diff --git a/.github/workflows/eicshell.yml b/.github/workflows/eicshell.yml
index 91ba19635..3e81639ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eicshell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eicshell.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-name: Test JANA2 against eic-shell/EICrecon
+name: eic-shell
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   jana2_eicshell:
-    name: Build JANA2 on eic-shell
+    name: eic-shell
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -78,3 +78,35 @@ jobs:
           $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/bin/jana -Pjana:plugin_path=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/plugins -Pplugins=TimesliceExample -Pjana:nevents=100 timeslices.root
 
 
+    - name: Compile EICrecon
+      uses: eic/run-cvmfs-osg-eic-shell@main
+      with:
+        platform-release: "jug_xl:nightly"
+        run: |
+          echo "--- Compiling EICrecon ---"
+          git clone https://github.com/eic/EICrecon
+          cd EICrecon
+          cmake -S . -B build -DJANA_DIR=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/lib/cmake/JANA
+          cmake --build build --target install -- -j8
+
+    - name: Generate EICrecon input data
+      uses: eic/run-cvmfs-osg-eic-shell@main
+      with:
+        platform-release: "jug_xl:nightly"
+        setup: "/opt/detector/epic-main/bin/thisepic.sh"
+        run: |
+          echo "--- Generating EICrecon input data ---"
+          npsim --compactFile ${DETECTOR_PATH}/${DETECTOR}_craterlake.xml \
+            -G --random.seed 1 --gun.particle "e-" --gun.momentumMin "1*GeV" \
+            --gun.momentumMax "20*GeV" --gun.distribution "uniform" -N 20 \
+            --outputFile sim_e_1GeV_20GeV_craterlake.edm4hep.root -v WARNING
+
+    - name: Run EICrecon
+      uses: eic/run-cvmfs-osg-eic-shell@main
+      with:
+        platform-release: "jug_xl:nightly"
+        setup: "/opt/detector/epic-main/bin/thisepic.sh"
+        run: |
+          echo "--- Running EICrecon ---"
+          eicrecon sim_e_1GeV_20GeV_craterlake.edm4hep.root
+