diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/secrets-store-csi-driver/secrets-store-csi-driver-config.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/secrets-store-csi-driver/secrets-store-csi-driver-config.yaml
index 5011f11a0fea..90017d4e5db9 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/secrets-store-csi-driver/secrets-store-csi-driver-config.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/secrets-store-csi-driver/secrets-store-csi-driver-config.yaml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ presubmits:
   - name: pull-secrets-store-csi-driver-e2e-windows
     decorate: true
     decoration_config:
-      timeout: 1h
+      timeout: 90m
     always_run: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver
     optional: false
@@ -592,3 +592,40 @@ periodics:
     testgrid-alert-email: kubernetes-secrets-store-csi-driver@googlegroups.com
     description: "Run vulnerability scans for Secrets Store CSI driver images."
     testgrid-num-columns-recent: '30'
+
+- interval: 24h
+  name: periodic-secrets-store-csi-driver-upgrade-test-azure
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    timeout: 30m
+  labels:
+    # this is required because we want to run kind in docker
+    preset-dind-enabled: "true"
+    # this is required to make CNI installation to succeed for kind
+    preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
+    # sets up the azure keyvault parameters used for testing
+    preset-azure-secrets-store-creds: "true"
+  extra_refs:
+  - org: kubernetes-sigs
+    repo: secrets-store-csi-driver
+    base_ref: master
+    path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver
+  spec:
+    containers:
+      - image: gcr.io/k8s-testimages/kubekins-e2e:v20210615-c973edd-master
+        command:
+          - runner.sh
+        args:
+        - bash
+        - -c
+        - >-
+          HELM_CHART_DIR=$(ls -h charts/*.tgz | sort --version-sort --field-separator=- --key=5 | tail -n 1) make e2e-bootstrap e2e-helm-deploy-release e2e-azure && HELM_CHART_DIR=manifest_staging/charts/secrets-store-csi-driver make e2e-helm-upgrade e2e-azure
+        # docker-in-docker needs privileged mode
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+  annotations:
+    testgrid-dashboards: sig-auth-secrets-store-csi-driver
+    testgrid-tab-name: secrets-store-csi-driver-upgrade-test-azure
+    testgrid-alert-email: kubernetes-secrets-store-csi-driver@googlegroups.com
+    description: "Run driver upgrade test with azure provider for Secrets Store CSI driver."
+    testgrid-num-columns-recent: '30'