diff --git a/bin/generate_ci_matrix.py b/bin/generate_ci_matrix.py
index 4d8759ecc..2092c6c0b 100755
--- a/bin/generate_ci_matrix.py
+++ b/bin/generate_ci_matrix.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(rootdir):
                                     outlist.append(section)
                             else:
                                 outlist.append(section)
+                        # Add the TFT variants if the base variant is selected
+                        elif section.replace("-tft", "") in outlist:
+                            outlist.append(section)
                     if "board_check" in config[config[c].name]:
                         if (config[config[c].name]["board_check"] == "true") & (
                             "check" in options
@@ -43,4 +46,4 @@ for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(rootdir):
 if ("quick" in options) & (len(outlist) > 3):
     print(json.dumps(random.sample(outlist, 3)))
 else:
-    print(json.dumps(outlist))
+    print(json.dumps(outlist))
\ No newline at end of file