diff --git a/CIME/get_tests.py b/CIME/get_tests.py
index f6762e385cc..e4d7d3ea4a8 100644
--- a/CIME/get_tests.py
+++ b/CIME/get_tests.py
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
             "SMS_P16.T42_T42.S",
         ),
     },
+    "cime_test_timing": {
+        "time": "0:10:00",
+        "tests": ("SMS_P1.T42_T42.S",),
+    },
     "cime_test_repeat": {
         "tests": (
             "TESTRUNPASS_P1.f19_g16_rx1.A",
diff --git a/CIME/tests/test_sys_jenkins_generic_job.py b/CIME/tests/test_sys_jenkins_generic_job.py
index 7fb2a83b740..30b31c5c8d6 100644
--- a/CIME/tests/test_sys_jenkins_generic_job.py
+++ b/CIME/tests/test_sys_jenkins_generic_job.py
@@ -61,18 +61,17 @@ def threaded_test(self, expect_works, extra_args, build_name=None):
             self._thread_error = str(e)
 
     def assert_num_leftovers(self, suite):
-        num_tests_in_tiny = len(get_tests.get_test_suite(suite))
+        num_tests_in_suite = len(get_tests.get_test_suite(suite))
 
-        jenkins_dirs = glob.glob(
-            "%s/*%s*/" % (self._jenkins_root, self._baseline_name.capitalize())
-        )  # case dirs
+        case_glob = "%s/*%s*/" % (self._jenkins_root, self._baseline_name.capitalize())
+        jenkins_dirs = glob.glob(case_glob)  # Case dirs
         # scratch_dirs = glob.glob("%s/*%s*/" % (self._testroot, test_id)) # blr/run dirs
 
         self.assertEqual(
-            num_tests_in_tiny,
+            num_tests_in_suite,
             len(jenkins_dirs),
-            msg="Wrong number of leftover directories in %s, expected %d, see %s"
-            % (self._jenkins_root, num_tests_in_tiny, jenkins_dirs),
+            msg="Wrong number of leftover directories in %s, expected %d, see %s. Glob checked %s"
+            % (self._jenkins_root, num_tests_in_suite, jenkins_dirs, case_glob),
         )
 
         # JGF: Can't test this at the moment due to root change flag given to jenkins_generic_job
@@ -97,6 +96,21 @@ def test_jenkins_generic_job(self):
         )  # jenkins_generic_job should have automatically cleaned up leftovers from prior run
         self.assert_dashboard_has_build(build_name)
 
+    def test_jenkins_generic_job_save_timing(self):
+        self.simple_test(
+            True, "-t cime_test_timing --save-timing -b %s" % self._baseline_name
+        )
+        self.assert_num_leftovers("cime_test_timing")
+
+        jenkins_dirs = glob.glob(
+            "%s/*%s*/" % (self._jenkins_root, self._baseline_name.capitalize())
+        )  # case dirs
+        case = jenkins_dirs[0]
+        result = self.run_cmd_assert_result(
+            "./xmlquery --value SAVE_TIMING", from_dir=case
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result, "TRUE")
+
     def test_jenkins_generic_job_kill(self):
         build_name = "jenkins_generic_job_kill_%s" % utils.get_timestamp()
         run_thread = threading.Thread(