diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ad099f4c..e7767eea9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 🐛 *Bug Fixes*
 
+* Requesting GPUs with the default image will now use a GPU image on CE.
+
 💅 *Improvements*
 
 🥷 *Internal*
diff --git a/src/orquestra/sdk/_ray/_build_workflow.py b/src/orquestra/sdk/_ray/_build_workflow.py
index 866712be9..7992110a7 100644
--- a/src/orquestra/sdk/_ray/_build_workflow.py
+++ b/src/orquestra/sdk/_ray/_build_workflow.py
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@
 DEFAULT_IMAGE_TEMPLATE = "hub.nexus.orquestra.io/zapatacomputing/orquestra-sdk-base:{}"
 
 
+def _get_default_image(template: str, sdk_version: str, num_gpus: t.Optional[int]):
+    image = template.format(sdk_version)
+    if num_gpus is not None and num_gpus > 0:
+        image = f"{image}-cuda"
+    return image
+
+
 def _arg_from_graph(argument_id: ir.ArgumentId, workflow_def: ir.WorkflowDef):
     try:
         return workflow_def.constant_nodes[argument_id]
@@ -508,21 +515,6 @@ def make_ray_dag(
             "max_retries": 0,
         }
 
-        # Set custom image
-        if os.getenv(RAY_SET_CUSTOM_IMAGE_RESOURCES_ENV) is not None:
-            # This makes an assumption that only "new" IRs will get to this point
-            assert workflow_def.metadata is not None, "Expected a >=0.45.0 IR"
-            sdk_version = workflow_def.metadata.sdk_version.original
-
-            # Custom "Ray resources" request. The entries need to correspond to the ones
-            # used when starting the Ray cluster. See also:
-            # https://docs.ray.io/en/latest/ray-core/scheduling/resources.html#custom-resources
-            ray_options["resources"] = _ray_resources_for_custom_image(
-                invocation.custom_image
-                or user_task.custom_image
-                or DEFAULT_IMAGE_TEMPLATE.format(sdk_version)
-            )
-
         # Non-custom task resources
         if invocation.resources is not None:
             if invocation.resources.cpu is not None:
@@ -540,6 +532,23 @@ def make_ray_dag(
                 gpu = int(float(invocation.resources.gpu))
                 ray_options["num_gpus"] = gpu
 
+        # Set custom image
+        if os.getenv(RAY_SET_CUSTOM_IMAGE_RESOURCES_ENV) is not None:
+            # This makes an assumption that only "new" IRs will get to this point
+            assert workflow_def.metadata is not None, "Expected a >=0.45.0 IR"
+            sdk_version = workflow_def.metadata.sdk_version.original
+
+            # Custom "Ray resources" request. The entries need to correspond to the ones
+            # used when starting the Ray cluster. See also:
+            # https://docs.ray.io/en/latest/ray-core/scheduling/resources.html#custom-resources
+            ray_options["resources"] = _ray_resources_for_custom_image(
+                invocation.custom_image
+                or user_task.custom_image
+                or _get_default_image(
+                    DEFAULT_IMAGE_TEMPLATE, sdk_version, ray_options.get("num_gpus")
+                )
+            )
+
         ray_result = _make_ray_dag_node(
             client=client,
             ray_options=ray_options,
diff --git a/tests/runtime/ray/test_build_workflow.py b/tests/runtime/ray/test_build_workflow.py
index c49c4a333..d7fcd3b93 100644
--- a/tests/runtime/ray/test_build_workflow.py
+++ b/tests/runtime/ray/test_build_workflow.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 import re
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 from unittest.mock import ANY, Mock, call, create_autospec
 
 import pytest
@@ -221,14 +221,31 @@ def test_setting_resources(
                 assert isinstance(calls[0].kwargs[kwarg_name], type_)
 
         @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-            "custom_image, expected_resources",
+            "custom_image, gpu, expected_resources, expected_kwargs",
             (
-                ("a_custom_image:latest", {"image:a_custom_image:latest": 1}),
                 (
+                    "a_custom_image:latest",
+                    None,
+                    {"image:a_custom_image:latest": 1},
+                    {},
+                ),
+                (
+                    None,
                     None,
                     {
                         "image:hub.nexus.orquestra.io/zapatacomputing/orquestra-sdk-base:mocked": 1  # noqa: E501
                     },
+                    {},
+                ),
+                (
+                    None,
+                    1,
+                    {
+                        "image:hub.nexus.orquestra.io/zapatacomputing/orquestra-sdk-base:mocked-cuda": 1  # noqa: E501
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "num_gpus": 1,
+                    },
                 ),
             ),
         )
@@ -239,12 +256,14 @@ def test_with_env_set(
                 wf_run_id: str,
                 monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
                 custom_image: Optional[str],
+                gpu: Optional[int],
                 expected_resources: Dict[str, int],
+                expected_kwargs: Dict[str, Any],
             ):
                 # Given
                 monkeypatch.setenv("ORQ_RAY_SET_CUSTOM_IMAGE_RESOURCES", "1")
                 workflow = workflow_parametrised_with_resources(
-                    custom_image=custom_image
+                    gpu=gpu, custom_image=custom_image
                 ).model
 
                 # To prevent hardcoding a version number, let's override the version for
@@ -263,7 +282,6 @@ def test_with_env_set(
                 # We should only have two calls: our invocation and the aggregation step
                 assert len(calls) == 2
                 # Checking our call did not have any resources included
-
                 assert calls[0] == call(
                     ANY,
                     name=ANY,
@@ -272,6 +290,7 @@ def test_with_env_set(
                     catch_exceptions=ANY,
                     max_retries=ANY,
                     resources=expected_resources,
+                    **expected_kwargs,
                 )
 
             def test_with_env_not_set(
@@ -279,11 +298,13 @@ def test_with_env_not_set(
                 client: Mock,
                 wf_run_id: str,
                 custom_image: Optional[str],
+                gpu: Optional[int],
                 expected_resources: Dict[str, int],
+                expected_kwargs: Dict[str, Any],
             ):
                 # Given
                 workflow = workflow_parametrised_with_resources(
-                    custom_image=custom_image
+                    gpu=gpu, custom_image=custom_image
                 ).model
 
                 # When
@@ -302,6 +323,7 @@ def test_with_env_not_set(
                     runtime_env=ANY,
                     catch_exceptions=ANY,
                     max_retries=ANY,
+                    **expected_kwargs,
                 )