diff --git a/ansible-collection-requirements.yml b/ansible-collection-requirements.yml
index 0ff8346622..21f1fe1300 100644
--- a/ansible-collection-requirements.yml
+++ b/ansible-collection-requirements.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ collections:
   source: https://github.com/ansible-collections/openvswitch.openvswitch
   type: git
   version: 2.1.1
-- name: osa_ops.mcapi_vexxhost
-  source: https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-ops#/mcapi_vexxhost
+- name: adriacloud.kubernetes
+  source: https://github.com/adriacloud/ansible-collection-kubernetes
   type: git
-  version: master
+  version: 26.4.1
diff --git a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.aio.j2 b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.aio.j2
index f7609575f5..6e6abd4d2a 100644
--- a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.aio.j2
+++ b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.aio.j2
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ repo_infra_hosts:
     ip: {{ bootstrap_host_public_address }}
     management_ip: {{ bootstrap_host_management_address }}
 
-{% if 'zookeeper' in bootstrap_host_scenarios_expanded %}
+{% if 'zookeeper' in bootstrap_host_scenarios_expanded or 'infra' in bootstrap_host_scenarios_expanded %}
 coordination_hosts:
   aio1:
     ip: {{ bootstrap_host_public_address }}
@@ -238,3 +238,14 @@ coordination_hosts:
       zookeeper_container: 3
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
+
+{% if 'k8s' in bootstrap_host_scenarios_expanded or 'infra' in bootstrap_host_scenarios_expanded %}
+cluster_api_hosts:
+  aio1:
+    ip: {{ bootstrap_host_public_address }}
+    management_ip: {{ bootstrap_host_management_address }}
+{% if 'infra' in bootstrap_host_scenarios_expanded %}
+    affinity:
+      k8s_container: 3
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/k8s_all/defaults.yml b/inventory/group_vars/k8s_all/defaults.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f9b2480ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/k8s_all/defaults.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2026, BBC R&D
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Pick a range of addresses for cilium that do not collide with anything else
+cilium_ipv4_cidr: 172.29.200.0/22
+
+# Set a clusterctl version. Supported list can be found in defaults:
+# https://github.com/adriacloud/ansible-collection-kubernetes/blob/main/roles/clusterctl/defaults/main.yml
+clusterctl_version: 1.12.3
+cluster_api_version: 1.12.3
+cluster_api_infrastructure_provider: openstack
+cluster_api_infrastructure_version: 0.14.1
+
+# wire OSA group, host and network addresses into k8s deployment
+kubelet_hostname: "{{ ansible_facts['hostname'] | lower }}"
+kubelet_node_ip: "{{ management_address }}"
+kubernetes_control_plane_group: k8s_container
+kubernetes_hostname: "{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}"
+kubernetes_non_init_namespace: true
+
+# Define k8s version for the control cluster
+kubernetes_version: 1.35.2
+
+# Define LXC container overrides
+lxc_container_config_list: "{{ ((hostvars[physical_host]['ansible_facts']['os_family'] | lower) == 'debian') | ternary(['lxc.apparmor.profile=unconfined'], []) }}"
+
+lxc_container_mount_auto:
+  - "proc:rw"
+  - "sys:rw"
+
+# Set this manually, or kube-proxy will try to do this - not possible
+# in a non-init namespace and will fail in LXC
+openstack_host_nf_conntrack_max: 1572864
+
+# OSA containers dont run ssh by default so cannot use synchronize
+upload_helm_chart_method: copy
+
+# Run ansible modules in a venv on the target hosts
+ansible_collection_kubernetes_target_venv: /opt/mcapi_ansible_venv
+
+# Enable periodic cluster API state collection (note: this is not a guaranteed functional backup)
+# See https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/clusterctl/commands/move
+cluster_api_backups_enabled: False
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/k8s_all/haproxy_service.yml b/inventory/group_vars/k8s_all/haproxy_service.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b77d43a818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/k8s_all/haproxy_service.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2026, BBC R&D
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+haproxy_k8s_service:
+  haproxy_service_name: k8s
+  haproxy_backend_nodes: "{{ groups['k8s_all'] | default([]) }}"
+  haproxy_ssl: false
+  haproxy_ssl_all_vips: false
+  haproxy_port: 6443
+  haproxy_balance_type: tcp
+  haproxy_balance_alg: leastconn
+  haproxy_interval: '15000'
+  haproxy_backend_port: 6443
+  haproxy_backend_rise: 2
+  haproxy_backend_fall: 2
+  haproxy_timeout_server: '15m'
+  haproxy_timeout_client: '5m'
+  haproxy_backend_options:
+    - tcplog
+    - ssl-hello-chk
+    - log-health-checks
+    - httpchk GET /healthz
+  haproxy_backend_httpcheck_options:
+    - 'send hdr User-Agent "osa-haproxy-healthcheck" meth GET uri /healthz'
+  haproxy_backend_server_options:
+    - check-ssl
+    - verify none
+  haproxy_service_enabled: "{{ groups['k8s_all'] is defined and groups['k8s_all'] | length > 0 }}"
+
+k8s_haproxy_services:
+  - "{{ haproxy_k8s_service | combine(haproxy_k8s_service_overrides | default({})) }}"
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/magnum_all/source_git.yml b/inventory/group_vars/magnum_all/source_git.yml
index d74c6fe1cf..5c7f9ff056 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/magnum_all/source_git.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/magnum_all/source_git.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,11 @@
 magnum_git_repo: "{{ openstack_opendev_base_url }}/openstack/magnum"
 magnum_git_install_branch: 1b8f1b9ba0051203841100d3ce244ba832741c68
 magnum_git_track_branch: stable/2026.1
+
+magnum_capi_vexxhost_git_repo: "{{ openstack_github_base_url }}/vexxhost/magnum-cluster-api"
+magnum_capi_vexxhost_git_install_branch: v0.36.0
+magnum_capi_vexxhost_git_track_branch: None
+
+magnum_capi_azimuth_git_repo: "{{ openstack_opendev_base_url }}/openstack/magnum-capi-helm"
+magnum_capi_azimuth_git_install_branch: d60ae3f89cd925a7097082facfd9c140ea8cf9a2
+magnum_capi_azimuth_git_track_branch: master
diff --git a/playbooks/k8s-install.yml b/playbooks/k8s-install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd366ff843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/k8s-install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2026, BBC R&D
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+- name: Importing k8s playbook
+  import_playbook: openstack.osa.k8s
diff --git a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_magnum.yml.j2 b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_magnum.yml.j2
index 454c0a52a7..bb1b013f5d 100644
--- a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_magnum.yml.j2
+++ b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_magnum.yml.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+{% if 'k8s' in bootstrap_host_scenarios_expanded %}
+# Tempest alongside capi testing takes too long
+tempest_install: False
+functional_test_k8s_version: "{{ zuul_vars.kubernetes_version | default(undef()) }}"
+{%   if 'vexxhost' in bootstrap_host_scenarios_expanded %}
+magnum_k8s_driver: "vexxhost"
+post_setup_openstack_hook: /etc/ansible/roles/os_magnum/tests/functional_test.yml
+{%   elif 'azimuth' in bootstrap_host_scenarios_expanded %}
+magnum_k8s_driver: "azimuth"
+{%   endif %}
+{% else %}
+magnum_k8s_driver: "heat"
 magnum_glance_images:
   - name: fedora-coreos-latest
     disk_format: qcow2
@@ -70,3 +82,5 @@ tempest_tempest_conf_overrides_magnum:
     master_flavor_id: m1.magnum
     flavor_id: s1.magnum
     image_id: fedora-coreos-latest
+
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/vars/main.yml b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/vars/main.yml
index b32b1625fc..0cfb7af908 100644
--- a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/vars/main.yml
+++ b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/vars/main.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ bootstrap_host_scenarios_expanded: |-
         'freezer' in bootstrap_host_scenarios %}
   {%   set _ = scenario_list.extend(['swift']) %}
   {% endif %}
-  {% if ('magnum' in bootstrap_host_scenarios) %}
+  {% if ('magnum' in bootstrap_host_scenarios and 'capi' not in bootstrap_host_scenarios) %}
   {%   set _ = scenario_list.extend(['heat'])  %}
   {% endif %}
   {% if 'manila' in bootstrap_host_scenarios %}
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 1032bc368c..93495d9008 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@
       - name: openstack/ironic
       - name: openstack/ironic-inspector
       - name: openstack/magnum
+      - name: openstack/magnum-capi-helm
       - name: openstack/masakari
       - name: openstack/masakari-monitors
       - name: openstack/mistral
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@
       - ^playbooks\/haproxy(-install)?\.yml
       - ^playbooks\/utility(-install|_host)\.yml
       - ^playbooks\/zookeeper-(-install)?\.yml
+      - ^playbooks\/k8s-(-install)?\.yml
 
 # Running linters check