diff --git a/test/pkg/environment/common/expectations.go b/test/pkg/environment/common/expectations.go
index 03bb0c4d4b05..5d12ac303e40 100644
--- a/test/pkg/environment/common/expectations.go
+++ b/test/pkg/environment/common/expectations.go
@@ -696,8 +696,18 @@ func (env *Environment) EventuallyExpectDrifted(nodeClaims ...*corev1beta1.NodeC
 	}).Should(Succeed())
 }
 
+func (env *Environment) ConsistentlyExpectNotDrifted(nodeClaim *corev1beta1.NodeClaim) {
+	GinkgoHelper()
+	By(fmt.Sprintf("waiting to verify nodeclaims to be %s does not drift", nodeClaim.Name))
+	Consistently(func(g Gomega) {
+		g.Expect(env.Client.Get(env, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(nodeClaim), nodeClaim)).To(Succeed())
+		g.Expect(nodeClaim.StatusConditions().GetCondition(corev1beta1.Drifted).IsFalse()).To(BeFalse())
+	}, time.Minute*1).Should(Succeed())
+}
+
 func (env *Environment) EventuallyExpectEmpty(nodeClaims ...*corev1beta1.NodeClaim) {
 	GinkgoHelper()
+
 	Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
 		for _, nc := range nodeClaims {
 			g.Expect(env.Client.Get(env, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(nc), nc)).To(Succeed())
diff --git a/test/suites/drift/suite_test.go b/test/suites/drift/suite_test.go
index 0deda0d5f60f..29436dcb9aa7 100644
--- a/test/suites/drift/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/suites/drift/suite_test.go
@@ -719,6 +719,41 @@ var _ = Describe("Drift", func() {
 		env.EventuallyExpectNotFound(pod, node)
 		env.EventuallyExpectHealthyPodCount(selector, numPods)
 	})
+	It("should update nodepool-hash and nodepool-hash-version and re-propagates to the NodeClaim", func() {
+		env.ExpectCreated(dep, nodeClass, nodePool)
+		env.EventuallyExpectHealthyPodCount(selector, numPods)
+		nodeClaim := env.EventuallyExpectCreatedNodeClaimCount("==", 1)[0]
+		err := env.Client.Get(env.Context, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(nodePool), nodePool)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		expectedHash := nodeClass.Hash()
+
+		By("expect nodepool and nodeclaim to contain karpenter.sh/nodepool-hash annotation")
+		Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
+			g.Expect(nodePool.Annotations).To(HaveKeyWithValue(corev1beta1.NodePoolHashAnnotationKey, expectedHash))
+			g.Expect(nodePool.Annotations).To(HaveKeyWithValue(corev1beta1.NodePoolHashVersionAnnotationKey, corev1beta1.NodePoolHashVersion))
+			g.Expect(nodeClaim.Annotations).To(HaveKeyWithValue(corev1beta1.NodePoolHashAnnotationKey, expectedHash))
+			g.Expect(nodeClaim.Annotations).To(HaveKeyWithValue(corev1beta1.NodePoolHashVersionAnnotationKey, corev1beta1.NodePoolHashVersion))
+		}).Should(Succeed())
+
+		nodePool.Annotations = map[string]string{corev1beta1.NodePoolHashAnnotationKey: "test-version-1"}
+		nodePool.Annotations = map[string]string{corev1beta1.NodePoolHashVersionAnnotationKey: "test-version-1"}
+		nodeClaim.Annotations = map[string]string{corev1beta1.NodePoolHashAnnotationKey: "test-version-2"}
+		nodeClaim.Annotations = map[string]string{corev1beta1.NodePoolHashVersionAnnotationKey: "test-version-2"}
+
+		env.ExpectUpdated(nodePool, nodeClaim)
+		err = env.Client.Get(env.Context, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(nodePool), nodePool)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		nodeClaim = env.EventuallyExpectCreatedNodeClaimCount("==", 1)[0]
+
+		// Should expect the NodeClaim not be drifted and contain the controller hash version
+		env.ConsistentlyExpectNotDrifted(nodeClaim)
+		Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
+			g.Expect(nodePool.Annotations).To(HaveKeyWithValue(corev1beta1.NodePoolHashAnnotationKey, expectedHash))
+			g.Expect(nodePool.Annotations).To(HaveKeyWithValue(corev1beta1.NodePoolHashVersionAnnotationKey, corev1beta1.NodePoolHashVersion))
+			g.Expect(nodeClaim.Annotations).To(HaveKeyWithValue(corev1beta1.NodePoolHashAnnotationKey, expectedHash))
+			g.Expect(nodeClaim.Annotations).To(HaveKeyWithValue(corev1beta1.NodePoolHashVersionAnnotationKey, corev1beta1.NodePoolHashVersion))
+		}).Should(Succeed())
+	})
 	Context("Failure", func() {
 		It("should not continue to drift if a node never registers", func() {
 			// launch a new nodeClaim