diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/openshift-azure/openshift-openshift-azure-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/openshift-azure/openshift-openshift-azure-presubmits.yaml
index a8d47badb31ae..d4130b46847c3 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/openshift-azure/openshift-openshift-azure-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/openshift-azure/openshift-openshift-azure-presubmits.yaml
@@ -178,3 +178,63 @@ presubmits:
           - secret:
               name: cluster-secrets-azure
     trigger: ((?m)^/test upgrade,?(\s+|$))
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: false
+    branches:
+    - master
+    context: ci/prow/conformance
+    decorate: true
+    labels:
+      artifacts: images
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-azure-conformance
+    rerun_command: /test conformance
+    skip_cloning: true
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --artifact-dir=$(ARTIFACTS)
+        - --give-pr-author-access-to-namespace=true
+        - --secret-dir=/usr/local/e2e-azure-secret
+        - --template=/usr/local/e2e-azure-conformance
+        - --target=[output:stable:sync]
+        - --target=e2e-azure-conformance
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        env:
+        - name: TEST_FOCUS
+          value: Suite:openshift/conformance/parallel
+        - name: TEST_FOCUS_SERIAL
+          value: Suite:openshift/registry/serial
+        - name: CONFIG_SPEC
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: master.yaml
+              name: ci-operator-openshift-openshift-azure
+        - name: JOB_NAME_SAFE
+          value: e2e-azure-conformance
+        - name: CLUSTER_TYPE
+          value: azure
+        image: ci-operator:latest
+        name: test
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 500m
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /usr/local/e2e-azure-conformance
+          name: job-definition
+          subPath: cluster-launch-e2e-azure-conformance.yaml
+        - mountPath: /usr/local/e2e-azure-secret
+          name: cluster-secrets-azure
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - configMap:
+          name: prow-job-cluster-launch-e2e-azure-conformance
+        name: job-definition
+      - name: cluster-secrets-azure
+        projected:
+          sources:
+          - secret:
+              name: cluster-secrets-azure
+    trigger: ((?m)^/test conformance,?(\s+|$))
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/README.md b/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..89c20f8f04f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# These templates are being used for testing OpenShift on Azure. 
+# At the moment it cannot be reused to launch cluster for Origin tests
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure-conformance.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure-conformance.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f0682df8a823d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure-conformance.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+kind: Template
+apiVersion: template.openshift.io/v1
+
+parameters:
+- name: JOB_NAME_SAFE
+  required: true
+- name: JOB_NAME_HASH
+  required: true
+- name: LOCAL_IMAGE_BIN
+  required: true
+- name: IMAGE_TESTS
+  required: true
+- name: IMAGE_SYNC
+  required: true
+- name: NAMESPACE
+  required: true
+- name: CLUSTER_TYPE
+  value: "azure"
+  required: true
+- name: TEST_FOCUS
+- name: TEST_SKIP
+  value: "\\[local\\]"
+- name: TEST_FOCUS_SERIAL
+- name: TEST_SKIP_SERIAL
+  value: "\\[local\\]"
+
+objects:
+
+# We want the cluster to be able to access these images
+- kind: RoleBinding
+  apiVersion: authorization.openshift.io/v1
+  metadata:
+    name: ${JOB_NAME_SAFE}-image-puller
+    namespace: ${NAMESPACE}
+  roleRef:
+    name: system:image-puller
+  subjects:
+  - kind: SystemGroup
+    name: system:unauthenticated
+
+- kind: Pod
+  apiVersion: v1
+  metadata:
+    name: ${JOB_NAME_SAFE}
+    namespace: ${NAMESPACE}
+    annotations:
+      # we want to gather the teardown logs no matter what
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/wait-for-container-artifacts: teardown
+  spec:
+    restartPolicy: Never
+    activeDeadlineSeconds: 10800
+    terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 600
+    volumes:
+    - name: artifacts
+      emptyDir: {}
+    - name: shared-tmp
+      emptyDir: {}
+    - name: openshift-tmp
+      emptyDir: {}
+    - name: cluster-secrets-azure
+      secret:
+        secretName: e2e-azure-secret
+
+    containers:
+
+    # Executes origin conformance tests
+    - name: test
+      image: ${IMAGE_TESTS}
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 1
+          memory: 300Mi
+        limits:
+          cpu: 3
+          memory: 4Gi
+      volumeMounts:
+      - name: shared-tmp
+        mountPath: /tmp/shared
+      - name: openshift-tmp
+        mountPath: /tmp/openshift
+      - name: artifacts
+        mountPath: /tmp/artifacts
+      env:
+      - name: HOME
+        value: /tmp/shared/home
+      command:
+      - /bin/bash
+      - -c
+      - |
+        #!/bin/bash
+        set -euo pipefail
+
+        trap 'touch /tmp/shared/exit' EXIT
+        trap 'kill $(jobs -p); exit 0' TERM
+
+        cp "$(which oc)" /tmp/shared/
+
+        mkdir -p "${HOME}"
+
+        # wait until the setup job creates admin.kubeconfig
+        while true; do
+          if [[ ! -f  /tmp/shared/_data/_out/admin.kubeconfig ]]; then
+            sleep 15 & wait
+            continue
+          fi
+          # if we got admin kubeconfig file with failure marker, ignore. Teardown is in progress. 
+          if [[ -f  /tmp/shared/exit ]]; then
+             exit 1
+          fi
+          break
+        done
+        echo "Found shared kubeconfig"
+
+        # don't let clients impact the global kubeconfig
+        cp -r /tmp/shared/_data /tmp/openshift/
+        export KUBECONFIG=/tmp/openshift/_data/_out/admin.kubeconfig
+
+        PATH=/usr/libexec/origin:$PATH
+
+        # TODO: the test binary should really be a more structured command - most of these flags should be
+        #       autodetected from the running cluster.
+        # TODO: bump nodes up to 40 again
+        set -x
+        if [[ -n "${TEST_FOCUS}" ]]; then
+          ginkgo -v -noColor -nodes=30 $( which extended.test ) -- \
+            -ginkgo.focus="${TEST_FOCUS}" -ginkgo.skip="${TEST_SKIP}" \
+            -e2e-output-dir /tmp/artifacts -report-dir /tmp/artifacts/junit \
+            -test.timeout=2h || rc=$?
+        fi
+        if [[ -n "${TEST_FOCUS_SERIAL}" ]]; then
+          ginkgo -v -noColor -nodes=1 $( which extended.test ) -- \
+            -ginkgo.focus="${TEST_FOCUS_SERIAL}" -ginkgo.skip="${TEST_SKIP_SERIAL}" \
+            -e2e-output-dir /tmp/artifacts -report-dir /tmp/artifacts/junit/serial \
+            -test.timeout=2h || rc=$?
+        fi
+        exit ${rc:-0}
+
+    # Runs an install
+    - name: setup
+      image: ${LOCAL_IMAGE_BIN}
+      volumeMounts:
+      - name: shared-tmp
+        mountPath: /tmp/shared
+      - name: cluster-secrets-azure
+        mountPath: /etc/azure/credentials
+      env:
+      - name: INSTANCE_PREFIX
+        value: ${NAMESPACE}-${JOB_NAME_HASH}
+      - name: TYPE
+        value: ${CLUSTER_TYPE}
+      - name: HOME
+        value: /tmp/shared/home
+      - name: SYNC_IMAGE
+        value: ${IMAGE_SYNC}
+      command:
+      - /bin/bash
+      - -c
+      - |
+       #!/bin/bash
+        set -euo pipefail
+
+        # trap acts as a switch/router for the next phases
+        trap 'rc=$?; if [[ $rc -ne 0 ]]; then 
+          touch /tmp/shared/exit;
+        fi;
+        cp -r /go/src/github.com/openshift/openshift-azure/_data /tmp/shared &>/dev/null
+        exit $rc' EXIT
+        trap 'kill $(jobs -p); exit 0' TERM
+
+        # Cluster creation specific configuration.
+        mkdir -p "${HOME}"
+        source /etc/azure/credentials/secret
+        az login --service-principal -u ${AZURE_CLIENT_ID} -p ${AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET} --tenant ${AZURE_TENANT_ID} &>/dev/null
+        # aad integration configuration - we dont test aad so populate as dummy
+        export AZURE_AAD_CLIENT_ID=$AZURE_CLIENT_ID
+        export AZURE_AAD_CLIENT_SECRET=$AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET
+        echo "Using sync image ${SYNC_IMAGE}"
+        export DNS_DOMAIN=osadev.cloud
+        export DNS_RESOURCEGROUP=dns
+        export DEPLOY_VERSION=v3.10
+        export RUN_SYNC_LOCAL=true
+        export IMAGE_RESOURCEGROUP=images
+        export IMAGE_RESOURCENAME=$(az image list -g $IMAGE_RESOURCEGROUP -o json --query "[?starts_with(name, '${DEPLOY_OS:-rhel7}-${DEPLOY_VERSION//v}') && tags.valid=='true'].name | sort(@) | [-1]" | tr -d '"')
+        # create cluster for test
+        cd /go/src/github.com/openshift/openshift-azure/
+        ./hack/create.sh ${INSTANCE_PREFIX}
+
+    # Performs cleanup of all created resources
+    - name: teardown
+      image: ${LOCAL_IMAGE_BIN}
+      volumeMounts:
+      - name: shared-tmp
+        mountPath: /tmp/shared
+      - name: cluster-secrets-azure
+        mountPath: /etc/azure/credentials
+      - name: artifacts
+        mountPath: /tmp/artifacts
+      env:
+      - name: INSTANCE_PREFIX
+        value: ${NAMESPACE}-${JOB_NAME_HASH}
+      - name: TYPE
+        value: ${CLUSTER_TYPE}
+      - name: HOME
+        value: /tmp/shared/home
+      command:
+      - /bin/bash
+      - -c
+      - |
+        #!/bin/bash
+
+        # teardown is collecting debug data and deleting all used resources
+        function teardown() {
+          set +e
+          mkdir -p "${HOME}"
+          export HOME=/tmp/shared
+          export DNS_DOMAIN=osadev.cloud
+          export DNS_RESOURCEGROUP=dns
+          export KUBECONFIG=/tmp/shared/_data/_out/admin.kubeconfig
+  
+          cp -r /tmp/shared/_data /go/src/github.com/openshift/openshift-azure/
+          cd /go/src/github.com/openshift/openshift-azure/
+          source /etc/azure/credentials/secret
+          az login --service-principal -u ${AZURE_CLIENT_ID} -p ${AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET} --tenant ${AZURE_TENANT_ID} &>/dev/null
+          oc get po --all-namespaces -o wide > /tmp/artifacts/pods
+          oc get no -o wide > /tmp/artifacts/nodes
+          oc get events --all-namespaces > /tmp/artifacts/events
+          ./hack/delete.sh ${INSTANCE_PREFIX}
+  
+          trap 'teardown' EXIT
+          trap 'kill $(jobs -p); exit 0' TERM
+        }
+
+        trap 'teardown' EXIT
+        trap 'kill $(jobs -p); exit 0' TERM
+
+        # teardown is triggered on file marker
+        for i in `seq 1 120`; do
+          if [[ -f /tmp/shared/exit ]]; then
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          sleep 60 & wait
+        done
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure-upgrade.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure-upgrade.yaml
index b3027067fd9ae..9c4488e036b2a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure-upgrade.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure-upgrade.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# This template is being used for testing OpenShift on Azure. 
-# At the moment it cannot be reused to launch cluster for Origin tests
 kind: Template
 apiVersion: template.openshift.io/v1
 
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ objects:
   - kind: SystemGroup
     name: system:unauthenticated
 
-# The e2e pod spins up a cluster, runs e2e tests, and then cleans up the cluster.
 - kind: Pod
   apiVersion: v1
   metadata:
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ objects:
 
     containers:
 
-    # Runs an upgrade
+    # Runs an upgrade test
     - name: test
       image: ${LOCAL_IMAGE_BIN}
       resources:
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure.yaml
index b8b822c43b907..edda7496c9b47 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# This template is being used for testing OpenShift on Azure. 
-# At the moment it cannot be reused to launch cluster for Origin tests
 kind: Template
 apiVersion: template.openshift.io/v1
 
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ objects:
   - kind: SystemGroup
     name: system:unauthenticated
 
-# The e2e pod spins up a cluster, runs e2e tests, and then cleans up the cluster.
 - kind: Pod
   apiVersion: v1
   metadata:
diff --git a/cluster/ci/config/prow/plugins.yaml b/cluster/ci/config/prow/plugins.yaml
index 4f1b498388628..c5d1a49ae68ba 100644
--- a/cluster/ci/config/prow/plugins.yaml
+++ b/cluster/ci/config/prow/plugins.yaml
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ config_updater:
       name: prow-job-cluster-launch-e2e-azure
     ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure-upgrade.yaml:
       name: prow-job-cluster-launch-e2e-azure-upgrade
+    ci-operator/templates/openshift-azure/cluster-launch-e2e-azure-conformance.yaml:
+      name: prow-job-cluster-launch-e2e-azure-conformance
     ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-e2e-gmontero-testing.yaml:
       name: prow-job-cluster-launch-e2e-gmontero-testing
     ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-e2e-upgrade.yaml:
diff --git a/projects/azure/README.md b/projects/azure/README.md
index 36ddf4c597883..3e30be9f22c4a 100644
--- a/projects/azure/README.md
+++ b/projects/azure/README.md
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ oc get secret cluster-secrets-azure-temp --export -n azure -o yaml | sed 's/clus
 ```
 source ./cluster/test-deploy/azure/secret
 oc create secret generic cluster-secrets-azure --from-literal=azure_client_id=${AZURE_CLIENT_ID} --from-literal=azure_client_secret=${AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET} --from-literal=azure_tenant_id=${AZURE_TENANT_ID} --from-literal=azure_subscription_id=${AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID} -o yaml --dry-run | oc apply -n azure -f -
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```