diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cbec212701b30903cf81d63e499ec97c7a098ffe..8407a74939c4934079eb04022caeb85a1d307ea6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ test:3.8:
   <<: *test_template
 
 
+test:3.9:
+  stage: test
+  image: pauldmccarthy/fsleyes-py39-wxpy4-gtk3
+  <<: *test_template
+
+
 test:build-pypi-dist:
   stage: test
   image: pauldmccarthy/fsleyes-py36-wxpy4-gtk3