diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml b/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
index 1a67ad29ea..abade73d27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-2021b.yml
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-system.yml
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2021b.yml
+        - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2022a.yml
     steps:
         - name: Check out software-layer repository
           uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
diff --git a/eb_hooks.py b/eb_hooks.py
index 488e53d929..83bdca4cb5 100644
--- a/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/eb_hooks.py
@@ -274,6 +274,15 @@ def pre_test_hook_ignore_failing_tests_SciPybundle(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.cfg['testopts'] = "|| echo ignoring failing tests" 
 
 
+def pre_test_hook_ignore_failing_tests_FFTWMPI(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Pre-test hook for FFTW.MPI: skip failing tests for FFTW.MPI 3.3.10 on neoverse_v1
+    cfr. https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer/issues/325
+    """
+    cpu_target = get_eessi_envvar('EESSI_SOFTWARE_SUBDIR')
+    if self.name == 'FFTW.MPI' and self.version == '3.3.10' and cpu_target == 'aarch64/neoverse_v1':
+        self.cfg['testopts'] = "|| echo ignoring failing tests"
+
 PARSE_HOOKS = {
     'CGAL': parse_hook_cgal_toolchainopts_precise,
     'fontconfig': parse_hook_fontconfig_add_fonts,
@@ -295,4 +304,5 @@ def pre_test_hook_ignore_failing_tests_SciPybundle(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 PRE_TEST_HOOKS = {
     'SciPy-bundle': pre_test_hook_ignore_failing_tests_SciPybundle,
+    'FFTW.MPI': pre_test_hook_ignore_failing_tests_FFTWMPI,
 }
diff --git a/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2022a.yml b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2022a.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8de4c6169d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2022a.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+easyconfigs:
+  - OpenBLAS-0.3.20-GCC-11.3.0:
+      # use easyconfig that includes patch to fix detection of Neoverse V1 CPUs,
+      # see https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/18870
+      options:
+        from-pr: 18870
+  - foss-2022a