diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index da425a5691..3f9e45b5ea 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Reference:
 #   - https://cirrus-ci.org/guide/writing-tasks/
+#   - https://cirrus-ci.org/guide/writing-tasks/#environment-variables
 #   - https://cirrus-ci.org/guide/tips-and-tricks/#sharing-configuration-between-tasks
 #   - https://cirrus-ci.org/guide/linux/
 #   - https://cirrus-ci.org/guide/macOS/
@@ -35,25 +36,6 @@ env:
   IRIS_TEST_DATA_DIR: ${HOME}/iris-test-data
 
 
-#
-# Linting
-#
-lint_task:
-  auto_cancellation: true
-  name: "${CIRRUS_OS}: flake8 and black"
-  pip_cache:
-    folder: ~/.cache/pip
-    fingerprint_script:
-      - echo "${CIRRUS_TASK_NAME}"
-      - echo "$(date +%Y).$(($(date +%U) / ${CACHE_PERIOD})):${PIP_CACHE_BUILD} ${PIP_CACHE_PACKAGES}"
-  lint_script:
-    - pip list
-    - python -m pip install --retries 3 --upgrade ${PIP_CACHE_PACKAGES}
-    - pip list
-    - nox --session flake8
-    - nox --session black
-
-
 #
 # YAML alias for common linux test infra-structure.
 #
@@ -89,10 +71,38 @@ linux_task_template: &LINUX_TASK_TEMPLATE
       - sha256sum ${CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR}/requirements/ci/py$(echo ${PY_VER} | tr -d ".").yml
 
 
+#
+# YAML alias for compute credits
+#
+compute_credits_template: &CREDITS_TEMPLATE
+  # Only use credits for non-DRAFT pull-requests to SciTools/iris master branch by collaborators
+  use_compute_credits: $CIRRUS_REPO_FULL_NAME == 'SciTools/iris' && $CIRRUS_USER_COLLABORATOR == 'true' && $CIRRUS_PR_DRAFT == 'false' && $CIRRUS_BASE_BRANCH == 'master' && $CIRRUS_PR != ''
+
+#
+# Linting
+#
+lint_task:
+  << : *CREDITS_TEMPLATE
+  auto_cancellation: true
+  name: "${CIRRUS_OS}: flake8 and black"
+  pip_cache:
+    folder: ~/.cache/pip
+    fingerprint_script:
+      - echo "${CIRRUS_TASK_NAME}"
+      - echo "$(date +%Y).$(($(date +%U) / ${CACHE_PERIOD})):${PIP_CACHE_BUILD} ${PIP_CACHE_PACKAGES}"
+  lint_script:
+    - pip list
+    - python -m pip install --retries 3 --upgrade ${PIP_CACHE_PACKAGES}
+    - pip list
+    - nox --session flake8
+    - nox --session black
+
+
 #
 # Testing Minimal (Linux)
 #
 linux_minimal_task:
+  << : *CREDITS_TEMPLATE
   matrix:
     env:
       PY_VER: 3.6
@@ -116,6 +126,7 @@ linux_minimal_task:
 # Testing Full (Linux)
 #
 linux_task:
+  << : *CREDITS_TEMPLATE
   matrix:
     env:
       PY_VER: 3.6
@@ -148,6 +159,7 @@ linux_task:
 # Testing Documentation Gallery (Linux)
 #
 gallery_task:
+  << : *CREDITS_TEMPLATE
   matrix:
     env:
       PY_VER: 3.8
@@ -176,6 +188,7 @@ gallery_task:
 # Testing Documentation (Linux)
 #
 doctest_task:
+  << : *CREDITS_TEMPLATE
   matrix:
     env:
       PY_VER: 3.8
@@ -210,6 +223,7 @@ doctest_task:
 # Testing Documentation Link Check (Linux)
 #
 link_task:
+  << : *CREDITS_TEMPLATE
   matrix:
     env:
       PY_VER: 3.8
diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
index f96cb8c7eb..12bc5222b3 100644
--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
+++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
    each ``nox`` session to list its ``conda`` environment packages and
    environment info. (:pull:`3990`)
 
+#. `@bjlittle`_ enabled `cirrus-ci`_ compute credits for non-draft pull-requests
+   from collaborators targeting the Iris ``master`` branch. (:pull:`4007`)
+
 
 .. comment
     Whatsnew author names (@github name) in alphabetical order. Note that,