diff --git a/tobiko/tests/update/__init__.py b/tobiko/tests/update/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ee7e1c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tobiko/tests/update/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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.
+from __future__ import absolute_import
diff --git a/tobiko/tests/update/podified/post/test_kpatch_verification.py b/tobiko/tests/update/podified/post/test_kpatch_verification.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ce4cead4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tobiko/tests/update/podified/post/test_kpatch_verification.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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.
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import testtools
+from oslo_log import log
+
+import tobiko
+from tobiko.openstack import topology
+from tobiko.podified import _topology
+from tobiko.shell import sh
+
+LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class KpatchCommandNotFoundError(tobiko.TobikoException):
+    message = "kpatch command not found on compute node"
+
+
+class KpatchCommandFailedError(tobiko.TobikoException):
+    message = "kpatch command failed on compute node"
+
+
+class KpatchNotLoadedError(tobiko.TobikoException):
+    message = "no kpatches loaded on compute node"
+
+
+@_topology.skip_if_not_podified
+class KpatchVerificationTest(testtools.TestCase):
+    """Test to verify kpatches are applied on compute nodes after update"""
+
+    def test_kpatches_applied_on_compute_nodes(self):
+        """Verify that kpatches are loaded on all compute nodes"""
+        compute_nodes = topology.list_openstack_nodes(group='compute')
+
+        if not compute_nodes:
+            tobiko.skip_test(
+                "No EDPM compute nodes found in podified topology")
+
+        LOG.info("Checking kpatches on {} compute nodes".format(
+            len(compute_nodes)))
+
+        failed_nodes = []
+
+        for node in compute_nodes:
+            if not isinstance(node, _topology.EdpmNode):
+                LOG.warning(f"Skipping non-EDPM node: {node.name}")
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                # Execute kpatch list command
+                result = sh.execute('kpatch list',
+                                    ssh_client=node.ssh_client,
+                                    expect_exit_status=None)
+
+                # Check if kpatch command not found
+                if result.exit_status == 127:
+                    raise KpatchCommandNotFoundError(
+                        f"kpatch command not found on {node.name}")
+
+                # Check if kpatch command failed
+                if result.exit_status != 0:
+                    raise KpatchCommandFailedError(
+                        "kpatch command failed on {} "
+                        "(exit code: {}): {}".format(
+                            node.name, result.exit_status, result.stderr))
+
+                # Check if no output (no kpatches loaded)
+                output = result.stdout.strip()
+                if not output:
+                    raise KpatchNotLoadedError(
+                        f"No kpatches loaded on {node.name}")
+
+                LOG.info("Kpatches on {}:\n{}".format(node.name, output))
+
+            except tobiko.TobikoException:
+                # Re-raise tobiko exceptions as-is
+                raise
+            except Exception as ex:
+                LOG.exception(f"Failed to check kpatches on {node.name}")
+                failed_nodes.append("Exception on {}: {}".format(
+                    node.name, str(ex)))
+
+        # This should only be reached if there were non-tobiko exceptions
+        if failed_nodes:
+            failure_message = "Kpatch verification failed:\n" + "\n".join(
+                "  - {}".format(failure) for failure in failed_nodes)
+            raise AssertionError(failure_message)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ced2c57c2..c3b1d4a5e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -362,6 +362,17 @@ setenv =
     TOX_NUM_PROCESSES = 1
     PYTEST_TIMEOUT = 3600
 
+[testenv:update_podified_post]
+
+basepython = {[integration]basepython}
+envdir = {[integration]envdir}
+passenv = {[integration]passenv}
+setenv =
+    {[integration]setenv}
+    OS_TEST_PATH = {toxinidir}/tobiko/tests/update/podified/post
+    TOX_NUM_PROCESSES = 1
+    PYTEST_TIMEOUT = 3600
+
 
 # --- CI workflow test environments -------------------------------------------