diff --git a/frontend/public/locales/en/translation.json b/frontend/public/locales/en/translation.json
index 93376c98fc..3df0e66cbd 100644
--- a/frontend/public/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/frontend/public/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -1731,6 +1731,7 @@
   "InstallPlanApproval determines if subscription installation plans are applied automatically.": "InstallPlanApproval determines if subscription installation plans are applied automatically.",
   "Instance profile": "Instance profile",
   "Instance type": "Instance type",
+  "Integrate with external partner platforms": "Integrate with external partner platforms",
   "Internal server error": "Internal server error",
   "internet": "internet",
   "invalidclustername.message": "The cluster name is invalid. Change the name to the RFC 1123 standard which consists of lower case alphanumeric characters, '-', and must start and end with an alphanumeric character.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/CreateCluster.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/CreateCluster.tsx
index 03f7fb7ea9..dff53a6128 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/CreateCluster.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/CreateCluster.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ import getControlDataVMW from './controlData/ControlDataVMW'
 import { useLocalHubName } from '../../../../../hooks/use-local-hub'
 import './style.css'
 import { VALID_DNS_LABEL } from '../../../../../components/TemplateEditor/utils/validation-types'
+import { getPlatform } from './components/assisted-installer/hypershift/utils'
+
 // Register the custom 'and' helper
 Handlebars.registerHelper('and', function (a, b) {
   return a && b
@@ -592,6 +594,8 @@ export default function CreateCluster(props: { infrastructureType: ClusterInfras
       break
     case HostInventoryInfrastructureType.CIM:
       template = Handlebars.compile(cimTemplate)
+      Handlebars.registerHelper('convert', getPlatform)
+
       controlData = getControlDataCIM(t, handleModalToggle, <Warning />, isACMAvailable)
       breadcrumbs.push(controlPlaneBreadCrumbBM)
       break
@@ -607,6 +611,8 @@ export default function CreateCluster(props: { infrastructureType: ClusterInfras
       break
     case HostInventoryInfrastructureType.AI:
       template = Handlebars.compile(aiTemplate)
+      Handlebars.registerHelper('convert', getPlatform)
+
       controlData = getControlDataAI(t, handleModalToggle, isACMAvailable)
       breadcrumbs.push(controlPlaneBreadCrumbBM, hostsBreadCrumb)
       break
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/DetailsForm.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/DetailsForm.tsx
index 9ddbda3d87..55dad57b2e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/DetailsForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/DetailsForm.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
 } from '@openshift-assisted/ui-lib/cim'
 import React from 'react'
 import { FieldName } from './types'
-import { getFieldLabels } from './hypershift/utils'
+import { getFieldLabels, getPlatformLabel } from './hypershift/utils'
 import { getFirstAgentServiceConfig } from '../../../../../InfraEnvironments/InfraEnvironmentsPage'
 
 type FormControl = {
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ const DetailsForm: React.FC<DetailsFormProps> = ({ control, handleChange, contro
       },
       pullSecret: {},
       controlPlaneCount: { path: 'AgentClusterInstall[0].spec.provisionRequirements.controlPlaneAgents' },
+      platform: {
+        path: 'AgentClusterInstall[0].spec.platformType',
+        transform: (a?: string) => a?.toLowerCase() || a,
+      },
     }),
     [control.additionalProps?.aiFlow]
   )
@@ -184,8 +188,13 @@ const DetailsForm: React.FC<DetailsFormProps> = ({ control, handleChange, contro
       }
       Object.keys(fields).forEach((key) => {
         const path = fields[key].path
+        const transform = fields[key].transform
         if (path) {
-          set(active, key, getValue(templateObject, path) || '')
+          set(
+            active,
+            key,
+            (transform && transform(getValue(templateObject, path))) || getValue(templateObject, path) || ''
+          )
         }
       })
       if (!isEqual(active, control.active)) {
@@ -207,6 +216,9 @@ const DetailsForm: React.FC<DetailsFormProps> = ({ control, handleChange, contro
         if (key === 'openshiftVersion') {
           desc = getVersion(get(control, `active.${key}`))
         }
+        if (key === 'platform') {
+          desc = getPlatformLabel(get(control, `active.${key}`))
+        }
         return {
           term: fieldLabels[key as FieldName] ?? 'Error' + key,
           desc: desc,
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/hypershift/utils.ts b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/hypershift/utils.ts
index 494f8cea77..0ca9fb0f45 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/hypershift/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/hypershift/utils.ts
@@ -32,4 +32,27 @@ export const getFieldLabels = (t: TFunction): Partial<{ [K in FieldName]: string
   openshiftVersion: t('OpenShift version'),
   cpuArchitecture: t('CPU architecture'),
   controlPlaneCount: t('Number of control plane nodes'),
+  platform: t('Integrate with external partner platforms'),
 })
+
+export type PlatformType = 'none' | 'baremetal' | 'vsphere' | 'nutanix' | 'external'
+
+const CIMPlatforms: { [key in PlatformType]: string } = {
+  none: 'None',
+  baremetal: 'BareMetal',
+  vsphere: 'VSphere',
+  nutanix: 'Nutanix',
+  external: 'External',
+}
+
+const CIMPlatformsLabels: { [key in PlatformType]: string } = {
+  none: 'No platform integration',
+  baremetal: 'No platform integration',
+  vsphere: 'vSphere',
+  nutanix: 'Nutanix',
+  external: 'External cloud provider',
+}
+
+export const getPlatform = (a: PlatformType) => (a ? CIMPlatforms[a] : CIMPlatforms['none'])
+
+export const getPlatformLabel = (a: PlatformType) => (a ? CIMPlatformsLabels[a] : CIMPlatformsLabels['none'])
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/types.ts b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/types.ts
index ab3ad92c9d..3d0b81fde4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/components/assisted-installer/types.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ export type FieldName =
   | 'openshiftVersion'
   | 'cpuArchitecture'
   | 'controlPlaneCount'
+  | 'platform'
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/templates/assisted-installer/ai-template.hbs b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/templates/assisted-installer/ai-template.hbs
index 7eca78e64d..6b4f927af6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/templates/assisted-installer/ai-template.hbs
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/templates/assisted-installer/ai-template.hbs
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ spec:
     - 172.30.0.0/16
     userManagedNetworking: {{{ai.userManagedNetworking}}}
   sshPublicKey: '{{{ai.sshPublicKey}}}'
+  platformType: '{{convert ai.platform}}'
+  {{#switch ai.platform}}
+  {{#case 'external'}}
+  external:
+    platformName: 'External platform'
+    cloudControllerManager: External
+  {{/case}}
+  {{/switch}}
 
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/templates/assisted-installer/cim-template.hbs b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/templates/assisted-installer/cim-template.hbs
index f01a88ba48..da8a49ea10 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/templates/assisted-installer/cim-template.hbs
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/Infrastructure/Clusters/ManagedClusters/CreateCluster/templates/assisted-installer/cim-template.hbs
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ spec:
 {{else}}
   sshPublicKey: ''
 {{/if}}
+  platformType: '{{convert ai.platform}}'
+  {{#switch ai.platform}}
+  {{#case 'external'}}
+  external:
+    platformName: 'External platform'
+    cloudControllerManager: External
+  {{/case}}
+  {{/switch}}
 
 ---
 apiVersion: v1