diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/test_init_scripts.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/test_init_scripts.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..048fba81f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/test_init_scripts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+EESSI_VERSION="2023.06"
+export LMOD_PAGER=cat
+
+# initialize assert framework
+if [ ! -d assert.sh ]; then
+	echo "assert.sh not cloned."
+	echo ""
+	echo "run \`git clone https://github.com/lehmannro/assert.sh.git\`"
+	exit 1
+fi
+. assert.sh/assert.sh
+
+TEST_SHELLS=("bash" "zsh" "fish" "ksh")
+SHELLS=$@
+
+for shell in ${SHELLS[@]}; do
+	echo = | awk 'NF += (OFS = $_) + 100'
+	echo  RUNNING TESTS FOR SHELL: $shell
+	echo = | awk 'NF += (OFS = $_) + 100'
+  if [[ ! " ${TEST_SHELLS[*]} " =~ [[:space:]]${shell}[[:space:]] ]]; then
+		### EXCEPTION FOR CSH ###
+		echo -e "\033[33mWe don't now how to test the shell '$shell', PRs are Welcome.\033[0m" 
+  else
+		# TEST 1: Source Script and check Module Output
+		assert "$shell -c 'source init/lmod/$shell' 2>&1 " "EESSI/$EESSI_VERSION loaded successfully"
+		# TEST 2: Check if module overviews first section is the loaded EESSI module
+		MODULE_SECTIONS=($($shell -c "source init/lmod/$shell 2>/dev/null; module ov 2>&1 | grep -e '---'"))
+		PATTERN="/cvmfs/software\.eessi\.io/versions/$EESSI_VERSION/software/linux/x86_64/(intel/haswell|amd/zen3)/modules/all"
+		assert_raises 'echo "${MODULE_SECTIONS[1]}" | grep -E "$PATTERN"'
+		# TEST 3: Check if module overviews second section is the EESSI init module
+		assert "echo ${MODULE_SECTIONS[4]}" "/cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/$EESSI_VERSION/init/modules"
+		# Test 4: Load Python module and check version
+		command="$shell -c 'source init/lmod/$shell 2>/dev/null; module load Python/3.10.8-GCCcore-12.2.0; python --version'"
+		expected="Python 3.10.8"
+		assert "$command" "$expected"
+		# Test 5: Load Python module and check path
+		PYTHON_PATH=$($shell -c "source init/lmod/$shell 2>/dev/null; module load Python/3.10.8-GCCcore-12.2.0; which python")
+		PATTERN="/cvmfs/software\.eessi\.io/versions/$EESSI_VERSION/software/linux/x86_64/(intel/haswell|amd/zen3)/software/Python/3\.10\.8-GCCcore-12\.2\.0/bin/python"
+		echo "$PYTHON_PATH" | grep -E "$PATTERN"
+		assert_raises 'echo "$PYTHON_PATH" | grep -E "$PATTERN"'
+		
+		#End Test Suite
+		assert_end "source_eessi_$shell"
+	fi
+done
+
+
+# RESET PAGER
+export LMOD_PAGER=
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_init_module.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_init_module.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfc4ae7b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_init_module.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# documentation: https://help.github.com/en/articles/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions
+name: Check for EESSI init shell scripts to load eessi software module in software.eessi.io
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "*-software.eessi.io" ]
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+permissions:
+  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        EESSI_VERSION:
+          - 2023.06
+        EESSI_SOFTWARE_SUBDIR_OVERRIDE:
+          - x86_64/intel/haswell
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out software-layer repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+
+      - name: Mount EESSI CernVM-FS pilot repository
+        uses: cvmfs-contrib/github-action-cvmfs@55899ca74cf78ab874bdf47f5a804e47c198743c # v4.0
+        with:
+          cvmfs_config_package: https://github.com/EESSI/filesystem-layer/releases/download/latest/cvmfs-config-eessi_latest_all.deb
+          cvmfs_http_proxy: DIRECT
+          cvmfs_repositories: software.eessi.io
+         
+      - name: Clone assert.sh script
+        run: git clone https://github.com/lehmannro/assert.sh.git
+
+      - name: Install missing shells
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install zsh ksh fish
+          echo "# INIT ZSH" > ~/.zshrc
+
+      - name: Run tests for available shells
+        run: |
+          .github/workflows/scripts/test_init_scripts.sh "bash" "zsh" "ksh" "fish" "csh"
+
diff --git a/init/lmod/bash b/init/lmod/bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4941d6766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/lmod/bash
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Choose an EESSI version
+EESSI_VERSION="${EESSI_VERSION:-2023.06}"
+# Path to top-level module tree
+export MODULEPATH=/cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/init/modules
+. /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/compat/linux/$(uname -m)/usr/share/Lmod/init/bash
+
+if [ -z "$__Init_Default_Modules" ]; then
+   export __Init_Default_Modules=1;
+
+   ## ability to predefine elsewhere the default list
+   LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES=${LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES:-"EESSI/$EESSI_VERSION"}
+   export LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES
+   module --initial_load --no_redirect restore
+else
+   module refresh
+fi
diff --git a/init/lmod/csh b/init/lmod/csh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e50d5e5c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/lmod/csh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Choose an EESSI version
+if (! $?EESSI_VERSION) then; set EESSI_VERSION = "2023.06"; endif
+# Path to top-level module tree
+setenv MODULEPATH /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/init/modules
+source /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/compat/linux/`uname -m`/usr/share/Lmod/init/csh
+
+if (! $?__Init_Default_Modules ) then
+	setenv __Init_Default_Modules 1;
+
+	## ability to predefine elsewhere the default list
+	if (! $?LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES) then; setenv LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES "EESSI/$EESSI_VERSION"; endif
+	module --initial_load --no_redirect restore
+else
+	module refresh
+endif
+
diff --git a/init/lmod/fish b/init/lmod/fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4252ef32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/lmod/fish
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Choose an EESSI version
+set EESSI_VERSION (set -q EESSI_VERSION; and echo "$EESSI_VERSION"; or echo "2023.06")
+# Path to top-level module tree
+set -x MODULEPATH /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/init/modules
+. /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/compat/linux/(uname -m)/usr/share/Lmod/init/fish
+
+if test -z "$__Init_Default_Modules"
+	export __Init_Default_Modules=1;
+
+	## ability to predefine elsewhere the default list
+	set -x LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES (set -q LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULE; and echo "$LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULE"; or echo "EESSI/$EESSI_VERSION")
+	module --initial_load --no_redirect restore
+else
+	module refresh
+end
diff --git a/init/lmod/ksh b/init/lmod/ksh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71dc29542f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/lmod/ksh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Choose an EESSI version
+EESSI_VERSION="${EESSI_VERSION:-2023.06}"
+# Path to top-level module tree
+export MODULEPATH=/cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/init/modules
+. /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/compat/linux/$(uname -m)/usr/share/Lmod/init/ksh
+
+if [ -z "$__Init_Default_Modules" ]; then
+   export __Init_Default_Modules=1;
+
+   ## ability to predefine elsewhere the default list
+   LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES=${LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES:-"EESSI/$EESSI_VERSION"}
+   export LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES
+   module --initial_load --no_redirect restore
+else
+   module refresh
+fi
diff --git a/init/lmod/zsh b/init/lmod/zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f605579c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/lmod/zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Choose an EESSI version
+EESSI_VERSION="${EESSI_VERSION:-2023.06}"
+# Path to top-level module tree
+export MODULEPATH=/cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/init/modules
+. /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/compat/linux/$(uname -m)/usr/share/Lmod/init/zsh
+
+if [ -z "$__Init_Default_Modules" ]; then
+   export __Init_Default_Modules=1;
+
+   ## ability to predefine elsewhere the default list
+   LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES=${LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES:-"EESSI/$EESSI_VERSION"}
+   export LMOD_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_MODULES
+   module --initial_load --no_redirect restore
+else
+   module refresh
+fi
diff --git a/install_scripts.sh b/install_scripts.sh
index 0cfa5310c2..11c7fc2a9f 100755
--- a/install_scripts.sh
+++ b/install_scripts.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ mc_files=(
 )
 copy_files_by_list ${TOPDIR}/init/modules/EESSI ${INSTALL_PREFIX}/init/modules/EESSI "${mc_files[@]}"
 
+# Copy for init/lmod directory
+init_script_files=(
+    bash zsh ksh fish csh    
+)
+copy_files_by_list ${TOPDIR}/init/lmod ${INSTALL_PREFIX}/init/lmod "${init_script_files[@]}"
+
 # Copy for the scripts directory
 script_files=(
     utils.sh