diff --git a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/AOTTemplateTest.cs b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/AOTTemplateTest.cs
index 7858ec9b8491..1358868f679b 100644
--- a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/AOTTemplateTest.cs
+++ b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/AOTTemplateTest.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public void PublishNativeAOT(string id, string framework, string runtimeIdentifi
 		var extendedBuildProps = isWindowsFramework
 			? PrepareNativeAotBuildPropsWindows(runtimeIdentifier)
 			: isAndroidPlatform
-				? PrepareNativeAotBuildPropsAndroid()
+				? PrepareNativeAotBuildPropsAndroid(BuildProps)
 				: PrepareNativeAotBuildProps();
 
 		// Disable code signing for Apple platforms (no signing certificate available in CI)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public void PublishNativeAOTRootAllMauiAssemblies(string id, string framework, s
 		var extendedBuildProps = isWindowsFramework
 			? PrepareNativeAotBuildPropsWindows(runtimeIdentifier)
 			: isAndroidPlatform
-				? PrepareNativeAotBuildPropsAndroid()
+				? PrepareNativeAotBuildPropsAndroid(BuildProps)
 				: PrepareNativeAotBuildProps();
 
 		// Disable code signing for Apple platforms (no signing certificate available in CI)
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ private List<string> PrepareNativeAotBuildPropsWindows(string runtimeIdentifier)
 		return extendedBuildProps;
 	}
 
-	private List<string> PrepareNativeAotBuildPropsAndroid()
+	internal static List<string> PrepareNativeAotBuildPropsAndroid(List<string> buildProps)
 	{
-		var extendedBuildProps = new List<string>(BuildProps)
+		var extendedBuildProps = new List<string>(buildProps)
 		{
 			"PublishAot=true",
 			"PublishAotUsingRuntimePack=true",
diff --git a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/AndroidTemplateTests.cs b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/AndroidTemplateTests.cs
index a4115a3f182d..4b6eea0ba2d3 100644
--- a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/AndroidTemplateTests.cs
+++ b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/AndroidTemplateTests.cs
@@ -122,6 +122,44 @@ public void RunOnAndroid(string id, string framework, string config, string? tri
 				$"Project {Path.GetFileName(projectFile)} failed to run. Check test output/attachments for errors.");
 		}
 
+		[Fact]
+		public void RunOnAndroid_MauiNativeAOT()
+		{
+			var id = "maui";
+			var framework = DotNetCurrent;
+			var config = "Release";
+
+			SetTestIdentifier(id, framework, config, "NativeAOT");
+			var projectDir = TestDirectory;
+			var projectFile = Path.Combine(projectDir, $"{Path.GetFileName(projectDir)}.csproj");
+
+			Assert.True(DotnetInternal.New(id, projectDir, framework, output: _output),
+				$"Unable to create template {id}. Check test output for errors.");
+
+			var buildProps = AOTTemplateTest.PrepareNativeAotBuildPropsAndroid(BuildProps);
+
+			// Restrict to Android-only to avoid restoring NativeAOT packages for other platforms (e.g., iOS)
+			// which may not be available in the configured NuGet sources
+			buildProps.Add($"TargetFrameworks={framework}-android");
+
+			// NativeAOT requires an explicit runtime identifier matching the emulator ABI
+			var runtimeIdentifier = _emulatorFixture.TestAvd.Abi == "arm64-v8a" ? "android-arm64" : "android-x64";
+
+			AddInstrumentation(projectDir);
+
+			Assert.True(DotnetInternal.Build(projectFile, config, target: "Install", framework: $"{framework}-android",
+				properties: buildProps, runtimeIdentifier: runtimeIdentifier, output: _output),
+				$"Project {Path.GetFileName(projectFile)} failed to build and install. Check test output/attachments for errors.");
+
+			// Write xh-results to the log directory for artifact collection
+			var xhResultsDir = Path.Combine(TestEnvironment.GetLogDirectory(), "xh-results", Path.GetFileName(projectDir));
+			Directory.CreateDirectory(xhResultsDir);
+
+			testPackage = $"com.companyname.{Path.GetFileName(projectDir).ToLowerInvariant()}";
+			Assert.True(XHarness.RunAndroid(testPackage, xhResultsDir, -1, output: _output),
+				$"Project {Path.GetFileName(projectFile)} failed to run. Check test output/attachments for errors.");
+		}
+
 		void AddInstrumentation(string projectDir)
 		{
 			var androidDir = Path.Combine(projectDir, "Platforms", "Android");