diff --git a/hack/e2e-common.sh b/hack/e2e-common.sh
index 9deccde8c7..6c91ad8632 100644
--- a/hack/e2e-common.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e-common.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ export JOBSET_MANIFEST=https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/jobset/releases/downlo
 export JOBSET_IMAGE=registry.k8s.io/jobset/jobset:${JOBSET_VERSION}
 export JOBSET_CRDS=${ROOT_DIR}/dep-crds/jobset-operator/
 
+export KUBEFLOW_VERSION=v1.7.0
+export TFJOB_MANIFEST=https://github.com/kubeflow/training-operator/manifests/overlays/standalone?ref=${KUBEFLOW_VERSION}
+#no matching semver tag unfortunately
+export TFJOB_IMAGE=kubeflow/training-operator:v1-855e096
+export TFJOB_CRDS=${ROOT_DIR}/dep-crds/training-operator/kubeflow.org_tfjobs.yaml
+
 # $1 - cluster name
 function cluster_cleanup {
 	kubectl config use-context kind-$1
@@ -67,6 +73,13 @@ function install_jobset {
     kubectl apply --server-side -f ${JOBSET_MANIFEST}
 }
 
+#$1 - cluster name
+function install_kubeflow {
+    cluster_kind_load_image ${1} ${TFJOB_IMAGE}
+    kubectl config use-context kind-${1}
+    kubectl apply -k ${TFJOB_MANIFEST}
+}
+
 export INITIAL_IMAGE=$($YQ '.images[] | select(.name == "controller") | [.newName, .newTag] | join(":")' config/components/manager/kustomization.yaml)
 
 function restore_managers_image {
diff --git a/hack/multikueue-e2e-test.sh b/hack/multikueue-e2e-test.sh
index 58153708a3..430c91a66f 100755
--- a/hack/multikueue-e2e-test.sh
+++ b/hack/multikueue-e2e-test.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ function kind_load {
     install_jobset $MANAGER_KIND_CLUSTER_NAME
     install_jobset $WORKER1_KIND_CLUSTER_NAME
     install_jobset $WORKER2_KIND_CLUSTER_NAME
+
+    #KUBEFLOW SETUP
+    #MANAGER
+    # Only install the CRDs and not the controller to be able to
+    # have TF Jobs admitted without execution in the manager cluster.
+    kubectl config use-context kind-${MANAGER_KIND_CLUSTER_NAME}
+    kubectl apply --server-side -f ${TFJOB_CRDS}
+
+    #WORKERS
+    docker pull kubeflow/training-operator:v1-855e096
+    install_kubeflow $WORKER1_KIND_CLUSTER_NAME
+    install_kubeflow $WORKER2_KIND_CLUSTER_NAME
+    
     fi
 }
 
@@ -94,4 +107,4 @@ startup
 kind_load
 kueue_deploy
 
-$GINKGO $GINKGO_ARGS --junit-report=junit.xml --output-dir=$ARTIFACTS -v ./test/e2e/multikueue/...
+$GINKGO $GINKGO_ARGS --junit-report=junit.xml --output-dir=$ARTIFACTS -v ./test/e2e/multikueue/... || read -p "wait for me son"