diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ce522e0e0..10fa20c69 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ workflows:
       - build-oci-images:
           <<: *run_for_numeric_tags
           image_tag: << pipeline.git.tag >>
+      - e2e:
+          <<: *run_for_numeric_tags
+          image_tag: << pipeline.git.tag >>
+          requires:
+            - build-oci-images
+            - build-all
       - publish-oci-images:
           <<: *run_for_numeric_tags
           <<: *v2_release_requires
@@ -195,6 +201,7 @@ workflows:
           <<: *run_for_all_branches
       - e2e:
           <<: *run_for_all_branches
+          image_tag: v2-dev
           requires:
             - build-oci-images
             - build-all
@@ -268,6 +275,10 @@ jobs:
           destination: test-artifacts
   e2e:
     executor: local_cluster_test_executor
+    parameters:
+      image_tag:
+        type: string
+        default: "v2-dev"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - kubectl-install
@@ -335,11 +346,13 @@ jobs:
             # the connector in east
             kubectl wait listener/backend \
               --timeout=60s \
-              '--for=jsonpath={.status.hasMatchingConnector}=true' 
+              '--for=jsonpath={.status.hasMatchingConnector}=true'
       - run:
           name: Running E2E Tests
           command: |
             set -x
+            export SKUPPER_SYSTEM_CONTROLLER_IMAGE="quay.io/skupper/system-controller:<< parameters.image_tag >>"
+            export SKUPPER_CLI_IMAGE="quay.io/skupper/cli:<< parameters.image_tag >>"
             cd tests
             cp ~/kc.west ~/.kube/config
             make ci-tests
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 82ad56400..1716ddea7 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ EXTRA_VARS := --extra-vars "@$(ROOT_PATH)/vars.yml"
 COLLECTION_PATH := $(ROOT_PATH)/e2e/collections/ansible_collections/e2e/tests
 # Remove expose-pods-by-name from the CI tests, until we close
 # this issue https://github.com/skupperproject/skupper/issues/2251
-TESTS_CI := attached-connector,ha,hello-world,labels-and-annotations
+TESTS_CI := attached-connector,ha,hello-world,labels-and-annotations,system-sites
 
 # E2E Test directories
 E2E_TEST_DIRS := $(sort $(wildcard $(ROOT_PATH)/e2e/scenarios/*))
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/ansible.cfg b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d6186172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[defaults]
+collections_path = ../../collections
+roles_path = ../../collections/ansible_collections/e2e/tests/roles
+deprecation_warnings = False
+
+[persistent_connection]
+connect_timeout = 30
+command_timeout = 30
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/cleanup-tasks.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/cleanup-tasks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4a22d770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/cleanup-tasks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+- name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Cleanup frontend container"
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: "{{ platform }} rm -f frontend"
+  failed_when: false
+  when:
+    - not skip_teardown | default(false) | bool
+    - "'west' in inventory_hostname"
+
+- name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Cleanup backend container"
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: "{{ platform }} rm -f backend"
+  failed_when: false
+  when:
+    - not skip_teardown | default(false) | bool
+    - "'east' in inventory_hostname"
+
+- name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Stop namespaces"
+  skupper.v2.system:
+    action: stop
+    namespace: "{{ namespace_name }}"
+    platform: "{{ platform }}"
+    image: "{{ skupper_cli_image }}"
+  failed_when: false
+  when: not skip_teardown | default(false) | bool
+
+- name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Uninstall system controller"
+  skupper.v2.controller:
+    action: uninstall
+    platform: "{{ platform }}"
+    image: "{{ skupper_system_controller_image }}"
+  failed_when: false
+  run_once: true
+  when: not skip_teardown | default(false) | bool
+
+
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/group_vars/all.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/group_vars/all.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a708e279e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+ansible_connection: local
+ansible_user: "{{ lookup('env', 'USER') }}"
+ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
+debug: false
+namespace_prefix: "e2e-system-sites"
+skupper_cli_image: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.env', 'SKUPPER_CLI_IMAGE') | default('quay.io/skupper/cli:v2-dev', true) }}"
+skupper_system_controller_image: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.env', 'SKUPPER_SYSTEM_CONTROLLER_IMAGE') | default('quay.io/skupper/system-controller:v2-dev', true) }}"
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/host_vars/east.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/host_vars/east.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52376ebd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/host_vars/east.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+# Platform configuration
+platform: docker
+namespace_name: east
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/host_vars/west.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/host_vars/west.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..880dcc221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/host_vars/west.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+# Platform configuration
+platform: docker
+namespace_name: west
+
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/hosts.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/hosts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9aff776d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/inventory/hosts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+all:
+  hosts:
+    west:
+    east:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/east/connector.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/east/connector.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d634e9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/east/connector.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+apiVersion: skupper.io/v2alpha1
+kind: Connector
+metadata:
+  name: backend
+spec:
+  routingKey: backend
+  port: 9090
+  host: 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/east/site.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/east/site.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a02b9cc5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/east/site.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+apiVersion: skupper.io/v2alpha1
+kind: Site
+metadata:
+  name: east
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/west/listener.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/west/listener.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..026ba2703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/west/listener.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+apiVersion: skupper.io/v2alpha1
+kind: Listener
+metadata:
+  name: backend
+spec:
+  routingKey: backend
+  port: 8080
+  host: 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/west/router_access.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/west/router_access.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbf48b3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/west/router_access.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: skupper.io/v2alpha1
+kind: RouterAccess
+metadata:
+  name: router-access-west
+  namespace: west
+spec:
+  roles:
+  - name: inter-router
+    port: 55671
+  - name: edge
+    port: 45671
+  subjectAlternativeNames:
+  - 0.0.0.0
+  - '::'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/west/site.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/west/site.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e069d75da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/resources/west/site.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+apiVersion: skupper.io/v2alpha1
+kind: Site
+metadata:
+  name: west
+spec:
+  linkAccess: default
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/test.yml b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6729aa1d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/system-sites/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+---
+- name: Hello World System Sites Test (Manual Reload)
+  hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - e2e.tests.skupper_test_images
+  
+  vars:
+    test_identifier: "Hello World with System Sites (Manual Reload)"
+
+  environment:
+    SKUPPER_PLATFORM: "{{ platform }}"
+
+  tasks:
+    # Pre-test cleanup
+    - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Pre-test cleanup"
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: cleanup-tasks.yml
+
+    - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Main test block"
+      block:
+        - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Install system controller"
+          skupper.v2.controller:
+            action: install
+            platform: "{{ platform }}"
+            image: "{{ skupper_system_controller_image }}"
+          run_once: true
+          delegate_to: localhost
+          register: system_install
+
+        # West Site - Setup and get token
+        - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - West Site Setup"
+          block:
+            - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Deploy frontend service"
+              ansible.builtin.shell:
+                cmd: "{{ platform }} run --name frontend -d --rm -p 127.0.0.1:7070:8080 quay.io/skupper/hello-world-frontend --backend http://host.containers.internal:8080"
+              changed_when: false
+
+            - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Apply west site resources"
+              skupper.v2.resource:
+                path: "{{ playbook_dir }}/resources/west/"
+                platform: "{{ platform }}"
+                namespace: "{{ namespace_name }}"
+
+            - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Start west namespace"
+              skupper.v2.system:
+                action: start
+                platform: "{{ platform }}"
+                namespace: "{{ namespace_name }}"
+                image: "{{ skupper_cli_image }}"
+              register: west
+
+          when: "'west' in inventory_hostname"
+          run_once: true
+
+        # East Site - Must run after token is created
+        - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - East Site Setup"
+          block:
+            - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Deploy backend service"
+              ansible.builtin.shell:
+                cmd: "{{ platform }} run --name backend -d --rm -p 127.0.0.1:9090:8080 quay.io/skupper/hello-world-backend"
+              changed_when: false
+              register: backend_deploy
+
+            - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Apply east site resources"
+              skupper.v2.resource:
+                path: "{{ playbook_dir }}/resources/east/"
+                platform: "{{ platform }}"
+                namespace: "{{ namespace_name }}"
+
+            - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Apply token to east site"
+              skupper.v2.resource:
+                def: "{{ west.links['0.0.0.0'] }}"
+                namespace: "{{ namespace_name }}"
+                platform: "{{ platform }}"
+  
+            - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Start east namespace"
+              skupper.v2.system:
+                action: start
+                platform: "{{ platform }}"
+                namespace: "{{ namespace_name }}"
+                image: "{{ skupper_cli_image }}"
+              register: east 
+          when: "'east' in inventory_hostname"
+
+        # Verify connectivity - test if backend is accessible from frontend container
+        - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Test via Skupper (listener)"
+          ansible.builtin.command:
+            cmd: "curl -s -f http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/hello"
+          register: curl_result
+          retries: 10
+          delay: 10
+          until: curl_result.rc == 0
+          when: "'west' in inventory_hostname"
+          changed_when: false
+
+      always:
+        - name: "[ {{ test_identifier }} ] - Post-test cleanup"
+          ansible.builtin.include_tasks: cleanup-tasks.yml