diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.22.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.22.yaml
index f4ebd3499f0f2..2fb153f5d04ba 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.22.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.22.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ base_images:
     name: tests-private
     namespace: ci
     tag: "4.22"
+  tls-scanner-tool:
+    name: tls-scanner
+    namespace: tls-scanner
+    tag: tls-scanner-tool
   upi-installer:
     name: "4.22"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/fips-check/node-scan/fips-check-node-scan-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/fips-check/node-scan/fips-check-node-scan-commands.sh
index b1fb84f60a872..43050d3cfff6b 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/fips-check/node-scan/fips-check-node-scan-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/fips-check/node-scan/fips-check-node-scan-commands.sh
@@ -19,9 +19,172 @@ function run_command() {
     eval "${CMD}"
 }
 
+# --- TLS Scanner (parallel) ---------------------------------------------------
+# Launch the TLS scanner early so it runs in parallel with the FIPS node scan.
+# The scanner image is provided by the PULL_SPEC_TLS_SCANNER_TOOL dependency.
+# Its exit code is intentionally ignored — it produces informational artifacts only.
+
+TLS_SCANNER_NS="tls-scanner"
+TLS_SCANNER_IMAGE="${PULL_SPEC_TLS_SCANNER_TOOL:-}"
+TLS_SCANNER_ARTIFACT_DIR="${ARTIFACT_DIR}/tls-scanner"
+TLS_SCANNER_NS_CREATED=false
+TLS_SCANNER_STARTED=false
+
+# Always clean up the TLS scanner namespace on exit, regardless of whether the
+# scanner pod became Ready or artifacts were collected.
+function cleanup_tls_scanner() {
+    if [[ "${TLS_SCANNER_NS_CREATED}" == "true" ]]; then
+        echo "[tls-scanner] Cleaning up namespace ${TLS_SCANNER_NS}..."
+        oc delete namespace "${TLS_SCANNER_NS}" --ignore-not-found --wait=false || true
+    fi
+}
+trap cleanup_tls_scanner EXIT
+
+function start_tls_scanner() {
+    if [[ -z "${TLS_SCANNER_IMAGE}" ]]; then
+        echo "[tls-scanner] PULL_SPEC_TLS_SCANNER_TOOL not set — skipping TLS scan."
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo "=== Starting TLS Scanner (parallel) ==="
+    echo "[tls-scanner] Image: ${TLS_SCANNER_IMAGE}"
+    mkdir -p "${TLS_SCANNER_ARTIFACT_DIR}"
+
+    # Create namespace (best-effort — failures here must not abort the step)
+    if oc create namespace "${TLS_SCANNER_NS}" --dry-run=client -o yaml | oc apply -f -; then
+        TLS_SCANNER_NS_CREATED=true
+    else
+        echo "[tls-scanner] WARNING: Failed to create namespace — skipping TLS scan."
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # Grant cluster-admin and privileged SCC (best-effort)
+    if ! oc adm policy add-cluster-role-to-user cluster-admin -z default -n "${TLS_SCANNER_NS}"; then
+        echo "[tls-scanner] WARNING: Failed to grant cluster-admin — skipping TLS scan."
+        return
+    fi
+    if ! oc adm policy add-scc-to-user privileged -z default -n "${TLS_SCANNER_NS}"; then
+        echo "[tls-scanner] WARNING: Failed to grant privileged SCC — skipping TLS scan."
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # Wait for RBAC/SCC changes to propagate
+    sleep 10
+
+    # Deploy the scanner pod.
+    # The pod keeps running indefinitely (tail -f /dev/null) after the scan
+    # finishes so that oc cp can always exec into it to collect artifacts.
+    # The collector signals completion by writing /results/collect.done, which
+    # terminates the wait loop and lets the container exit cleanly.
+    cat <<EOF | oc apply -f -
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: tls-scanner
+  namespace: ${TLS_SCANNER_NS}
+spec:
+  serviceAccountName: default
+  restartPolicy: Never
+  hostNetwork: true
+  hostPID: true
+  containers:
+  - name: scanner
+    image: ${TLS_SCANNER_IMAGE}
+    command:
+    - /bin/bash
+    - -c
+    - |
+      mkdir -p /results
+      /usr/local/bin/tls-scanner -j 4 --all-pods \
+        --json-file /results/results.json \
+        --csv-file /results/results.csv \
+        --junit-file /results/junit_tls_scan.xml \
+        --log-file /results/scan.log 2>&1 | tee /results/output.log
+      SCAN_EXIT_CODE=\${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+      echo "Scan complete. Exit code: \${SCAN_EXIT_CODE}" | tee -a /results/output.log
+      touch /results/scan.done
+      # Keep pod alive until the collector copies artifacts and signals completion.
+      while [ ! -f /results/collect.done ]; do sleep 5; done
+    resources:
+      requests:
+        cpu: "4"
+        memory: 4Gi
+      limits:
+        cpu: "4"
+        memory: 4Gi
+    securityContext:
+      privileged: true
+      runAsUser: 0
+    volumeMounts:
+    - name: results
+      mountPath: /results
+  volumes:
+  - name: results
+    emptyDir: {}
+EOF
+
+    echo "[tls-scanner] Waiting for scanner pod to start..."
+    if oc wait --for=condition=Ready pod/tls-scanner -n "${TLS_SCANNER_NS}" --timeout=5m; then
+        TLS_SCANNER_STARTED=true
+        echo "[tls-scanner] Pod is running — scan will proceed in parallel."
+    else
+        echo "[tls-scanner] WARNING: Pod failed to start. Continuing without TLS scan."
+        oc describe pod/tls-scanner -n "${TLS_SCANNER_NS}" || true
+    fi
+}
+
+function collect_tls_scanner_results() {
+    if [[ "${TLS_SCANNER_STARTED}" != "true" ]]; then
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo "=== Collecting TLS Scanner Results ==="
+
+    # Wait for scan.done marker or pod exit (up to 4 hours)
+    local max_wait=14400
+    local elapsed=0
+    while (( elapsed < max_wait )); do
+        if oc exec pod/tls-scanner -n "${TLS_SCANNER_NS}" -- test -f /results/scan.done 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "[tls-scanner] scan.done found — collecting artifacts"
+            break
+        fi
+        local phase
+        phase=$(oc get pod/tls-scanner -n "${TLS_SCANNER_NS}" -o jsonpath='{.status.phase}' 2>/dev/null || echo "Unknown")
+        if [[ "$phase" == "Succeeded" || "$phase" == "Failed" ]]; then
+            echo "[tls-scanner] Pod ${phase} — attempting artifact collection"
+            break
+        fi
+        sleep 15
+        elapsed=$((elapsed + 15))
+    done
+
+    # Copy artifacts (pod is still running, waiting for collect.done signal)
+    oc cp "${TLS_SCANNER_NS}/tls-scanner:/results/." "${TLS_SCANNER_ARTIFACT_DIR}/" || echo "[tls-scanner] WARNING: Failed to copy some artifacts"
+
+    if [[ -f "${TLS_SCANNER_ARTIFACT_DIR}/junit_tls_scan.xml" ]]; then
+        cp "${TLS_SCANNER_ARTIFACT_DIR}/junit_tls_scan.xml" "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/junit_tls_scan.xml"
+        echo "[tls-scanner] JUnit results copied to ${ARTIFACT_DIR}/junit_tls_scan.xml"
+    fi
+
+    # Signal the scanner pod that collection is complete so it can exit
+    oc exec pod/tls-scanner -n "${TLS_SCANNER_NS}" -- touch /results/collect.done 2>/dev/null || true
+
+    echo "[tls-scanner] Artifacts saved to: ${TLS_SCANNER_ARTIFACT_DIR}"
+    ls -la "${TLS_SCANNER_ARTIFACT_DIR}" || true
+
+    # Namespace cleanup is handled by the EXIT trap (cleanup_tls_scanner)
+    echo "=== TLS Scanner Complete ==="
+}
+
+# --- Main: start TLS scanner, then run FIPS node scan -------------------------
+
 set_proxy
 run_command "oc whoami"
 run_command "oc version -o yaml"
+
+# Launch TLS scanner in the background (non-blocking)
+start_tls_scanner
+
 pass=true
 
 # skip for ARM64
@@ -31,6 +194,7 @@ NON_SUPPORTED_ARCHES=(arm64)
 for arch in "${node_archs[@]}"; do
     if [[ "${NON_SUPPORTED_ARCHES[*]}" =~ $arch ]]; then
         echo "Skip this test since it doesn't support $arch."
+        collect_tls_scanner_results
         exit 0
     fi
 done
@@ -56,6 +220,7 @@ if [[ $ret -eq 0 ]]; then
     auths=`cat /tmp/.dockerconfigjson`
     if [[ $auths =~ "5000" ]]; then
         echo "This is a disconnected env, skip it."
+        collect_tls_scanner_results
         exit 0
     fi
 fi
@@ -75,6 +240,9 @@ if [[ -n $res ]];then
     pass=false
 fi
 
+# --- Collect TLS scanner results (waits for completion) -----------------------
+collect_tls_scanner_results
+
 # generate report
 echo "Generating the Junit for fips check node scan"
 filename="junit_fips-check-node-scan"
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/fips-check/node-scan/fips-check-node-scan-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/fips-check/node-scan/fips-check-node-scan-ref.yaml
index 11577d7a90056..cfe5556de85ea 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/fips-check/node-scan/fips-check-node-scan-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/fips-check/node-scan/fips-check-node-scan-ref.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@ ref:
   as: fips-check-node-scan
   from: cli
   commands: fips-check-node-scan-commands.sh
+  dependencies:
+  - env: PULL_SPEC_TLS_SCANNER_TOOL
+    name: tls-scanner-tool
   resources:
     requests:
       cpu: 10m
       memory: 100Mi
   grace_period: 180s
+  timeout: 4h30m0s
   documentation: >-
     This step checks if the rpms on nodes are built correctly.
+    It also launches the TLS scanner in parallel to scan all cluster
+    pod TLS ports for cipher suite and protocol version compliance.
+    The TLS scanner image is provided via the tls-scanner-tool dependency.