diff --git a/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml b/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
index 7c75b471a6..18b9b0b9e9 100644
--- a/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
+++ b/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
@@ -1104,6 +1104,12 @@ attributes from the config_cache.xml file (with keys converted to upper-case).
 >hgrid=ne0np4.ARCTICGRIS.ne30x8 maxpft=17 mask=tx0.1v2 use_cn=.false. use_crop=.false. irrigate=.true. glc_nec=10 do_transient_pfts=.false. use_excess_ice=.false.
 </init_interp_attributes>
 
+<!-- 2013 IC's - exact match for CONUS grid ... -->
+<init_interp_attributes sim_year="2013" use_cndv=".false." use_fates=".false." lnd_tuning_mode="clm5_0_cam6.0"
+			hgrid="ne0np4CONUS.ne30x8" use_cn=".false." maxpft="17"
+>hgrid=ne0np4CONUS.ne30x8 maxpft=17 mask=tx0.1v2 use_cn=.false. use_crop=.false. irrigate=.true. glc_nec=10 do_transient_pfts=.false. use_excess_ice=.false.
+</init_interp_attributes>
+
 <!-- MPAS -->
 <init_interp_attributes sim_year="2000" use_cndv=".false." use_fates=".false." lnd_tuning_mode="clm5_0_cam6.0"
 			hgrid="mpasa480"
diff --git a/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml b/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml
index bb9af4b06a..08a0951a3d 100644
--- a/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml
+++ b/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml
@@ -2084,6 +2084,16 @@
       <option name="comment"  >Also --nofireemis because this is a SP compset</option>
     </options>
   </test>
+  <test name="SMS_Ln9" grid="ne0POLARCAPne30x4_ne0POLARCAPne30x4_mt12" compset="IHistClm50Sp" testmods="clm/clm50cam6LndTuningMode_1979Start--clm/nofireemis">
+    <machines>
+      <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="ctsm_sci"/>
+    </machines>
+    <options>
+      <option name="wallclock">00:20:00</option>
+      <option name="comment"  >POLARCAP test with clm50cam6"</option>
+      <option name="comment"  >Also --nofireemis because this is a SP compset</option>
+    </options>
+  </test>
   <test name="SMS_Ln9" grid="ne0ARCTICne30x4_ne0ARCTICne30x4_mt12" compset="IHistClm50Sp" testmods="clm/clm50cam7LndTuningMode_1979Start--clm/nofireemis">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="ctsm_sci"/>
@@ -2095,6 +2105,17 @@
       <option name="comment"  >Also --nofireemis because this is a SP compset</option>
     </options>
   </test>
+  <test name="SMS_Ln9" grid="ne0ARCTICne30x4_ne0ARCTICne30x4_mt12" compset="IHistClm50Sp" testmods="clm/clm50cam6LndTuningMode_1979Start--clm/nofireemis">
+    <machines>
+      <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="ctsm_sci"/>
+    </machines>
+    <options>
+      <option name="wallclock">00:20:00</option>
+      <option name="comment"  >ARCTIC test with cam6"</option>
+      <option name="comment"  >Clm50 because that is what CAM tests currently; remove when CAM tests for Clm60</option>
+      <option name="comment"  >Also --nofireemis because this is a SP compset</option>
+    </options>
+  </test>
   <test name="SMS_Ln9" grid="ne0ARCTICne30x4_ne0ARCTICne30x4_mt12" compset="IHistClm60Sp" testmods="clm/clm60cam7LndTuningMode_1979Start--clm/nofireemis">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="ctsm_sci"/>
@@ -2116,6 +2137,17 @@
       <option name="comment"  >Also --nofireemis because this is a SP compset</option>
     </options>
   </test>
+  <test name="SMS_Ln9" grid="ne0ARCTICGRISne30x8_ne0ARCTICGRISne30x8_mt12" compset="IHistClm50Sp" testmods="clm/clm50cam6LndTuningMode_1979Start--clm/nofireemis">
+    <machines>
+      <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="ctsm_sci"/>
+    </machines>
+    <options>
+      <option name="wallclock">00:20:00</option>
+      <option name="comment"  >ARCTICGRIS test with cam6"</option>
+      <option name="comment"  >Clm50 because that is what CAM tests currently; remove when CAM tests for Clm60</option>
+      <option name="comment"  >Also --nofireemis because this is a SP compset</option>
+    </options>
+  </test>
   <test name="SMS_Ln9" grid="ne0ARCTICGRISne30x8_ne0ARCTICGRISne30x8_mt12" compset="IHistClm60Sp" testmods="clm/clm60cam7LndTuningMode_1979Start--clm/nofireemis">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="ctsm_sci"/>
@@ -2146,6 +2178,16 @@
       <option name="comment"  >Also --nofireemis because this is a SP compset</option>
     </options>
   </test>
+  <test name="SMS_Ln9" grid="ne0CONUSne30x8_ne0CONUSne30x8_mt12" compset="IHistClm50Sp" testmods="clm/clm50cam6LndTuningMode_2013Start--clm/nofireemis">
+    <machines>
+      <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="ctsm_sci"/>
+    </machines>
+    <options>
+      <option name="wallclock">00:20:00</option>
+      <option name="comment"  >Repeat CONUS transient starting in 2013 for cam6"</option>
+      <option name="comment"  >Also --nofireemis because this is a SP compset</option>
+    </options>
+  </test>
   <test name="SMS_Ln9" grid="ne0CONUSne30x8_ne0CONUSne30x8_mt12" compset="IHistClm60Sp" testmods="clm/clm60cam7LndTuningMode_2013Start--clm/nofireemis">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="ctsm_sci"/>