diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 9c72c966fa..5962a39bc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           "shellcheck_all",
           "NO_NINJA_BUILD=1 px4_fmu-v5_default",
           "NO_NINJA_BUILD=1 px4_sitl_default",
+          "NO_NINJA_BUILD=1 px4_sitl_gps_base",
           "BUILD_MICRORTPS_AGENT=1 px4_sitl_rtps",
           "airframe_metadata",
           "module_documentation",
diff --git a/.vscode/cmake-variants.yaml b/.vscode/cmake-variants.yaml
index d47e962fd6..a65216e608 100644
--- a/.vscode/cmake-variants.yaml
+++ b/.vscode/cmake-variants.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ CONFIG:
       buildType: RelWithDebInfo
       settings:
         CONFIG: px4_sitl_default
+    px4_sitl_gps_base:
+      short: px4_sitl_gps_base
+      buildType: RelWithDebInfo
+      settings:
+        CONFIG: px4_sitl_gps_base
     px4_sitl_rtps:
       short: px4_sitl_rtps
       buildType: RelWithDebInfo
diff --git a/boards/px4/sitl/gps_base.px4board b/boards/px4/sitl/gps_base.px4board
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfda686d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/px4/sitl/gps_base.px4board
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+CONFIG_PLATFORM_POSIX=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_TESTING=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_ETHERNET=y
+CONFIG_DRIVERS_GPS=y
+CONFIG_MODULES_DATAMAN=y
+CONFIG_MODULES_EVENTS=y
+CONFIG_MODULES_LOAD_MON=y
+CONFIG_MODULES_LOGGER=y
+CONFIG_MODULES_MAVLINK=y
+CONFIG_MODULES_REPLAY=y
+CONFIG_COMMON_SIMULATION=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_DYN=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_FAILURE=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_PARAM=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_PERF=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_SD_BENCH=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_SHUTDOWN=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_SYSTEM_TIME=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_TOPIC_LISTENER=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_UORB=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_VER=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEMCMDS_WORK_QUEUE=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_HELLO=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_PX4_MAVLINK_DEBUG=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_PX4_SIMPLE_APP=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_WORK_ITEM=y