diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-features.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-features.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15f34067e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-features.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+name: E2E Test Features CI
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch: 
+
+env:
+  REPOSITORY_NAME: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}-ci
+  TAG_NAME: PR${{ github.event.number }}
+  VCLUSTER_SUFFIX: vcluster
+  VCLUSTER_NAME: vcluster
+  VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE: vcluster
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-syncer-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - run: git fetch --force --tags
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.22"
+      - name: Setup Just
+        uses: extractions/setup-just@v2
+      - name: Setup Syft
+        uses: anchore/sbom-action/download-syft@v0.17.0
+      - name: Setup GoReleaser
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
+        with:
+          install-only: true
+          version: latest
+      - name: Build and save syncer image
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          TELEMETRY_PRIVATE_KEY="" goreleaser build --single-target --snapshot --id vcluster --clean --output ./vcluster
+          docker build -t "${{ env.REPOSITORY_NAME }}:${{ env.TAG_NAME }}" -f Dockerfile.release --build-arg TARGETARCH=amd64 --build-arg TARGETOS=linux .
+          docker save -o vcluster_syncer "${{ env.REPOSITORY_NAME }}:${{ env.TAG_NAME }}"
+      - name: Upload syncer image to artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: vcluster_syncer
+          path: ./vcluster_syncer
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  build-vcluster-cli:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - run: git fetch --force --tags
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.22"
+      - name: Setup Just
+        uses: extractions/setup-just@v2
+      - name: Setup Syft
+        uses: anchore/sbom-action/download-syft@v0.17.0
+      - name: Setup GoReleaser
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
+        with:
+          install-only: true
+      - name: Build vcluster cli
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          TELEMETRY_PRIVATE_KEY="" goreleaser build --single-target --snapshot --id vcluster-cli --clean --output ./vcluster
+      - name: Upload vcluster cli to artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: vcluster
+          path: ./vcluster
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  build-tests: 
+    name: Build tests binaries
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: git config --global url.https://$GH_ACCESS_TOKEN@github.com/.insteadOf https://github.com/
+        env:
+          GH_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+      
+      - name: Build e2e binary
+        run: |
+          cd ./test
+          go run -mod=vendor github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo build --require-suite -r --mod vendor $(ls -d ./features/* | jq -R . | jq -rcs '. | join(" \\\n")')
+        env:
+          GOWORK: off
+
+      - name: Upload test binaries to artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: test-binaries
+          path: test/features/**/*.test
+          retention-days: 7
+  
+  generate-matrix:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: List Go files
+        id: set-paths-matrix
+        run: |
+          cd ./test
+          set -x
+          sudo apt-get install -y jq
+
+          paths=$(ls -d ./features/*/)
+          echo "matrix=$(printf '%s\n' "${paths}" | jq -R . | jq -cs .)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.set-paths-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+  
+  execute-feature-tests:
+    needs:
+      - build-and-push-syncer-image
+      - build-vcluster-cli
+      - build-tests
+      - generate-matrix
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: 
+        test-suite-path: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: azure/setup-helm@v4
+        name: Setup Helm
+        with:
+          version: "v3.11.0"
+
+      - name: Set up kind k8s cluster
+        uses: engineerd/setup-kind@v0.5.0
+        with:
+          version: "v0.20.0"
+          image: kindest/node:v1.30.0@sha256:047357ac0cfea04663786a612ba1eaba9702bef25227a794b52890dd8bcd692e
+
+      - name: Testing kind cluster set-up
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          kubectl cluster-info
+          kubectl get pods -n kube-system
+          echo "kubectl config current-context:" $(kubectl config current-context)
+          echo "KUBECONFIG env var:" ${KUBECONFIG}
+
+      - name: Download vcluster cli
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: vcluster
+
+      - name: Download syncer image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: vcluster_syncer
+
+      - name: Download test binaries
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: test-binaries
+          path: ./test/features
+
+      - name: Create vcluster
+        id: create-vcluster
+        run: |
+          set -x
+
+          kind load image-archive vcluster_syncer
+          
+          chmod +x vcluster && sudo mv vcluster /usr/bin
+
+          cd ./test
+
+          sudo apt-get install -y sed
+
+          sed -i "s|REPLACE_REPOSITORY_NAME|${{ env.REPOSITORY_NAME }}|g" ${{ matrix.test-suite-path }}commonValues.yaml
+          sed -i "s|REPLACE_TAG_NAME|${{ env.TAG_NAME }}|g" ${{ matrix.test-suite-path }}commonValues.yaml
+
+          vcluster create ${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} \
+          --create-namespace \
+          --debug \
+          --connect=false \
+          --local-chart-dir ../chart \
+          -f ${{ matrix.test-suite-path }}commonValues.yaml 
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Wait until vcluster is ready
+        id: wait-until-vcluster-is-ready
+        if: steps.create-vcluster.outcome == 'success'
+        run: |
+          set -x
+
+          ./hack/wait-for-pod.sh -l app=${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }}
+
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Collect deployment information in case vcluster fails to start
+        if: steps.wait-until-vcluster-is-ready.outcome != 'success'
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          kubectl get pods -o yaml -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }}
+          echo "======================================================================================================================"
+          kubectl get events -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} --sort-by='.lastTimestamp'
+          echo "======================================================================================================================"
+          kubectl logs -l app=${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} -c syncer --tail=-1 -p || kubectl logs -l app=${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} -c syncer --tail=-1
+          echo "======================================================================================================================"
+          kubectl describe pods -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }}
+          exit 1
+      
+      # Skips NetworkPolicy tests because they require network plugin with support (e.g. Calico)
+      - name: Execute tests
+        id: execute-tests
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          
+          cd ./test/features
+                  
+          cd $(echo "${{ matrix.test-suite-path }}" | sed -e 's#^./features/##' -e 's#/$##')
+
+          sudo chmod +x $(echo "${{ matrix.test-suite-path }}" | sed -e 's#^./features/##' -e 's#/$##').test
+          
+          VCLUSTER_SUFFIX=${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} VCLUSTER_NAME=${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAME }} VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE=${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} ./$(echo "${{ matrix.test-suite-path }}" | sed -e 's#^./features/##' -e 's#/$##').test -test.v --ginkgo.v --ginkgo.skip='.*NetworkPolicy.*' --ginkgo.fail-fast
+        
+          if kubectl logs -l app=${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} -c syncer --tail=-1 -p >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "vCluster has restarted during testing, failing..."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Print logs if tests fail
+        if: steps.execute-tests.outcome == 'failure'
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          kubectl get pods -o yaml -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }}
+          echo "======================================================================================================================"
+          kubectl get events -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} --sort-by='.lastTimestamp'
+          echo "======================================================================================================================"
+          kubectl logs -l app=${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} -c syncer --tail=-1 -p || kubectl logs -l app=${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} -c syncer --tail=-1
+          echo "======================================================================================================================"
+          kubectl describe pods -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }}
+          exit 1
+
diff --git a/test/deploy_changes/common/common_helpers.go b/test/deploy_changes/common/common_helpers.go
index b61bbda6d..765e188df 100644
--- a/test/deploy_changes/common/common_helpers.go
+++ b/test/deploy_changes/common/common_helpers.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
@@ -41,9 +43,13 @@ func DeployChangesToVClusterUsingCLI(f *framework.Framework) {
 
 func DisconnectFromVCluster(f *framework.Framework) {
 	disconnectCmd := exec.Command("vcluster", "disconnect")
-	err := disconnectCmd.Run()
-	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not a virtual cluster context") {
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Error disconnecting from vCluster")
+	output, err := disconnectCmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		if strings.Contains(string(output), "is not a virtual cluster context") {
+			fmt.Println("No virtual cluster context to disconnect from.")
+		} else {
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Error disconnecting from vCluster")
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -55,3 +61,19 @@ func VerifyClusterIsActive(f *framework.Framework) {
 		return err == nil && strings.Contains(string(output), f.VclusterName) && strings.Contains(string(output), "Running")
 	}).WithPolling(pollingInterval).WithTimeout(pollingDurationLong).Should(gomega.BeTrue())
 }
+
+func DeleteVCluster(vClusterName string, f *framework.Framework) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), pollingDurationLong)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	deleteCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "vcluster", "delete", vClusterName, "-n", f.VclusterNamespace)
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	deleteCmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	deleteCmd.Stderr = &stderr
+	err := deleteCmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("stderr: ", stderr.String())
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Error executing vcluster delete command")
+	}
+	gomega.Expect(strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "Successfully deleted virtual cluster")).To(gomega.BeTrue())
+}
diff --git a/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/commonValues.yaml b/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/commonValues.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..234ef6b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/commonValues.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+controlPlane:
+  backingStore:
+    etcd:
+      deploy:
+        statefulSet:
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: "0"
+  statefulSet:
+    image:
+      registry: ""
+      repository: REPLACE_REPOSITORY_NAME
+      tag: REPLACE_TAG_NAME
+    env:
+      - name: DEBUG
+        value: "true"
+    resources:
+      requests:
+        cpu: "0"
+# values for general test suite
+networking:
+  replicateServices:
+    toHost:
+      - from: test/test
+        to: test
+      - from: test/nginx
+        to: nginx
+    fromHost:
+      - from: test/test
+        to: default/test
+      - from: test/nginx
+        to: default/nginx
+experimental:
+  syncSettings:
+    setOwner: true
diff --git a/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/helpers.go b/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7cc79f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package testfeatures
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/test/framework"
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+func noDuplicateVirtualClusterInSameNamespace(vClusterName string, f *framework.Framework) {
+	deployCmd := exec.Command("vcluster", "create", vClusterName, "--namespace", f.VclusterNamespace, "-f", filePath)
+	output, err := deployCmd.CombinedOutput()
+	framework.ExpectError(err)
+	gomega.Expect(strings.Contains(string(output), "there is already a virtual cluster in namespace")).To(gomega.BeTrue())
+}
+
+func deploySecondVClusterInSameNamespace(vClusterName string, f *framework.Framework) {
+	gomega.Eventually(func() bool {
+		stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		deployCmd := exec.Command("vcluster", "create", vClusterName, "--namespace", f.VclusterNamespace, "-f", filePath, "--reuse-namespace")
+		deployCmd.Stdout = stdout
+		err := deployCmd.Run()
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		return err == nil && strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "Switched active kube context to")
+	}).WithPolling(pollingInterval).WithTimeout(pollingDurationLong).Should(gomega.BeTrue())
+}
diff --git a/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/test_dup_vcluster_namespace.go b/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/test_dup_vcluster_namespace.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51d077eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/test_dup_vcluster_namespace.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package testfeatures
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/platform/random"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/test/deploy_changes/common"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/test/framework"
+	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+var (
+	scheme = runtime.NewScheme()
+)
+
+const (
+	pollingInterval     = time.Second * 2
+	pollingDurationLong = time.Minute * 2
+	filePath            = "commonValues.yaml"
+	chartPath           = "../../../chart"
+)
+
+var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Test vCluster features", func() {
+	f := framework.DefaultFramework
+	ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
+		ginkgo.By("Disconnect from any vCluster")
+		common.DisconnectFromVCluster(f)
+	})
+
+	ginkgo.It("should verify no two virtual clusters can be deployed in same namespace ", func() {
+		vClusterName := "t-vc-" + random.String(6)
+
+		ginkgo.By("Deploy vCluster in default namespace")
+		noDuplicateVirtualClusterInSameNamespace(vClusterName, f)
+
+	})
+	ginkgo.It("should verify two virtual clusters can be deployed in same namespace using the flag ", func() {
+		vClusterName := "t-vc-" + random.String(6)
+
+		ginkgo.By("Deploy second vCluster in same namespace")
+		deploySecondVClusterInSameNamespace(vClusterName, f)
+
+		ginkgo.By("Disconnect from any vCluster")
+		common.DisconnectFromVCluster(f)
+
+		ginkgo.By("Delete vCluster")
+		common.DeleteVCluster(vClusterName, f)
+
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/vcluster_features_suite_test.go b/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/vcluster_features_suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52308f624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/features/duplicate_vcluster_namespace/vcluster_features_suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package testfeatures
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/loft-sh/log"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/test/framework"
+	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	// Enable cloud provider auth
+
+	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
+	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
+}
+
+func TestRunDeployChangesSyncTests(t *testing.T) {
+	gomega.RegisterFailHandler(ginkgo.Fail)
+	err := framework.CreateFramework(context.Background(), scheme)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.GetInstance().Fatalf("Error setting up framework: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var _ = ginkgo.AfterSuite(func() {
+		err = framework.DefaultFramework.Cleanup()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.GetInstance().Warnf("Error executing testsuite cleanup: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	ginkgo.RunSpecs(t, "vCluster features test suite")
+}