diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml b/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
index abade73d27..7e0155724c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-system.yml
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2021b.yml
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2022a.yml
+        - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2023a.yml
     steps:
         - name: Check out software-layer repository
           uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
diff --git a/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2023a.yml b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2023a.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b015676757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2023a.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+easyconfigs:
+  - GCC-12.3.0
+  - OpenBLAS-0.3.23-GCC-12.3.0:
+      # add patch to disable flaky DDRGES3 LAPACK test,
+      # see https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/18887;
+      # also pulls in patch to avoid hang when running OpenBLAS test suite,
+      # see https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/18790
+      options:
+        from-pr: 18887
+  - foss-2023a