   before_script:
     - git submodule update --init --recursive
-    - export RUST_FILES_MODIFIED=$(git --no-pager diff --name-only $CI_BUILD_REF^ $CI_BUILD_REF | grep -v -e ^js -e ^\\. -e ^LICENSE -e ^README.md -e ^appveyor.yml -e ^test.sh -e ^windows/ -e ^scripts/ -e^mac/ -e ^nsis/ | wc -l)
+    - export RUST_FILES_MODIFIED=$(git --no-pager diff --name-only $CI_BUILD_REF^ $CI_BUILD_REF | grep -v -e ^js -e ^\\. -e ^LICENSE -e ^README.md -e ^test.sh -e ^windows/ -e ^scripts/ -e^mac/ -e ^nsis/ | wc -l)
   script:
     - rustup show
     - export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
     - if [ $RUST_FILES_MODIFIED -eq 0 ]; then echo "Skipping Rust tests since no Rust files modified."; else ./test.sh $CARGOFLAGS; fi
+    - if [ "$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME" == "nightly" ]; then sh scripts/aura-test.sh; fi
   tags:
     - rust
     - rust-stable
diff --git a/scripts/aura-test.sh b/scripts/aura-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..bb152beba79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/aura-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cargo build -j $(nproc) --release --features final $CARGOFLAGS
+git clone https://github.com/paritytech/parity-import-tests
+cp target/release/parity parity-import-tests/aura/parity
+cd parity-import-tests/aura
+echo "Start Aura test"
+parity import blocks.rlp --chain chain.json
+parity restore snap --chain chain.json
+echo "Aura test complete"