diff --git a/Tests/config.toml b/Tests/config.toml
index 2498ebd49..42e99ed7d 100644
--- a/Tests/config.toml
+++ b/Tests/config.toml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ scopes = [
 ]
 subjects = [
     "noris-1.34",
+    "scaleup-1.34",
     "syself-1.33",
     "syself-1.34",
 ]
diff --git a/playbooks/.config/scs/shoot.yaml b/playbooks/.config/scs/shoot.yaml
index 2eaa217da..1c37e8fcf 100644
--- a/playbooks/.config/scs/shoot.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/.config/scs/shoot.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
           name: containerd
   networking:
     nodes: {{ worker_cidr }}
-    type: cilium
+    type: {{ networking_type }}
   kubernetes:
     version: {{ kubernetes_version }}
   cloudProfile:
diff --git a/playbooks/clusters.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/clusters.yaml.j2
index d074834b9..b0eef9d0f 100644
--- a/playbooks/clusters.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/clusters.yaml.j2
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ clusters:
         machine_type: "SCS-1V-16-50"
         machine_image_name: "flatcar"
         machine_image_version: "4081.3.6"
+        networking_type: cilium
         region: "nsc-nbg"
         zone: "nbg1"
         floating_pool_name: "external"
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ clusters:
         machine_type: "SCS-1V-16-50"
         machine_image_name: "flatcar"
         machine_image_version: "4081.3.6"
+        networking_type: cilium
         region: "nsc-nbg"
         zone: "nbg1"
         floating_pool_name: "external"
@@ -54,6 +56,34 @@ clusters:
         garden_api_server: "{{ clouds_conf.noris_api_server }}"
         garden_ca_data: "{{ clouds_conf.noris_ca_data }}"
         garden_token: "{{ clouds_conf.noris_token }}"
+  scaleup-1.34:
+    kind: gardener
+    config:
+      name: 'scaleup-1-34'  # explicit name because dot in name not permissible
+      kubernetesVersion: '1.34'
+      autoVars: noris  # determine vars.kubernetes_version automatically using kubernetesVersion; noris works well for us
+      templates:
+        shoot: shoot.yaml
+        kubeconfig: garden-kubeconfig.yaml
+      vars:
+        kubernetes_version: "1.34.6"
+        num_worker_nodes: 3
+        worker_cidr: "10.250.0.0/16"
+        machine_type: "SCS-2V-4-40p"
+        machine_image_name: "gardenlinux"
+        machine_image_version: "1877.17.0"
+        networking_type: calico
+        region: "RegionOne"
+        zone: "az1"
+        floating_pool_name: "external"
+        load_balancer_provider: "ovn"
+        cloud_profile_name: "openstack"
+        credentials_binding_name: "c70914-6-rot"
+        garden_namespace: "garden-xxxx"
+      secrets:
+        garden_api_server: "{{ clouds_conf.scaleup_api_server }}"
+        garden_ca_data: "{{ clouds_conf.scaleup_ca_data }}"
+        garden_token: "{{ clouds_conf.scaleup_token }}"
   syself-1.32:
     kind: clusterstacks
     config: