diff --git a/diracx-tasks/pyproject.toml b/diracx-tasks/pyproject.toml
index def809d82..c70716a1e 100644
--- a/diracx-tasks/pyproject.toml
+++ b/diracx-tasks/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ TaskDB = "diracx.tasks.plumbing.persistence:TaskDB"
 
 [project.entry-points."diracx.tasks.jobs"]
 CleanSandboxStoreTask = "diracx.tasks.jobs:CleanSandboxStoreTask"
+DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask = "diracx.tasks.jobs:DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask"
+DummyJobExecutorTask = "diracx.tasks.jobs:DummyJobExecutorTask"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-vcs"]
diff --git a/diracx-tasks/src/diracx/tasks/jobs/__init__.py b/diracx-tasks/src/diracx/tasks/jobs/__init__.py
index 3b09465d8..60c37cf41 100644
--- a/diracx-tasks/src/diracx/tasks/jobs/__init__.py
+++ b/diracx-tasks/src/diracx/tasks/jobs/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 __all__ = [
     "CleanSandboxStoreTask",
+    "DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask",
+    "DummyJobExecutorTask",
 ]
 
 from .clean_sandbox_store import CleanSandboxStoreTask
+from .dummy_job_executor import DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask, DummyJobExecutorTask
diff --git a/diracx-tasks/src/diracx/tasks/jobs/dummy_job_executor.py b/diracx-tasks/src/diracx/tasks/jobs/dummy_job_executor.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd9a72991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diracx-tasks/src/diracx/tasks/jobs/dummy_job_executor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+"""Tasks that simulate the execution of jobs, for use in demo deployments."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import dataclasses
+import logging
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+
+from pydantic import PositiveInt
+
+from diracx.core.models import (
+    JobStatus,
+    JobStatusUpdate,
+    ScalarSearchOperator,
+    ScalarSearchSpec,
+)
+from diracx.core.settings import ServiceSettingsBase
+from diracx.db.os import JobParametersDB
+from diracx.db.sql import JobDB, JobLoggingDB, TaskQueueDB
+from diracx.logic.jobs import set_job_statuses
+from diracx.tasks.plumbing.base_task import BaseTask, PeriodicBaseTask
+from diracx.tasks.plumbing.depends import Config
+from diracx.tasks.plumbing.enums import Priority, Size
+from diracx.tasks.plumbing.lock_registry import JOB
+from diracx.tasks.plumbing.locks import BaseLock, MutexLock
+from diracx.tasks.plumbing.retry_policies import ExponentialBackoff
+from diracx.tasks.plumbing.schedules import IntervalSeconds
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+MINOR_STATUS = "DummyExecutor"
+
+
+class DummyJobExecutorSettings(ServiceSettingsBase):
+    """Settings controlling automatic dummy job execution."""
+
+    model_config = ServiceSettingsBase.model_config | {
+        "env_prefix": "DIRACX_TASKS_DUMMY_JOB_EXECUTOR_",
+        "use_attribute_docstrings": True,
+    }
+
+    enabled: bool = False
+    """Whether the monitor is scheduled automatically."""
+
+    interval_seconds: PositiveInt = 10
+    """How often the enabled monitor searches for received jobs."""
+
+
+_settings = DummyJobExecutorSettings()
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask(PeriodicBaseTask):
+    """Periodically pick up newly received jobs and hand them to the dummy executor.
+
+    When enabled, every job in ``Received`` state is moved to ``Waiting`` and a
+    one-shot ``DummyJobExecutorTask`` is scheduled for it.
+    """
+
+    priority = Priority.BACKGROUND
+    size = Size.SMALL
+    _enabled = _settings.enabled
+    default_schedule = IntervalSeconds(_settings.interval_seconds)
+
+    async def execute(
+        self,
+        config: Config,
+        job_db: JobDB,
+        job_logging_db: JobLoggingDB,
+        task_queue_db: TaskQueueDB,
+        job_parameters_db: JobParametersDB,
+    ) -> int:
+        _, jobs = await job_db.search(
+            ["JobID"],
+            [
+                ScalarSearchSpec(
+                    parameter="Status",
+                    operator=ScalarSearchOperator.EQUAL,
+                    value=JobStatus.RECEIVED,
+                )
+            ],
+            [],
+        )
+        if not jobs:
+            return 0
+
+        job_ids = [job["JobID"] for job in jobs]
+        logger.info("Moving %d received job(s) to Waiting: %s", len(job_ids), job_ids)
+        await set_job_statuses(
+            {
+                job_id: {
+                    datetime.now(UTC): JobStatusUpdate(
+                        Status=JobStatus.WAITING,
+                        MinorStatus=MINOR_STATUS,
+                    )
+                }
+                for job_id in job_ids
+            },
+            config=config,
+            job_db=job_db,
+            job_logging_db=job_logging_db,
+            task_queue_db=task_queue_db,
+            job_parameters_db=job_parameters_db,
+        )
+
+        for job_id in job_ids:
+            await DummyJobExecutorTask(job_id=job_id).schedule()
+
+        return len(job_ids)
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class DummyJobExecutorTask(BaseTask):
+    """Simulate the execution of a single job.
+
+    The job is walked through the state machine's valid path
+    ``Waiting -> Matched -> Running -> Done``: a direct jump to ``Done`` would be
+    silently rejected. ``set_job_statuses`` applies the timestamped updates in
+    chronological order, so a single call with increasing timestamps walks the
+    whole chain.
+    """
+
+    priority = Priority.NORMAL
+    size = Size.LARGE
+    retry_policy = ExponentialBackoff(base_delay_seconds=10, max_retries=3)
+
+    job_id: int
+
+    @property
+    def execution_locks(self) -> list[BaseLock]:
+        return [MutexLock(JOB, self.job_id)]
+
+    async def execute(
+        self,
+        config: Config,
+        job_db: JobDB,
+        job_logging_db: JobLoggingDB,
+        task_queue_db: TaskQueueDB,
+        job_parameters_db: JobParametersDB,
+    ) -> int:
+        logger.info("Simulating execution of job %d", self.job_id)
+        now = datetime.now(UTC)
+        await set_job_statuses(
+            {
+                self.job_id: {
+                    now: JobStatusUpdate(
+                        Status=JobStatus.MATCHED,
+                        MinorStatus=MINOR_STATUS,
+                    ),
+                    now + timedelta(seconds=1): JobStatusUpdate(
+                        Status=JobStatus.RUNNING,
+                        MinorStatus=MINOR_STATUS,
+                    ),
+                    now + timedelta(seconds=5): JobStatusUpdate(
+                        Status=JobStatus.DONE,
+                        MinorStatus=MINOR_STATUS,
+                    ),
+                }
+            },
+            config=config,
+            job_db=job_db,
+            job_logging_db=job_logging_db,
+            task_queue_db=task_queue_db,
+            job_parameters_db=job_parameters_db,
+        )
+        return self.job_id
diff --git a/diracx-tasks/tests/test_dummy_job_executor.py b/diracx-tasks/tests/test_dummy_job_executor.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6166a6187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diracx-tasks/tests/test_dummy_job_executor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+"""Tests for the dummy job executor tasks."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+from diracx.core.models import JobStatus
+from diracx.tasks.jobs import DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask, DummyJobExecutorTask
+from diracx.tasks.jobs import dummy_job_executor as dummy_job_executor_module
+from diracx.tasks.plumbing.locks import MutexLock
+
+FEATURE_ENABLED_ENV = "DIRACX_TASKS_DUMMY_JOB_EXECUTOR_ENABLED"
+FEATURE_INTERVAL_ENV = "DIRACX_TASKS_DUMMY_JOB_EXECUTOR_INTERVAL_SECONDS"
+SCHEDULER_STATE_SCRIPT = """
+import json
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+from diracx.tasks.plumbing.factory import load_task_registry
+from diracx.tasks.plumbing.scheduler import TaskScheduler
+
+task_name = "jobs:DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask"
+registry = load_task_registry()
+task_cls = registry[task_name]
+scheduler = TaskScheduler(
+    broker=MagicMock(),
+    redis_url="redis://unused",
+    task_registry=registry,
+)
+before = datetime.now(tz=UTC)
+scheduler._compute_initial_schedules()
+next_run = scheduler._next_runs.get((task_name, ""))
+print(
+    json.dumps(
+        {
+            "enabled": task_cls._enabled,
+            "tracked": next_run is not None,
+            "delay_seconds": (
+                (next_run - before).total_seconds() if next_run is not None else None
+            ),
+        }
+    )
+)
+"""
+
+
+def make_dependencies():
+    return {
+        "config": MagicMock(name="config"),
+        "job_db": AsyncMock(name="job_db"),
+        "job_logging_db": MagicMock(name="job_logging_db"),
+        "task_queue_db": MagicMock(name="task_queue_db"),
+        "job_parameters_db": MagicMock(name="job_parameters_db"),
+    }
+
+
+def get_scheduler_state(feature_env: dict[str, str]) -> dict:
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    env.pop(FEATURE_ENABLED_ENV, None)
+    env.pop(FEATURE_INTERVAL_ENV, None)
+    env.update(feature_env)
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-c", SCHEDULER_STATE_SCRIPT],
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        env=env,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    return json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+
+def test_monitor_schedule_activation_is_environment_controlled():
+    default_state = get_scheduler_state({})
+    assert default_state == {
+        "enabled": False,
+        "tracked": False,
+        "delay_seconds": None,
+    }
+
+    local_state = get_scheduler_state(
+        {
+            FEATURE_ENABLED_ENV: "true",
+            FEATURE_INTERVAL_ENV: "10",
+        }
+    )
+    assert local_state["enabled"] is True
+    assert local_state["tracked"] is True
+    assert 9 <= local_state["delay_seconds"] <= 11
+
+
+def test_monitor_interval_must_be_positive():
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        dummy_job_executor_module.DummyJobExecutorSettings(interval_seconds=0)
+
+
+def test_executor_takes_a_per_job_mutex():
+    locks = DummyJobExecutorTask(job_id=42).execution_locks
+
+    assert len(locks) == 1
+    assert isinstance(locks[0], MutexLock)
+    assert locks[0].redis_key == "lock:mutex:job:42"
+
+
+async def test_executor_walks_job_through_the_state_machine(monkeypatch):
+    set_job_statuses = AsyncMock()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dummy_job_executor_module, "set_job_statuses", set_job_statuses)
+    deps = make_dependencies()
+
+    result = await DummyJobExecutorTask(job_id=42).execute(**deps)
+
+    assert result == 42
+    set_job_statuses.assert_awaited_once()
+    status_changes = set_job_statuses.await_args.args[0]
+    assert set(status_changes) == {42}
+    updates = status_changes[42]
+    assert list(updates) == sorted(updates), "timestamps must be increasing"
+    assert [update.status for update in updates.values()] == [
+        JobStatus.MATCHED,
+        JobStatus.RUNNING,
+        JobStatus.DONE,
+    ]
+
+
+async def test_monitor_moves_received_jobs_and_schedules_executors(monkeypatch):
+    set_job_statuses = AsyncMock()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dummy_job_executor_module, "set_job_statuses", set_job_statuses)
+    scheduled = []
+
+    async def fake_schedule(self, **kwargs):
+        scheduled.append(self.job_id)
+        return "task-id"
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(DummyJobExecutorTask, "schedule", fake_schedule)
+    deps = make_dependencies()
+    deps["job_db"].search.return_value = (2, [{"JobID": 1}, {"JobID": 2}])
+
+    result = await DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask().execute(**deps)
+
+    assert result == 2
+    deps["job_db"].search.assert_awaited_once()
+    (search_spec,) = deps["job_db"].search.await_args.args[1]
+    assert search_spec["parameter"] == "Status"
+    assert search_spec["value"] == JobStatus.RECEIVED
+    set_job_statuses.assert_awaited_once()
+    status_changes = set_job_statuses.await_args.args[0]
+    assert set(status_changes) == {1, 2}
+    for updates in status_changes.values():
+        assert [update.status for update in updates.values()] == [JobStatus.WAITING]
+    assert scheduled == [1, 2]
+
+
+async def test_monitor_does_nothing_without_received_jobs(monkeypatch):
+    set_job_statuses = AsyncMock()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dummy_job_executor_module, "set_job_statuses", set_job_statuses)
+    schedule_executor = AsyncMock()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(DummyJobExecutorTask, "schedule", schedule_executor)
+    deps = make_dependencies()
+    deps["job_db"].search.return_value = (0, [])
+
+    result = await DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask().execute(**deps)
+
+    assert result == 0
+    set_job_statuses.assert_not_awaited()
+    schedule_executor.assert_not_awaited()
diff --git a/docs/admin/how-to/tasks/run-task-manually.md b/docs/admin/how-to/tasks/run-task-manually.md
index c8422fbb4..32d57db36 100644
--- a/docs/admin/how-to/tasks/run-task-manually.md
+++ b/docs/admin/how-to/tasks/run-task-manually.md
@@ -23,6 +23,35 @@ diracx-task-run call lollygag:SyncOwnersTask --args '["alice"]'
 diracx-task-run call lollygag:SyncOwnersTask --args '["alice"]' --kwargs '{}'
 ```
 
+## Run the dummy job executor
+
+The task package includes two tasks that simulate job execution. The periodic
+`jobs:DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask` moves every `Received` job to `Waiting` and
+schedules a one-shot `jobs:DummyJobExecutorTask` for it, which walks the job
+through `Matched` → `Running` → `Done`.
+
+Automatic monitoring is disabled by default. `run_local.sh` explicitly enables
+the monitor every 10 seconds with
+`DIRACX_TASKS_DUMMY_JOB_EXECUTOR_ENABLED=true` and
+`DIRACX_TASKS_DUMMY_JOB_EXECUTOR_INTERVAL_SECONDS=10`. Demo deployment
+enablement requires the coordinated `diracx-charts` values change and is not
+part of this commit.
+
+Both tasks talk to the job databases, so the relevant `DIRACX_DB_URL_*`,
+`DIRACX_OS_DB_*`, and `DIRACX_CONFIG_BACKEND_URL` variables must be set.
+
+Run the monitor once to pick up all `Received` jobs:
+
+```bash
+diracx-task-run call jobs:DummyJobExecutorMonitorTask
+```
+
+Or simulate the execution of a single job by passing its job ID:
+
+```bash
+diracx-task-run call jobs:DummyJobExecutorTask --args '[42]'
+```
+
 ## Debugging
 
 The `--debugger` flag drops into Python's debugger:
diff --git a/docs/admin/reference/env-variables.md b/docs/admin/reference/env-variables.md
index e2b2b6285..2e2a37956 100644
--- a/docs/admin/reference/env-variables.md
+++ b/docs/admin/reference/env-variables.md
@@ -363,3 +363,21 @@ Whether to use an insecure gRPC connection for the OpenTelemetry collector.
 *Optional*, default value: `None`
 
 A JSON-encoded dictionary of headers to pass to the OpenTelemetry collector, e.g. {"tenant_id": "lhcbdiracx-cert"}.
+
+## Tasks
+
+## DummyJobExecutorSettings
+
+Settings controlling automatic dummy job execution.
+
+### `DIRACX_TASKS_DUMMY_JOB_EXECUTOR_ENABLED`
+
+*Optional*, default value: `False`
+
+Whether the monitor is scheduled automatically.
+
+### `DIRACX_TASKS_DUMMY_JOB_EXECUTOR_INTERVAL_SECONDS`
+
+*Optional*, default value: `10`
+
+How often the enabled monitor searches for received jobs.
diff --git a/docs/admin/reference/env-variables.md.j2 b/docs/admin/reference/env-variables.md.j2
index 8f17665e1..4630da850 100644
--- a/docs/admin/reference/env-variables.md.j2
+++ b/docs/admin/reference/env-variables.md.j2
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ _X, where X is a number. The files will be loaded in order.
 {{ render_class('SandboxStoreSettings') }}
 
 {{ render_class('OTELSettings') }}
+
+## Tasks
+
+{{ render_class('DummyJobExecutorSettings') }}
diff --git a/run_local.sh b/run_local.sh
index 51f4f2c50..a6d405c13 100755
--- a/run_local.sh
+++ b/run_local.sh
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ export DIRACX_SANDBOX_STORE_BUCKET_NAME=sandboxes
 export DIRACX_SANDBOX_STORE_AUTO_CREATE_BUCKET=true
 export DIRACX_SANDBOX_STORE_S3_CLIENT_KWARGS='{"endpoint_url": "http://localhost:8333", "aws_access_key_id": "console", "aws_secret_access_key": "console123"}'
 export DIRACX_TASKS_REDIS_URL="redis://localhost:6379"
+export DIRACX_TASKS_DUMMY_JOB_EXECUTOR_ENABLED=true
+export DIRACX_TASKS_DUMMY_JOB_EXECUTOR_INTERVAL_SECONDS=10
 
 # Write all DIRACX env vars to a sourceable file for use in other terminals
 script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"