diff --git a/e2e/scenario_test.go b/e2e/scenario_test.go
index 0da16771cd6..748e6ba116f 100644
--- a/e2e/scenario_test.go
+++ b/e2e/scenario_test.go
@@ -879,6 +879,23 @@ func Test_Ubuntu2204_CustomCATrust(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func Test_Ubuntu2204_CustomCATrust_Scriptless(t *testing.T) {
+	const encodedTestCert = "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" //nolint:lll
+	RunScenario(t, &Scenario{
+		Description: "Tests that a node using the Ubuntu 2204 VHD can be properly bootstrapped and custom CA was correctly added",
+		Config: Config{
+			Cluster: ClusterKubenet,
+			VHD:     config.VHDUbuntu2204Gen2Containerd,
+			AKSNodeConfigMutator: func(config *aksnodeconfigv1.Configuration) {
+				config.CustomCaCerts = []string{encodedTestCert}
+			},
+			Validator: func(ctx context.Context, s *Scenario) {
+				ValidateNonEmptyDirectory(ctx, s, "/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/certs")
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func Test_Ubuntu2204_CustomSysctls(t *testing.T) {
 	customSysctls := map[string]string{
 		"net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range":       "32768 65535",