diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22__amd64-nightly.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22__amd64-nightly.yaml
index 15fed7bfab74d..228f324c114d7 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22__amd64-nightly.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22__amd64-nightly.yaml
@@ -649,6 +649,15 @@ tests:
     test:
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-qe-destructive
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-edge-zone-cco-manual-security-token-service
+- as: aws-ipi-zone-consistency-f28
+  cron: 30 10 15 * *
+  steps:
+    cluster_profile: aws-qe
+    env:
+      BASE_DOMAIN: qe.devcluster.openshift.com
+    test:
+    - chain: openshift-e2e-test-qe
+    workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency
 - as: aws-ipi-ovn-stress-f28
   cron: 19 17 7 * *
   steps:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22-periodics.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22-periodics.yaml
index c9ccef8f64f4b..8191d6b0e66f9 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22-periodics.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22-periodics.yaml
@@ -22584,6 +22584,88 @@ periodics:
     - name: result-aggregator
       secret:
         secretName: result-aggregator
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build09
+  cron: 30 10 15 * *
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: release-4.22
+    org: openshift
+    repo: openshift-tests-private
+  labels:
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: aws-qe
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: amd64-nightly
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    job-release: "4.22"
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22-amd64-nightly-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-f28
+  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
+      - --oauth-token-path=/usr/local/github-credentials/oauth
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=aws-ipi-zone-consistency-f28
+      - --variant=amd64-nightly
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      image: quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci:ci_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: /usr/local/github-credentials
+        name: github-credentials-openshift-ci-robot-private-git-cloner
+        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: github-credentials-openshift-ci-robot-private-git-cloner
+      secret:
+        secretName: github-credentials-openshift-ci-robot-private-git-cloner
+    - 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
 - agent: kubernetes
   cluster: build09
   cron: 26 15 5,12,19,26 * *
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/OWNERS b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cfba660e13955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+approvers:
+- jianlinliu
+- gpei
+- yunjiang29
+- liweinan
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/OWNERS b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cfba660e13955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+approvers:
+- jianlinliu
+- gpei
+- yunjiang29
+- liweinan
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-commands.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..95c9da1262119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-commands.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o nounset
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+
+# save the exit code for junit xml file generated in step gather-must-gather
+# post check steps after cluster installation, exit code 101 if failed,
+# save to install-post-check-status.txt
+EXIT_CODE=101
+trap 'if [[ "$?" == 0 ]]; then EXIT_CODE=0; fi; echo "${EXIT_CODE}" > "${SHARED_DIR}/install-post-check-status.txt"' EXIT TERM
+
+if [ -f "${SHARED_DIR}/kubeconfig" ] ; then
+  export KUBECONFIG="${SHARED_DIR}/kubeconfig"
+else
+  echo "No KUBECONFIG found, exit now"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+MASTER_MACHINES=$(oc get machine -n openshift-machine-api -l machine.openshift.io/cluster-api-machine-role=master -o jsonpath='{.items[*].metadata.name}' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+if [ -z "$MASTER_MACHINES" ]; then
+  echo "No master machines found"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+ret=0
+
+for machine in $MASTER_MACHINES; do
+  zone_label=$(oc get machine "$machine" -n openshift-machine-api -o jsonpath='{.metadata.labels.machine\.openshift\.io/zone}' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  provider_id=$(oc get machine "$machine" -n openshift-machine-api -o jsonpath='{.spec.providerID}' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  provider_zone=$(echo "$provider_id" | grep -oP 'aws:///\K[^/]+' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  spec_zone=$(oc get machine "$machine" -n openshift-machine-api -o jsonpath='{.spec.providerSpec.value.placement.availabilityZone}' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  
+  if [ -z "$zone_label" ] || [ -z "$provider_zone" ] || [ -z "$spec_zone" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: $machine - missing zone information (label: $zone_label, providerID: $provider_zone, spec: $spec_zone)"
+    ret=$((ret + 1))
+  elif [ "$zone_label" != "$provider_zone" ] || [ "$provider_zone" != "$spec_zone" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: $machine - zone inconsistent (label: $zone_label, providerID: $provider_zone, spec: $spec_zone)"
+    ret=$((ret + 1))
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "PASS: All machines have consistent zones"
+else
+  echo "FAIL: Machines with inconsistent zones detected"
+fi
+
+exit $ret
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-ref.metadata.json b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-ref.metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..04b6cdf1510d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-ref.metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+	"path": "cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-ref.yaml",
+	"owners": {
+		"approvers": [
+			"jianlinliu",
+			"gpei",
+			"yunjiang29",
+			"liweinan"
+		]
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-ref.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..97e59749e7f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/cluster/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-ref.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+ref:
+  as: cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster
+  from_image:
+    namespace: ocp
+    name: "4.16"
+    tag: upi-installer
+  grace_period: 10m
+  commands: cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster-commands.sh
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 10m
+      memory: 100Mi
+  documentation: >-
+    Verify control plane machine zone consistency in installed cluster (OCPBUGS-69923).
+    This step verifies that actual cluster machines have consistent zone information
+    (zone label, providerID zone, and spec zone) after cluster installation is complete.
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/OWNERS b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cfba660e13955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+approvers:
+- jianlinliu
+- gpei
+- yunjiang29
+- liweinan
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-commands.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..2bc108178d9c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-commands.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o nounset
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+
+# save the exit code for junit xml file generated in step gather-must-gather
+# post check steps after manifest generation, exit code 100 if failed,
+# save to install-pre-config-status.txt
+EXIT_CODE=100
+trap 'if [[ "$?" == 0 ]]; then EXIT_CODE=0; fi; echo "${EXIT_CODE}" > "${SHARED_DIR}/install-pre-config-status.txt"' EXIT TERM
+
+# Try to find installer directory
+# First check SHARED_DIR (manifests copied from ipi-install-install step)
+# Then check /tmp/installer (if running in the same pod)
+if [ -d "${SHARED_DIR}/installer" ]; then
+  INSTALL_DIR="${SHARED_DIR}/installer"
+elif [ -d "/tmp/installer" ]; then
+  INSTALL_DIR="/tmp/installer"
+else
+  echo "Error: Installation directory not found in ${SHARED_DIR}/installer or /tmp/installer"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+CAPI_FILES=$(find "$INSTALL_DIR"/openshift -name "*cluster-api*master*.yaml" -type f 2>/dev/null | sort || true)
+MAPI_FILES=$(find "$INSTALL_DIR"/openshift -name "*machine-api*master*.yaml" -type f 2>/dev/null | sort || true)
+
+if [ -z "$CAPI_FILES" ]; then
+  echo "Error: CAPI manifest files not found"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$MAPI_FILES" ]; then
+  echo "Error: MAPI manifest files not found"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get CAPI zones
+capi_zones=()
+for file in $CAPI_FILES; do
+  zone=$(yq eval '.spec.providerSpec.value.placement.availabilityZone' "$file" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  if [ -n "$zone" ] && [ "$zone" != "null" ]; then
+    capi_zones+=("$zone")
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ ${#capi_zones[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Error: No CAPI zone information found"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get MAPI zones
+mapi_zones=()
+for file in $MAPI_FILES; do
+  kind=$(yq eval '.kind' "$file" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  if [ "$kind" = "ControlPlaneMachineSet" ]; then
+    zones=$(yq eval '.spec.template.machines_v1beta1_machine_openshift_io.failureDomains.aws[].placement.availabilityZone' "$file" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    master_count=${#capi_zones[@]}
+    mapi_index=0
+    for zone in $zones; do
+      if [ "$zone" != "null" ] && [ -n "$zone" ] && [ $mapi_index -lt "$master_count" ]; then
+        mapi_zones+=("$zone")
+        mapi_index=$((mapi_index + 1))
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ ${#mapi_zones[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Error: No MAPI zone information found"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Compare zones
+ret=0
+for i in $(seq 0 $((${#capi_zones[@]} - 1))); do
+  capi_zone="${capi_zones[$i]}"
+  mapi_zone="${mapi_zones[$i]}"
+  if [ "$capi_zone" != "$mapi_zone" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: master-$i zone mismatch - CAPI: $capi_zone, MAPI: $mapi_zone"
+    ret=$((ret + 1))
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "PASS: All machines have consistent zone allocation"
+else
+  echo "FAIL: Zone allocation inconsistency detected"
+fi
+
+exit $ret
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-ref.metadata.json b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-ref.metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3d2b037b7a1bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-ref.metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+	"path": "cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-ref.yaml",
+	"owners": {
+		"approvers": [
+			"jianlinliu",
+			"gpei",
+			"yunjiang29",
+			"liweinan"
+		]
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-ref.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ed26d3183ffd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/check/aws/zone-consistency/manifests/cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-ref.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+ref:
+  as: cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests
+  from_image:
+    namespace: ocp
+    name: "4.16"
+    tag: upi-installer
+  grace_period: 10m
+  commands: cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests-commands.sh
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 10m
+      memory: 100Mi
+  documentation: >-
+    Verify control plane machine zone allocation consistency in manifests (OCPBUGS-69923).
+    This step verifies that CAPI and MAPI manifests have consistent zone allocation
+    for control plane machines after manifests are generated.
+    This should run after 'create manifests' but before 'create cluster'.
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/OWNERS b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..88c1bfffd18a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+approvers:
+- jianlinliu
+- gpei
+- yunjiang29
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-workflow.metadata.json b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-workflow.metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..627460566115e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-workflow.metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"path": "cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-workflow.yaml",
+	"owners": {
+		"approvers": [
+			"jianlinliu",
+			"gpei",
+			"yunjiang29"
+		]
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-workflow.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-workflow.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f742f24288c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-workflow.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+workflow:
+  as: cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency
+  steps:
+    pre:
+      - chain: cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-provision
+      - ref: cucushift-installer-reportportal-marker
+    post:
+      - chain: cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-deprovision
+      - ref: send-results-to-reportportal
+  documentation: |-
+    This workflow tests OCPBUGS-69923: Control plane machine zone allocation consistency.
+    It verifies that CAPI and MAPI manifests have consistent zone allocation,
+    and that actual cluster machines have consistent zone information.
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/provision/OWNERS b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/provision/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1dee593a8886f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/provision/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+approvers:
+- jianlinliu
+- gpei
+- yunjiang29
+- liweinan
+reviewers:
+- jianlinliu
+- gpei
+- yunjiang29
+- liweinan
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/provision/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-provision-chain.metadata.json b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/provision/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-provision-chain.metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b93c271e67102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/provision/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-provision-chain.metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+	"path": "cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/provision/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-provision-chain.yaml",
+	"owners": {
+		"approvers": [
+			"jianlinliu",
+			"gpei",
+			"yunjiang29",
+			"liweinan"
+		],
+		"reviewers": [
+			"jianlinliu",
+			"gpei",
+			"yunjiang29",
+			"liweinan"
+		]
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/provision/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-provision-chain.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/provision/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-provision-chain.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a4fbaa436d5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/installer/rehearse/aws/ipi/zone-consistency/provision/cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-provision-chain.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+chain:
+  as: cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi-zone-consistency-provision
+  steps:
+  - chain: ipi-conf-aws
+  - ref: ipi-conf-aws-usage-info
+  - chain: aws-provision-iam-user-minimal-permission
+  - ref: ipi-install-rbac
+  - ref: openshift-cluster-bot-rbac
+  - ref: ipi-install-hosted-loki
+  - ref: ipi-install-install
+  - ref: cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-manifests
+  - ref: ipi-install-times-collection
+  - ref: nodes-readiness
+  - ref: multiarch-validate-nodes
+  - ref: enable-qe-catalogsource
+  - chain: cucushift-installer-check
+  - ref: cucushift-installer-check-aws-zone-consistency-cluster
+  documentation: |-
+    Create an IPI cluster on AWS and verify zone consistency (OCPBUGS-69923).
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/install/install/ipi-install-install-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/install/install/ipi-install-install-commands.sh
index 66d064ecdc6fd..51d4f3d4e2ef6 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/install/install/ipi-install-install-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/install/install/ipi-install-install-commands.sh
@@ -722,6 +722,13 @@ if test "${ret}" -ne 0 ; then
 fi
 set -o errexit
 
+# Copy manifests to SHARED_DIR for post-manifest validation steps
+# This allows steps that run after ipi-install-install to access manifests
+if [ -d "${dir}/openshift" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "${SHARED_DIR}/installer/openshift"
+  cp -r "${dir}/openshift"/* "${SHARED_DIR}/installer/openshift/" || true
+fi
+
 # Platform specific manifests adjustments
 case "${CLUSTER_TYPE}" in
 azure4|azure-arm64)