diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9776754..7e9b31c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ build:qemu-amd64-base-kernelci:
     - .build_base
   variables:
     target: qemu-amd64
+    extention: kernelci
     use_rt: disable
     wic_targz: disable
     targz: enable
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ build:qemu-arm64-base-kernelci:
     - .build_base
   variables:
     target: qemu-arm64
+    extention: kernelci
     use_rt: disable
     wic_targz: disable
     targz: enable
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ build:qemu-arm-base-kernelci:
     - .build_base
   variables:
     target: qemu-arm
+    extention: kernelci
     use_rt: disable
     wic_targz: disable
     targz: enable
diff --git a/kas/opt/kernelci.yml b/kas/opt/kernelci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c67864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kas/opt/kernelci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#
+# CIP Core, generic profile
+#
+# Copyright (c) Toshiba Corporation, 2020
+# Copyright (c) Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd., 2021
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Venkata Pyla <venkata.pyla@toshiba-tsip.com>
+#  Alice Ferrazzi <alice.ferrazzi@miraclelinux.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+header:
+  version: 10
+
+target: cip-core-image-kernelci
diff --git a/recipes-core/images/cip-core-image-kernelci.bb b/recipes-core/images/cip-core-image-kernelci.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..479c14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-core/images/cip-core-image-kernelci.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#
+# A reference image for KernelCI
+#
+# Copyright (c) Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd., 2021
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Alice Ferrazzi <alice.ferrazzi@miraclelinux.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+inherit image
+
+DESCRIPTION = "CIP Core image for KernelCI"
+
+IMAGE_INSTALL += "kernelci-customizations"
diff --git a/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/files/99-silent-printk.conf b/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/files/99-silent-printk.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad24d3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/files/99-silent-printk.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+kernel.printk = 3 4 1 3
diff --git a/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/files/ethernet b/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/files/ethernet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa47d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/files/ethernet
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#
+# CIP Core, generic profile
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2019
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+allow-hotplug eth0
+allow-hotplug enp0s2
+allow-hotplug enp2s0
+
+# used on BBB
+iface eth0 inet dhcp
+
+# used on qemu-amd64
+iface enp0s2 inet dhcp
+
+# used on simatic-ipc227e
+iface enp2s0 inet dhcp
diff --git a/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/files/postinst b/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/files/postinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33faaeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/files/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# CIP Core, generic profile
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2019
+# Copyright (c) Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd., 2021
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#  Alice Ferrazzi <alice.ferrazzi@miraclelinux.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+echo "CIP Core Demo & Test Image" > /etc/issue
+
+echo "PermitRootLogin yes" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+echo "PermitEmptyPasswords yes" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+
+HOSTNAME=demo
+echo "$HOSTNAME" > /etc/hostname
+echo "127.0.0.1 $HOSTNAME" >> /etc/hosts
diff --git a/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/kernelci-customizations.bb b/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/kernelci-customizations.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15788a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-core/kernelci-customizations/kernelci-customizations.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#
+# CIP Core, generic profile
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2019
+# Copyright (c) Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd., 2021
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#  Alice Ferrazzi <alice.ferrazzi@miraclelinux.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+inherit dpkg-raw
+
+DESCRIPTION = "CIP Core image demo & customizations"
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+    file://postinst \
+    file://ethernet \
+    file://99-silent-printk.conf"
+
+DEPENDS += "sshd-regen-keys"
+
+DEBIAN_DEPENDS = " \
+    ifupdown, isc-dhcp-client, net-tools, iputils-ping, ssh, sshd-regen-keys"
+
+do_install() {
+	install -v -d ${D}/etc/network/interfaces.d
+	install -v -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/ethernet ${D}/etc/network/interfaces.d/
+
+	install -v -d ${D}/etc/sysctl.d
+	install -v -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/99-silent-printk.conf ${D}/etc/sysctl.d/
+}
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-kernelci.py b/scripts/deploy-kernelci.py
index c234113..1df4e72 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-kernelci.py
+++ b/scripts/deploy-kernelci.py
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ extension=sys.argv[3]
 if extension == "security":
     rootfs_filename="cip-core-image-"+extension+"-cip-core-"+release+"-"+target+".tar.gz"
     initrd_filename="cip-core-image-"+extension+"-cip-core-"+release+"-"+target+"-initrd.img"
-elif extension == "base":
+    initrd_gz_filename="cip-core-image-"+extension+"-cip-core-"+release+"-"+target+"-initrd.img.gz"
+elif extension == "kernelci":
+    rootfs_filename="cip-core-image-"+extension+"-cip-core-"+release+"-"+target+".tar.gz"
+    initrd_filename="cip-core-image-"+extension+"-cip-core-"+release+"-"+target+"-initrd.img"
+    initrd_gz_filename="cip-core-image-"+extension+"-cip-core-"+release+"-"+target+"-initrd.img.gz"
+else:
+    # base extension is not adding extension name in the filename
     rootfs_filename="cip-core-image-cip-core-"+release+"-"+target+".tar.gz"
     initrd_filename="cip-core-image-cip-core-"+release+"-"+target+"-initrd.img"
-
-# initrd is actually gz compressed
-if extension == "security":
-    initrd_gz_filename="cip-core-image-"+extension+"-cip-core-"+release+"-"+target+"-initrd.img.gz"
-elif extension == "base":
     initrd_gz_filename="cip-core-image-cip-core-"+release+"-"+target+"-initrd.img.gz"
 
 input_dir="build/tmp/deploy/images/"+target
