diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/00-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/00-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afa1f9c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/00-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: minio
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/00-install-storage.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/00-install-storage.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d85862e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/00-install-storage.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: minio
+  name: minio
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 2Gi
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: minio
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: minio
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: minio
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - command:
+            - /bin/sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              mkdir -p /storage/tempo && \
+              minio server /storage
+          env:
+            - name: MINIO_ACCESS_KEY
+              value: tempo
+            - name: MINIO_SECRET_KEY
+              value: supersecret
+          image: quay.io/minio/minio:latest
+          name: minio
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 9000
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /storage
+              name: storage
+      volumes:
+        - name: storage
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: minio
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: minio
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - port: 9000
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: 9000
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: minio
+  type: ClusterIP
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: minio
+stringData:
+  endpoint: http://minio:9000
+  bucket: tempo
+  access_key_id: tempo
+  access_key_secret: supersecret
+type: Opaque
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/01-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/01-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5907b1e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/01-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+apiVersion: tempo.grafana.com/v1alpha1
+kind: TempoStack
+metadata:
+  name: global
+#
+# Service Accounts
+#
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: tempo-global
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: serviceaccount
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+#
+# Deployments
+#
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: tempo-global-query-frontend
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: query-frontend
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: query-frontend
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+      app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: tempo-global-distributor
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: distributor
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: distributor
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+      app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: tempo-global-querier
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: querier
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: querier
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+      app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: tempo-global-compactor
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: compactor
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: compactor
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+      app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
+#
+# StatefulSets
+#
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: StatefulSet
+metadata:
+  name: tempo-global-ingester
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: ingester
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: ingester
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+      app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
+#
+# Services
+#
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: compactor
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+  name: tempo-global-compactor
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: http-memberlist
+      port: 7946
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http-memberlist
+    - name: http
+      port: 3200
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: compactor
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: distributor
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+  name: tempo-global-distributor
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: otlp-http
+      port: 4318
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: otlp-http
+    - name: otlp-grpc
+      port: 4317
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: otlp-grpc
+    - name: http
+      port: 3200
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http
+    - name: thrift-http
+      port: 14268
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: thrift-http
+    - name: thrift-compact
+      port: 6831
+      protocol: UDP
+      targetPort: thrift-compact
+    - name: thrift-binary
+      port: 6832
+      protocol: UDP
+      targetPort: thrift-binary
+    - name: jaeger-grpc
+      port: 14250
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: jaeger-grpc
+    - name: http-zipkin
+      port: 9411
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http-zipkin
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: distributor
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: gossip-ring
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+  name: tempo-global-gossip-ring
+spec:
+  clusterIP: None
+  publishNotReadyAddresses: true
+  ports:
+    - name: http-memberlist
+      port: 7946
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http-memberlist
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+    tempo-gossip-member: "true"
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: ingester
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+  name: tempo-global-ingester
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 3200
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http
+    - name: grpc
+      port: 9095
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: grpc
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: ingester
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: querier
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+  name: tempo-global-querier
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: http-memberlist
+      port: 7946
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http-memberlist
+    - name: http
+      port: 3200
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http
+    - name: grpc
+      port: 9095
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: grpc
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: querier
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: query-frontend
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+  name: tempo-global-query-frontend
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 3200
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http
+    - name: grpc
+      port: 9095
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: grpc
+    - name: jaeger-grpc
+      port: 16685
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: jaeger-grpc
+    - name: jaeger-ui
+      port: 16686
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: jaeger-ui
+    - name: jaeger-metrics
+      port: 16687
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: jaeger-metrics
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: query-frontend
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: query-frontend-discovery
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+  name: tempo-global-query-frontend-discovery
+spec:
+  clusterIP: None
+  publishNotReadyAddresses: true
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 3200
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http
+    - name: grpc
+      port: 9095
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: grpc
+    - name: grpclb
+      port: 9096
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: grpclb
+    - name: jaeger-grpc
+      port: 16685
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: jaeger-grpc
+    - name: jaeger-ui
+      port: 16686
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: jaeger-ui
+    - name: jaeger-metrics
+      port: 16687
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: jaeger-metrics
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: query-frontend
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+#
+# Ingresses
+#
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: query-frontend
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: global
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tempo-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tempo
+  name: tempo-global-query-frontend
+spec:
+  defaultBackend:
+    service:
+      name: tempo-global-query-frontend
+      port:
+        name: jaeger-ui
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/01-install.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/01-install.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..983ffe53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/01-install.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+apiVersion: tempo.grafana.com/v1alpha1
+kind: TempoStack
+metadata:
+  name: global
+spec:
+  storage:
+    secret:
+      name: minio
+      type: s3
+  storageSize: 200M
+  resources:
+    total:
+      limits:
+        memory: 6Gi
+        cpu: 2000m
+  retention:
+    global:
+      traces: "32m"
+  template:
+    queryFrontend:
+      jaegerQuery:
+        enabled: true
+        ingress:
+          type: ingress
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/03-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/03-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f7323066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/03-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: generate-traces
+status:
+  conditions:
+    - status: "True"
+      type: Complete
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/03-generate-traces.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/03-generate-traces.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1938be85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/03-generate-traces.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: generate-traces
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: telemetrygen
+        image: ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/telemetrygen:v0.92.0
+        args:
+        - traces
+        - --otlp-endpoint=tempo-global-distributor:4317
+        - --otlp-insecure
+        - --traces=10
+      restartPolicy: Never
+  backoffLimit: 4
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/04-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/04-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab9e98db3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/04-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: verify-traces-jaeger
+status:
+  conditions:
+    - status: "True"
+      type: Complete
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/04-verify-traces-jaeger.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/04-verify-traces-jaeger.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2674e4d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/04-verify-traces-jaeger.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Simulate Jaeger Query API requests.
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: verify-traces-jaeger
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: verify-traces-jaeger
+        image: ghcr.io/grafana/tempo-operator/test-utils:main
+        command:
+        - /bin/bash
+        - -eux
+        - -c
+        args:
+        - |
+          # The query frontend must be accessible via HTTP (no mTLS) to enable connections from Grafana
+          curl \
+            -v -G \
+            http://tempo-global-query-frontend:3200/api/search \
+            --data-urlencode "q={}" \
+            | tee /tmp/tempo.out
+          num_traces=$(jq ".traces | length" /tmp/tempo.out)
+          if [[ "$num_traces" -ne 10 ]]; then
+            echo && echo "The Tempo API returned $num_traces instead of 10 traces."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          curl -v -G http://tempo-global-query-frontend:16686/api/traces --data-urlencode "service=telemetrygen" | tee /tmp/jaeger.out
+          num_traces=$(jq ".data | length" /tmp/jaeger.out)
+          if [[ "$num_traces" -ne 10 ]]; then
+            echo && echo "The Jaeger API returned $num_traces instead of 10 traces."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+      restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/05-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/05-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7eec01bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/05-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: verify-traces-grafana
+status:
+  conditions:
+    - status: "True"
+      type: Complete
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/05-verify-traces-grafana.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/05-verify-traces-grafana.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43f70521b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/05-verify-traces-grafana.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Simulate Grafana Dashboard API requests.
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: verify-traces-grafana
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: verify-traces-grafana
+        image: ghcr.io/grafana/tempo-operator/test-utils:main
+        command:
+        - /bin/bash
+        - -eux
+        - -c
+        args:
+        - |
+          # Get the current Unix timestamp for "end" time, which is the current time
+          end_time=$(date -u +%s)
+
+          # Calculate "start" time by subtracting 24 hours (86400 seconds) from the "end" time
+          start_time=$((end_time - 86400))
+
+          # The query frontend must be accessible via HTTP (no mTLS) to enable connections from Grafana
+
+          # Run the curl command and capture the HTTP status code and output in a file
+          response_file=$(mktemp)
+          http_status=$(curl -s -o "$response_file" -w "%{http_code}" "http://tempo-global-query-frontend:3200/api/search?tags=%20service.name%3D%22telemetrygen%22%20name%3D%22okey-dokey%22&limit=20&start=$start_time&end=$end_time")
+
+          # Check the HTTP status code to detect API call failures
+          if [[ "$http_status" -ne 200 ]]; then
+            echo "API call failed with HTTP status code $http_status."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Parse the JSON output from the file and check if the "traces" array is empty
+          output=$(cat "$response_file" | jq .)
+
+          if [[ "$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.traces | length')" -eq 0 ]]; then
+            echo "The Tempo API returned 0 Traces."
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "Traces found."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+      restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/chainsaw-test.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/chainsaw-test.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c69d46f99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyverno/chainsaw/main/.schemas/json/test-chainsaw-v1alpha1.json
+apiVersion: chainsaw.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Test
+metadata:
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  name: tempostack-retention-global
+spec:
+  steps:
+  - name: step-00
+    try:
+    - apply:
+        file: 00-install-storage.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: 00-assert.yaml
+  - name: step-01
+    try:
+    - apply:
+        file: 01-install.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: 01-assert.yaml
+  - name: step-02
+    try:
+    - script:
+        timeout: 5m
+        content: kubectl get --namespace $NAMESPACE tempo global -o jsonpath='{.status.conditions[?(@.type=="Ready")].status}' | grep True
+  - name: step-03
+    try:
+    - apply:
+        file: 03-generate-traces.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: 03-assert.yaml
+  - name: step-04
+    try:
+    - apply:
+        file: 04-verify-traces-jaeger.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: 04-assert.yaml
+  - name: step-05
+    try:
+    - apply:
+        file: 05-verify-traces-grafana.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: 05-assert.yaml
+  - name: Wait for the TempoStack global retention time period
+    try:
+    - sleep:
+        duration: 45m
+  - name: The number of traces must be 0 post the retention period
+    try:
+    - apply:
+        file: verify-traces-jaeger-ret.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: verify-traces-jaeger-ret-assert.yaml
+  - name: The number of traces must be 0 post the retention period
+    try:
+    - apply:
+        file: verify-traces-grafana-ret.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: verify-traces-grafana-ret-assert.yaml
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-grafana-ret-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-grafana-ret-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6d3a4998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-grafana-ret-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: verify-traces-grafana-ret
+status:
+  conditions:
+    - status: "True"
+      type: Complete
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-grafana-ret.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-grafana-ret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..332447033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-grafana-ret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Simulate Grafana Dashboard API requests.
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: verify-traces-grafana-ret
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: verify-traces-grafana
+        image: ghcr.io/grafana/tempo-operator/test-utils:main
+        command:
+        - /bin/bash
+        - -eux
+        - -c
+        args:
+        - |
+          # Get the current Unix timestamp for "end" time, which is the current time
+          end_time=$(date -u +%s)
+
+          # Calculate "start" time by subtracting 24 hours (86400 seconds) from the "end" time
+          start_time=$((end_time - 86400))
+
+          # The query frontend must be accessible via HTTP (no mTLS) to enable connections from Grafana
+
+          # Run the curl command and capture the HTTP status code and output in a file
+          response_file=$(mktemp)
+          http_status=$(curl -s -o "$response_file" -w "%{http_code}" "http://tempo-global-query-frontend:3200/api/search?tags=%20service.name%3D%22telemetrygen%22%20name%3D%22okey-dokey%22&limit=20&start=$start_time&end=$end_time")
+
+          # Check the HTTP status code to detect API call failures
+          if [[ "$http_status" -ne 200 ]]; then
+            echo "API call failed with HTTP status code $http_status."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Parse the JSON output from the file and check if the "traces" array is empty
+          output=$(cat "$response_file" | jq .)
+
+          if [[ "$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.traces | length')" -eq 0 ]]; then
+            echo "The Tempo API returned 0 Traces."
+            exit 0
+          else
+            echo "Traces found."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+      restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-jaeger-ret-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-jaeger-ret-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19895c419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-jaeger-ret-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: verify-traces-jaeger-ret
+status:
+  conditions:
+    - status: "True"
+      type: Complete
diff --git a/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-jaeger-ret.yaml b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-jaeger-ret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c573e2609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-long-running/tempostack-retention-global/verify-traces-jaeger-ret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Simulate Jaeger Query API requests.
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: verify-traces-jaeger-ret
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: verify-traces-jaeger
+        image: ghcr.io/grafana/tempo-operator/test-utils:main
+        command:
+        - /bin/bash
+        - -eux
+        - -c
+        args:
+        - |
+          # The query frontend must be accessible via HTTP (no mTLS) to enable connections from Grafana
+          curl \
+            -v -G \
+            http://tempo-global-query-frontend:3200/api/search \
+            --data-urlencode "q={}" \
+            | tee /tmp/tempo.out
+          num_traces=$(jq ".traces | length" /tmp/tempo.out)
+          if [[ "$num_traces" -ne 0 ]]; then
+            echo && echo "The Tempo API returned $num_traces instead of 0 traces."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          curl -v -G http://tempo-global-query-frontend:16686/api/traces --data-urlencode "service=telemetrygen" | tee /tmp/jaeger.out
+          num_traces=$(jq ".data | length" /tmp/jaeger.out)
+          if [[ "$num_traces" -ne 0 ]]; then
+            echo && echo "The Jaeger API returned $num_traces instead of 0 traces."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+      restartPolicy: Never