diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 66f794e0..03c940c3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ get_data:
 
 include: 
   - local: 'benchmarks/tracking_detectors/config.yml'
+  - local: 'benchmarks/backwards_ecal/config.yml'
   - local: 'benchmarks/barrel_ecal/config.yml'
   - local: 'benchmarks/barrel_hcal/config.yml'
   - local: 'benchmarks/zdc/config.yml'
diff --git a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/config.yml b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40de704b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+sim:ecal_backwards_electron:
+  extends: .det_benchmark 
+  stage: simulate
+  script:
+    - echo "I will be simulating some electron events here!"
+    - echo "0.511 MeV" >> $LOCAL_DATA_PATH/electron_mass
+
+sim:ecal_backwards_photon:
+  extends: .det_benchmark 
+  stage: simulate
+  script:
+    - echo "I will be simulating some photon events here!"
+
+bench:ecal_backwards_resolution:
+  extends: .det_benchmark
+  stage: benchmarks
+  needs:
+    - ["sim:ecal_backwards_electron", "sim:ecal_backwards_photon"]
+  script:
+    - echo "I will be analyzing events here!"
+    - echo "Our intelligence reports that the electron mass is $(cat $LOCAL_DATA_PATH/electron_mass)"