diff --git a/esmvalcore/config/configurations/data-intake-esgf.yml b/esmvalcore/config/configurations/data-intake-esgf.yml
index 2fd02037ee..d538c58d1e 100644
--- a/esmvalcore/config/configurations/data-intake-esgf.yml
+++ b/esmvalcore/config/configurations/data-intake-esgf.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,22 @@ projects:
           frequency: "time_frequency"
           project: "project"
           short_name: "variable"
+  CORDEX-CMIP6:
+    data:
+      intake-esgf:
+        type: esmvalcore.io.intake_esgf.IntakeESGFDataSource
+        facets:
+          activity: "activity_id"
+          dataset: "source_id"
+          domain: "domain_id"
+          driver: "driving_source_id"
+          ensemble: "driving_variant_label"
+          exp: "driving_experiment_id"
+          frequency: "frequency"
+          institute: "institution_id"
+          project: "project"
+          rcm_version: "version_realization"
+          short_name: "variable_id"
   obs4MIPs:
     data:
       intake-esgf-v2:
diff --git a/tests/unit/io/test_intake_esgf.py b/tests/unit/io/test_intake_esgf.py
index 6d225b3e08..f534b88da5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/io/test_intake_esgf.py
+++ b/tests/unit/io/test_intake_esgf.py
@@ -367,6 +367,22 @@ def data_sources(session: Session) -> list[esmvalcore.io.protocol.DataSource]:
             },
             id="CMIP3",
         ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {
+                "dataset": "CRCM5-SN",
+                "driver": "CNRM-ESM2-1",
+                "domain": "NAM-12",
+                "ensemble": "r1i1p1f2",
+                "exp": "historical",
+                "frequency": "mon",
+                "project": "CORDEX-CMIP6",
+                "short_name": "tas",
+            },
+            {
+                "CORDEX-CMIP6.DD.NAM-12.OURANOS.CNRM-ESM2-1.historical.r1i1p1f2.CRCM5-SN.v2-r1.mon.tas",
+            },
+            id="CORDEX-CMIP6",
+        ),
         pytest.param(
             {
                 "dataset": "ERA-5",