diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/api/openshift-api-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/api/openshift-api-master.yaml
index 03ae094730236..ed70775612362 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/api/openshift-api-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/api/openshift-api-master.yaml
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ tests:
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws
+- as: e2e-upgrade-out-of-change
+  run_if_changed: ^Dockerfile\.ocp$|^Makefile$|^(manifests/.*|payload-command/.*|payload-manifests/.*)$
+  steps:
+    cluster_profile: aws
+    dependencies:
+      OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE: release:latest
+      OPENSHIFT_UPGRADE_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE: release:initial
+    workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws
 - as: e2e-aws-ovn-hypershift
   run_if_changed: ^Dockerfile\.ocp$|^Makefile$|^(manifests/.*|payload-command/.*|payload-manifests/.*)$
   steps:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/api/openshift-api-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/api/openshift-api-master-presubmits.yaml
index d8e5995f75946..194c689aacfdd 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/api/openshift-api-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/api/openshift-api-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -639,6 +639,79 @@ presubmits:
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
     trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-upgrade,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: false
+    branches:
+    - ^master$
+    - ^master-
+    cluster: build03
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-upgrade-out-of-change
+    decorate: true
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: aws
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-api-master-e2e-upgrade-out-of-change
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-upgrade-out-of-change
+    run_if_changed: ^Dockerfile\.ocp$|^Makefile$|^(manifests/.*|payload-command/.*|payload-manifests/.*)$
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        - --target=e2e-upgrade-out-of-change
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: ci-operator:latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+          name: boskos
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+          name: ci-pull-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: boskos
+        secret:
+          items:
+          - key: credentials
+            path: credentials
+          secretName: boskos-credentials
+      - name: ci-pull-credentials
+        secret:
+          secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-upgrade-out-of-change,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: true
     branches: