diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 474bf6765f4..027d5d0e3cc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ coverage:
     - coverage/index.html
     - coverage/assets/
 
+lint-javascript:
+  stage: test
+  image: "node:latest"
+  before_script:
+    - npm install
+  script:
+    - npm run eslint
+  allow_failure: true # don't break build until old linting errors have been fixed
+
 # Trigger docs build
 trigger_docs:
   stage: post-test