diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/packet.yml b/.gitlab-ci/packet.yml
index 33abc301648..65282cfbec6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/packet.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/packet.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ packet_debian11-macvlan:
 packet_debian12-cilium:
   extends: .packet_pr
 
+packet_flatcar4081-calico:
+  extends: .packet_pr
+  variables:
+    ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: 10
+
 packet_rockylinux8-calico:
   extends: .packet_pr
 
diff --git a/docs/developers/ci.md b/docs/developers/ci.md
index 13ee3ac6994..c9044c4c3b0 100644
--- a/docs/developers/ci.md
+++ b/docs/developers/ci.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ debian11 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :w
 debian12 |  :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 fedora39 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x: |
 fedora40 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
+flatcar4081 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 openeuler24 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 opensuse |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 rockylinux8 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ debian11 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 debian12 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 fedora39 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 fedora40 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
+flatcar4081 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 openeuler24 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 opensuse |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 rockylinux8 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ debian11 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 debian12 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 fedora39 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 fedora40 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
+flatcar4081 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 openeuler24 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 opensuse |  :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 rockylinux8 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
diff --git a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
index f5e48faa280..2177057ca12 100644
--- a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ cloud_init:
   fedora-38: "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"
   fedora-39: "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"
   fedora-40: "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"
+  flatcar-4081: "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"
   opensuse-leap-15: "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"
   rhel-server-7: "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"
   amazon-linux-2: "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"
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_flatcar4081-calico.yml b/tests/files/packet_flatcar4081-calico.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c0a790d9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/packet_flatcar4081-calico.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# Instance settings
+cloud_image: flatcar-4081
+mode: default
+vm_memory: 3072
+
+# Kubespray settings
+metrics_server_enabled: true
+dashboard_namespace: "kube-dashboard"
+dashboard_enabled: true
+loadbalancer_apiserver_type: haproxy