diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure/openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure/openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main.yaml
index 9278c92161ba2..862b0277a5443 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure/openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure/openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main.yaml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ tests:
 - as: regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi
   optional: true
   run_if_changed: ^(go\.mod|go\.sum)$
+  shard_count: 3
   steps:
     cluster_profile: azure4
     env:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure/openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure/openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main-presubmits.yaml
index 6b18aeb269cd6..ece82722145d3 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure/openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure/openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main-presubmits.yaml
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ presubmits:
     - ^main$
     - ^main-
     cluster: build03
-    context: ci/prow/regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi
+    context: ci/prow/regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-1of3
     decorate: true
     decoration_config:
       timeout: 7h0m0s
@@ -535,9 +535,9 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: azure4
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
-    name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main-regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main-regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-1of3
     optional: true
-    rerun_command: /test regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi
+    rerun_command: /test regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-1of3
     run_if_changed: ^(go\.mod|go\.sum)$
     spec:
       containers:
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ presubmits:
         - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
         - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
         - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 3 --shard-id 1"
         - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
         - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
         - --target=regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi
@@ -595,7 +596,161 @@ presubmits:
       - name: result-aggregator
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
-    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi,?($|\s.*)
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-1of3,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: false
+    branches:
+    - ^main$
+    - ^main-
+    cluster: build03
+    context: ci/prow/regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-2of3
+    decorate: true
+    decoration_config:
+      timeout: 7h0m0s
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: azure4
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: azure4
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main-regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-2of3
+    optional: true
+    rerun_command: /test regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-2of3
+    run_if_changed: ^(go\.mod|go\.sum)$
+    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
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 3 --shard-id 2"
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        - --target=regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: 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: /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: 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
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-2of3,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: false
+    branches:
+    - ^main$
+    - ^main-
+    cluster: build03
+    context: ci/prow/regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-3of3
+    decorate: true
+    decoration_config:
+      timeout: 7h0m0s
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: azure4
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: azure4
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-api-provider-azure-main-regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-3of3
+    optional: true
+    rerun_command: /test regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-3of3
+    run_if_changed: ^(go\.mod|go\.sum)$
+    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
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 3 --shard-id 3"
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        - --target=regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: 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: /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: 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
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )regression-clusterinfra-azure-ipi-mapi-3of3,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: true
     branches:
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-extended/test/openshift-extended-test-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-extended/test/openshift-extended-test-commands.sh
index c60350bd13055..855f178ce9f6b 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-extended/test/openshift-extended-test-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-extended/test/openshift-extended-test-commands.sh
@@ -348,7 +348,9 @@ function run {
     fi
 
     echo "final scenarios: ${test_scenarios}"
-    extended-platform-tests run all --dry-run | \
+    echo "SHARD_ARGS=\"${SHARD_ARGS}\""
+
+    extended-platform-tests run all --dry-run ${SHARD_ARGS:-} | \
         grep -E "${test_scenarios}" | grep -E "${TEST_IMPORTANCE}" > ./case_selected
 
     hardcoded_filters="~NonUnifyCI&;~Flaky&;~DEPRECATED&;~SUPPLEMENTARY&;~VMonly&;~ProdrunOnly&;~StagerunOnly&"
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-extended/test/openshift-extended-test-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-extended/test/openshift-extended-test-ref.yaml
index e0ea72ca9cac9..3ee940d697fd1 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-extended/test/openshift-extended-test-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-extended/test/openshift-extended-test-ref.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ ref:
     documentation: |-
       Indicates if the active cluster is an OpenShift cluster or a derivative (e.g., Hypershift, Microshift).
       A value of "true" means the cluster is OpenShift or a derivative, while "false" means it is not (e.g., AKS).
+  - name: SHARD_ARGS
+    default: ""
+    documentation: |-
+      Arguments to be passed to 'extended-platform-tests' regarding the sharding parameters of this run
   - name: MULTI_STAGE_OVERRIDE_NETOBSERV_CS_IMAGE
     default: ""
     documentation: |-