diff --git a/.github/workflows/bin-solr-test.yml b/.github/workflows/bin-solr-test.yml
index a832bdcc541..4b7eb6c20ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bin-solr-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bin-solr-test.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - 'main'
+      - 'branch_9x'
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/bin-solr-test.yml'
       - 'solr/bin/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
index dc8cc9df728..0a94b866410 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - 'main'
+      - 'branch_9x'
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/docker-test.yml'
       - 'solr/bin/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-precommit.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-precommit.yml
index cd2ce38f108..bc6b88c0a32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-precommit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-precommit.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ name: Gradle Precommit
 on: 
   pull_request:
     branches:
-    - '**'
+      - 'main'
+      - 'branch_9x'
 
 jobs:
   test:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/solrj-test.yml b/.github/workflows/solrj-test.yml
index 0941fcd41c7..e54ffcd2b1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/solrj-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/solrj-test.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - 'main'
+      - 'branch_9x'
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/solrj-test.yml'
       - 'solr/solrj/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-via-crave.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-via-crave.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..283d88a6396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-via-crave.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: Solr Tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+      - 'branch_9x'
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: Run Solr Tests using Crave.io resources
+
+    runs-on: self-hosted
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Destroy previous clone
+      run: crave clone destroy -y /crave-devspaces/pipeline/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER} || echo "Clone did not exist"
+      continue-on-error: true
+    - name: Crave clone sources
+      run: crave clone create --projectID 39 /crave-devspaces/pipeline/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}
+    - name: Checkout the correct branch
+      run: |
+        git -C /crave-devspaces/pipeline/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER} fetch origin ${GITHUB_REF}:${GITHUB_REF}
+        git -C /crave-devspaces/pipeline/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER} checkout ${GITHUB_REF}
+    - name: Initialize, build, test
+      run: |
+        cd /crave-devspaces/pipeline/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}
+        crave run --clean
+    - name: Delete Clone
+      run: crave clone destroy -y /crave-devspaces/pipeline/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}