diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d9bf25fdf0..e1bd6dfdab 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -575,6 +575,34 @@ jobs:
       - run: ulimit -S -n `ulimit -H -n` && make V=1 -j8 CRASH_TEST_EXT_ARGS=--duration=960 blackbox_crash_test_with_atomic_flush
       - post-steps
 
+  build-linux-crashtest-tiered-storage-bb:
+    machine:
+      image: ubuntu-2004:202111-02
+    resource_class: 2xlarge
+    steps:
+      - pre-steps
+      - install-gflags
+      - install-compression-libs
+      - run:
+          name: "run crashtest"
+          command: ulimit -S -n `ulimit -H -n` && make V=1 -j32 CRASH_TEST_EXT_ARGS=--duration=10800 blackbox_crash_test_with_tiered_storage
+          no_output_timeout: 100m
+      - post-steps
+
+  build-linux-crashtest-tiered-storage-wb:
+    machine:
+      image: ubuntu-2004:202111-02
+    resource_class: 2xlarge
+    steps:
+      - pre-steps
+      - install-gflags
+      - install-compression-libs
+      - run:
+          name: "run crashtest"
+          command: ulimit -S -n `ulimit -H -n` && make V=1 -j32 CRASH_TEST_EXT_ARGS=--duration=10800 whitebox_crash_test_with_tiered_storage
+          no_output_timeout: 100m
+      - post-steps
+
   build-windows:
     executor: windows-2xlarge
     parameters:
diff --git a/crash_test.mk b/crash_test.mk
index 2a6a1f3088..ac908a4a34 100644
--- a/crash_test.mk
+++ b/crash_test.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ CRASHTEST_PY=$(PYTHON) -u tools/db_crashtest.py --stress_cmd=$(DB_STRESS_CMD)
 	whitebox_crash_test whitebox_crash_test_with_atomic_flush \
 	whitebox_crash_test_with_txn whitebox_crash_test_with_ts \
 	blackbox_crash_test_with_multiops_wc_txn \
-	blackbox_crash_test_with_multiops_wp_txn
+	blackbox_crash_test_with_multiops_wp_txn \
+	crash_test_with_tiered_storage blackbox_crash_test_with_tiered_storage \
+	whitebox_crash_test_with_tiered_storage \
 
 crash_test: $(DB_STRESS_CMD)
 # Do not parallelize
@@ -42,6 +44,11 @@ crash_test_with_ts: $(DB_STRESS_CMD)
 	$(CRASHTEST_MAKE) whitebox_crash_test_with_ts
 	$(CRASHTEST_MAKE) blackbox_crash_test_with_ts
 
+crash_test_with_tiered_storage: $(DB_STRESS_CMD)
+# Do not parallelize
+	$(CRASHTEST_MAKE) whitebox_crash_test_with_tiered_storage
+	$(CRASHTEST_MAKE) blackbox_crash_test_with_tiered_storage
+
 crash_test_with_multiops_wc_txn: $(DB_STRESS_CMD)
 	$(CRASHTEST_MAKE) blackbox_crash_test_with_multiops_wc_txn
 
@@ -70,6 +77,9 @@ blackbox_crash_test_with_multiops_wc_txn: $(DB_STRESS_CMD)
 blackbox_crash_test_with_multiops_wp_txn: $(DB_STRESS_CMD)
 	$(CRASHTEST_PY) --test_multiops_txn --write_policy write_prepared blackbox $(CRASH_TEST_EXT_ARGS)
 
+blackbox_crash_test_with_tiered_storage: $(DB_STRESS_CMD)
+	$(CRASHTEST_PY) --enable_tiered_storage blackbox $(CRASH_TEST_EXT_ARGS)
+
 ifeq ($(CRASH_TEST_KILL_ODD),)
   CRASH_TEST_KILL_ODD=888887
 endif
@@ -91,3 +101,7 @@ whitebox_crash_test_with_txn: $(DB_STRESS_CMD)
 whitebox_crash_test_with_ts: $(DB_STRESS_CMD)
 	$(CRASHTEST_PY) --enable_ts whitebox --random_kill_odd \
       $(CRASH_TEST_KILL_ODD) $(CRASH_TEST_EXT_ARGS)
+
+whitebox_crash_test_with_tiered_storage: $(DB_STRESS_CMD)
+	$(CRASHTEST_PY) --enable_tiered_storage whitebox --random_kill_odd \
+      $(CRASH_TEST_KILL_ODD) $(CRASH_TEST_EXT_ARGS)
diff --git a/db_stress_tool/db_stress_common.h b/db_stress_tool/db_stress_common.h
index 494dc5a3fd..ad4b6bb7e7 100644
--- a/db_stress_tool/db_stress_common.h
+++ b/db_stress_tool/db_stress_common.h
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ DECLARE_int32(create_timestamped_snapshot_one_in);
 
 DECLARE_bool(allow_data_in_errors);
 
+// Tiered storage
+DECLARE_bool(enable_tiered_storage);  // set last_level_temperature
+DECLARE_int64(preclude_last_level_data_seconds);
+
 constexpr long KB = 1024;
 constexpr int kRandomValueMaxFactor = 3;
 constexpr int kValueMaxLen = 100;
diff --git a/db_stress_tool/db_stress_gflags.cc b/db_stress_tool/db_stress_gflags.cc
index 0bb5fb4996..a8733a52b4 100644
--- a/db_stress_tool/db_stress_gflags.cc
+++ b/db_stress_tool/db_stress_gflags.cc
@@ -483,6 +483,12 @@ DEFINE_int32(prepopulate_blob_cache, 0,
              "[Integrated BlobDB] Pre-populate hot/warm blobs in blob cache. 0 "
              "to disable and 1 to insert during flush.");
 
+DEFINE_bool(enable_tiered_storage, false, "Set last_level_temperature");
+
+DEFINE_int64(preclude_last_level_data_seconds, 0,
+             "Preclude data from the last level. Used with tiered storage "
+             "feature to preclude new data from comacting to the last level.");
+
 static const bool FLAGS_subcompactions_dummy __attribute__((__unused__)) =
     RegisterFlagValidator(&FLAGS_subcompactions, &ValidateUint32Range);
 
diff --git a/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc b/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc
index cc40eac117..24ea7cc1f9 100644
--- a/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc
+++ b/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc
@@ -3063,6 +3063,12 @@ void InitializeOptionsFromFlags(
   options.wal_compression =
       StringToCompressionType(FLAGS_wal_compression.c_str());
 
+  if (FLAGS_enable_tiered_storage) {
+    options.bottommost_temperature = Temperature::kCold;
+  }
+  options.preclude_last_level_data_seconds =
+      FLAGS_preclude_last_level_data_seconds;
+
   switch (FLAGS_rep_factory) {
     case kSkipList:
       // no need to do anything
diff --git a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
index 1ea410318e..8c3945f0fa 100644
--- a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
+++ b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
@@ -1315,6 +1315,10 @@ DEFINE_int32(simulate_hybrid_hdd_multipliers, 1,
              "are simulated.");
 DEFINE_bool(simulate_hdd, false, "Simulate read/write latency on HDD.");
 
+DEFINE_int64(
+    preclude_last_level_data_seconds, 0,
+    "Preclude the latest data from the last level. (Used for tiered storage)");
+
 static std::shared_ptr<ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::Env> env_guard;
 
 static ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::Env* FLAGS_env = ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::Env::Default();
@@ -4449,6 +4453,8 @@ class Benchmark {
     if (FLAGS_simulate_hybrid_fs_file != "") {
       options.bottommost_temperature = Temperature::kWarm;
     }
+    options.preclude_last_level_data_seconds =
+        FLAGS_preclude_last_level_data_seconds;
     options.sample_for_compression = FLAGS_sample_for_compression;
     options.WAL_ttl_seconds = FLAGS_wal_ttl_seconds;
     options.WAL_size_limit_MB = FLAGS_wal_size_limit_MB;
diff --git a/tools/db_crashtest.py b/tools/db_crashtest.py
index 3c11bddb43..3219c52413 100644
--- a/tools/db_crashtest.py
+++ b/tools/db_crashtest.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import os
 import sys
 import time
 import random
-import re
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
 import shutil
@@ -367,6 +366,14 @@ ts_params = {
     "ingest_external_file_one_in": 0,
 }
 
+tiered_params = {
+    "enable_tiered_storage": 1,
+    "preclude_last_level_data_seconds": lambda: random.choice([3600]),
+    # only test universal compaction for now, level has known issue of
+    # endless compaction
+    "compaction_style": 1,
+}
+
 multiops_txn_default_params = {
     "test_cf_consistency": 0,
     "test_batches_snapshots": 0,
@@ -573,6 +580,8 @@ def gen_cmd_params(args):
             params.update(multiops_wc_txn_params)
         elif args.write_policy == 'write_prepared':
             params.update(multiops_wp_txn_params)
+    if args.enable_tiered_storage:
+        params.update(tiered_params)
 
     # Best-effort recovery and BlobDB are currently incompatible. Test BE recovery
     # if specified on the command line; otherwise, apply BlobDB related overrides
@@ -820,6 +829,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--test_multiops_txn", action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument("--write_policy", choices=["write_committed", "write_prepared"])
     parser.add_argument("--stress_cmd")
+    parser.add_argument("--enable_tiered_storage", action='store_true')
 
     all_params = dict(list(default_params.items())
                       + list(blackbox_default_params.items())