diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bc986b3c4c0659..6e58d14c32a1bc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 !.github
 !.gitignore
 !.gitkeep
+!.gitpod.yml
 !.mailmap
 !.nycrc
 !.yamllint.yaml
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..73e52c3aa2d51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Ref: https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/issues/6283#issuecomment-1001043454
+tasks:
+  - init: ./configure && timeout 50m make -j16 || true
+
+# Ref: https://www.gitpod.io/docs/prebuilds#github-specific-configuration
+github:
+  prebuilds:
+    # add a "Review in Gitpod" button as a comment to pull requests (defaults to true)
+    addComment: false