diff --git a/.ci/scripts/pre_archive_test.py b/.ci/scripts/pre_archive_test.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..8fd8cb75ea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/scripts/pre_archive_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import distutils
+from distutils import dir_util
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    if not os.path.exists('build'):
+        os.makedirs('build')
+
+    # Top level folders to be excluded
+    EXCLUDE = set(['.ci', '.git', '.github', 'vendor', 'dev-tools'])
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk('.'):
+        dirs[:] = [d for d in dirs if d not in EXCLUDE]
+        if root.endswith(('build')) and not root.startswith((".{}build".format(os.sep))):
+            dest = os.path.join('build', root.replace(".{}".format(os.sep), ''))
+            print("Copy {} into {}".format(root, dest))
+            distutils.dir_util.copy_tree(root, dest, preserve_symlinks=1)
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/search_system_tests.py b/.ci/scripts/search_system_tests.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0e3896d9ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/scripts/search_system_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk('build'):
+        if root.endswith(('system-tests')):
+            print(root.replace(".{}".format(os.sep), ''))