diff --git a/.github/workflows/extensions-compatibility-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/extensions-compatibility-tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e35c2895bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/extensions-compatibility-tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+name: Extensions Compatibility Tests
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * *" # runs at midnight every day
+  # TODO: DELETE THIS!!!! JUST FOR TESTING PURPOSES!
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+# on:
+#   push:
+#     branches:
+#       - master
+#       - 'release-*'
+#   pull_request:
+#     branches:
+#       - master
+#       - 'release-*'
+#   workflow_dispatch:
+#     inputs:
+#       environment:
+#         description: 'Environment to run tests against'
+#         type: environment
+#         required: true
+
+env:
+  TEST_USERNAME: admin
+  TEST_PASSWORD: password
+  CATTLE_BOOTSTRAP_PASSWORD: password
+  TEST_BASE_URL: https://127.0.0.1:8005
+  API: https://127.0.0.1
+  TEST_PROJECT_ID: rancher-dashboard
+  CYPRESS_API_URL: http://139.59.134.103:1234/
+  TEST_RUN_ID: ${{github.run_number}}-${{github.run_attempt}}-Extensions-Compatibility-Tests
+  # Build the dashboard to use in tests. When set to false it will grab `latest` from CDN (useful for running e2e tests quickly)
+  BUILD_DASHBOARD: true
+
+  E2E_BUILD_DIST_NAME: dist
+  E2E_BUILD_DIST_DIR: dist
+  E2E_BUILD_DIST_EMBER_NAME: dist_ember
+  E2E_BUILD_DIST_EMBER_DIR: dist_ember
+
+jobs:
+  e2e-test:
+    if: "!contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci/skip-e2e')"
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        role: [
+          { username: 'admin', tag: '@adminUser' }, 
+          # { username: 'standard_user', tag: '@standardUser' }
+        ]
+        features:  [
+          ['@elemental'],
+          ['@kubewarden'],
+          ['@neuvector']
+        ]
+        rancherEnv: [
+          ['v2.7-head'],
+          ['v2.8-head'],
+          ['v2.9-head'],
+        ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+      - name: Setup env
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+      # - name: Download e2e build
+      #   uses:  actions/download-artifact@v4
+      #   with:
+      #    name: ${{ env.E2E_BUILD_DIST_NAME }}
+      #    path: ${{ env.E2E_BUILD_DIST_DIR }}
+      # - name: Download e2e build ember
+      #   uses:  actions/download-artifact@v4
+      #   with:
+      #    name: ${{ env.E2E_BUILD_DIST_EMBER_NAME }}
+      #    path: ${{ env.E2E_BUILD_DIST_EMBER_DIR }}
+      
+      # this is where docker is set up with the enviroment... 
+      - name: Run Rancher
+        run: yarn e2e:docker # runs scripts/e2e-docker-start
+        env:
+          RANCHER-VERSION-E2E: ${{ matrix.rancherEnv[0] }}
+      
+      ## this is just setting up rancher and user...
+      - name: Setup Rancher and user
+        run: |
+          yarn e2e:prod
+        env: 
+          GREP_TAGS: ${{ matrix.role.tag }}Setup+${{ matrix.features[0] }} --@jenkins ${{ matrix.role.tag }}Setup+${{ matrix.features[1] || matrix.features[0] }} --@jenkins
+          TEST_USERNAME: ${{ matrix.role.username }}
+          TEST_ONLY: setup
+
+      # This is the actual test runs!!!!
+      - name: Run user tests
+        run: |
+          yarn e2e:prod
+          [ "$BUILD_DASHBOARD" != "false" ] || exit 0
+        env: 
+          TEST_SKIP: setup
+          GREP_TAGS: ${{ matrix.role.tag }}+${{ matrix.features[0] }} --@jenkins ${{ matrix.role.tag }}+${{ matrix.features[1] || matrix.features[0] }} --@jenkins
+          TEST_USERNAME: ${{ matrix.role.username }}
+          
+      - name: Upload screenshots
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        with:
+          name: ${{github.run_number}}-${{github.run_attempt}}-screenshots-${{ matrix.role.tag }}+${{ matrix.features[0] }}
+          path: cypress/screenshots
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1445fc79a01..1dfb47d31bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "e2e:pre-dev": "yarn docker:local:stop && yarn docker:local:start && NODE_ENV=dev TEST_INSTRUMENT=true yarn build",
     "e2e:dev": "START_SERVER_AND_TEST_INSECURE=1 server-test start:dev https-get://localhost:8005 cy:run:sorry",
     "e2e:build": "mkdir dist && TEST_INSTRUMENT=true ./scripts/build-e2e",
-    "e2e:docker": "yarn docker:local:stop && ./scripts/e2e-docker-start ",
+    "e2e:docker": "yarn docker:local:stop && ./scripts/e2e-docker-start $RANCHER-VERSION-E2E",
     "e2e:prod": "BUILD_DASHBOARD=$BUILD_DASHBOARD GREP_TAGS=$GREP_TAGS TEST_USERNAME=$TEST_USERNAME TEST_BASE_URL=https://127.0.0.1/dashboard yarn cy:run:sorry",
     "coverage": "npx nyc merge coverage coverage/coverage.json",
     "storybook": "cd storybook && yarn install && yarn storybook",
diff --git a/scripts/e2e-docker-start b/scripts/e2e-docker-start
index 13944eedfe7..01aa61de6e3 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e-docker-start
+++ b/scripts/e2e-docker-start
@@ -5,19 +5,40 @@ DIR=$(cd $(dirname $0)/..; pwd)
 # See `script/build-e2e`
 DASHBOARD_DIST=${DIR}/dist
 EMBER_DIST=${DIR}/dist_ember
+IS_HEAD_VERSION="true"
+USER_DEFINED_RANCHER_VERSION="false"
 
-# Image version
-RANCHER_IMG_VERSION=v2.9-head
-
-docker run -d --restart=unless-stopped -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
-  -v ${DASHBOARD_DIST}:/usr/share/rancher/ui-dashboard/dashboard \
-  -v ${EMBER_DIST}:/usr/share/rancher/ui \
-  -e CATTLE_UI_OFFLINE_PREFERRED=true \
-  -e CATTLE_BOOTSTRAP_PASSWORD=password \
-  -e CATTLE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH=3 \
-  --name cypress \
-  --privileged \
-  rancher/rancher:${RANCHER_IMG_VERSION}
+if [ $# -eq 1 ] then
+  IS_HEAD_VERSION="false"
+  USER_DEFINED_RANCHER_VERSION=$1
+fi
+
+if [ "$IS_HEAD_VERSION" == "true" ]; then
+  # Image version
+  RANCHER_IMG_VERSION=v2.9-head
+
+  docker run -d --restart=unless-stopped -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
+    -v ${DASHBOARD_DIST}:/usr/share/rancher/ui-dashboard/dashboard \
+    -v ${EMBER_DIST}:/usr/share/rancher/ui \
+    -e CATTLE_UI_OFFLINE_PREFERRED=true \
+    -e CATTLE_BOOTSTRAP_PASSWORD=password \
+    -e CATTLE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH=3 \
+    --name cypress \
+    --privileged \
+    rancher/rancher:${RANCHER_IMG_VERSION}
+else
+  # We will only hit this scenario for the extensions-compatibility-tests workflow...
+
+  docker run -d --restart=unless-stopped -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
+    # -v ${DASHBOARD_DIST}:/usr/share/rancher/ui-dashboard/dashboard \
+    # -v ${EMBER_DIST}:/usr/share/rancher/ui \
+    -e CATTLE_UI_OFFLINE_PREFERRED=true \
+    -e CATTLE_BOOTSTRAP_PASSWORD=password \
+    -e CATTLE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH=3 \
+    --name cypress \
+    --privileged \
+    rancher/rancher:${USER_DEFINED_RANCHER_VERSION}
+fi
 
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