diff --git a/data/publiccloud/pcw/sshd_config b/data/publiccloud/pcw/sshd_config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..50d0312c0756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/publiccloud/pcw/sshd_config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+PubkeyAuthentication yes
+PermitRootLogin yes
diff --git a/lib/main_micro_alp.pm b/lib/main_micro_alp.pm
index a1a61bf11dde..e72eb2e95fa8 100644
--- a/lib/main_micro_alp.pm
+++ b/lib/main_micro_alp.pm
@@ -289,6 +289,17 @@ sub load_tests {
         return 1;
     }
 
+    if (check_var('PUBLIC_CLOUD_ANSIBLE_CLIENT', 1)) {
+        loadtest 'boot/boot_to_desktop';
+        loadtest 'publiccloud/ansible_client';
+        return 1;
+    }
+    elsif (check_var('PUBLIC_CLOUD_ANSIBLE_TARGET', 1)) {
+        loadtest 'microos/disk_boot';
+        loadtest 'publiccloud/ansible_target';
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     if (get_var('REMOTE_TARGET')) {
         load_remote_target_tests;
         return 1;
diff --git a/lib/network_utils.pm b/lib/network_utils.pm
index c8035893ace0..2732ba480336 100644
--- a/lib/network_utils.pm
+++ b/lib/network_utils.pm
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ sub iface {
     my ($quantity) = @_;
     $quantity ||= 1;
     # bonding_masters showing up in ppc64le jobs in 15-SP5: bsc#1210641
-    return script_output('ls /sys/class/net/ | grep -v lo | grep -v bonding_masters | head -' . $quantity);
+    return script_output('ls /sys/class/net/ | grep -v -e lo -e bonding_masters -e docker | head -' . $quantity);
 }
 
 =head2 can_upload_logs
diff --git a/tests/publiccloud/ansible_client.pm b/tests/publiccloud/ansible_client.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..050dbb470baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publiccloud/ansible_client.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# SUSE's openQA tests
+#
+# Copyright 2023 SUSE LLC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: FSFAP
+
+# Summary: prepare the VM to sync with the ansible_target
+# Maintainer: qa-c@suse.de
+
+use base "consoletest";
+use serial_terminal 'select_serial_terminal';
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use testapi;
+use mmapi;
+use utils qw(zypper_call);
+use network_utils qw(setup_static_network);
+use lockapi;
+
+sub run {
+    my ($self, $args) = @_;
+    select_serial_terminal;
+
+    record_info('system', script_output('cat /etc/os-release'));
+    setup_static_network(ip => '10.0.2.15/15', gw => '10.0.2.2');
+    record_info('ip', script_output('ip a'));
+    record_info('route', script_output('ip r'));
+    assert_script_run('echo "10.0.2.20  microos" >> /etc/hosts');
+    zypper_call('in -y iputils git');
+
+    assert_script_run('mkdir /root/.ssh');
+    assert_script_run('curl -f -v ' . autoinst_url . '/data/slenkins/ssh/id_rsa > /root/.ssh/id_rsa');
+    assert_script_run('chmod 600 /root/.ssh/id_rsa');
+
+    my $children = get_children();
+    my $child_id = (keys %$children)[0];
+    mutex_wait('target_is_ready', $child_id);
+
+    # Testing target is accessible
+    assert_script_run('ping -c 1 microos');
+    assert_script_run('ssh -v -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new root@microos cat /etc/os-release');
+
+    mutex_create 'job_completed';
+
+    wait_for_children;
+}
+
+1;
diff --git a/tests/publiccloud/ansible_target.pm b/tests/publiccloud/ansible_target.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88ea70b39da1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publiccloud/ansible_target.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# SUSE's openQA tests
+#
+# Copyright 2023 SUSE LLC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: FSFAP
+
+# Summary: prepare the VM to grant access to ansible_client
+# Maintainer: qa-c@suse.de
+
+use base "consoletest";
+use serial_terminal 'select_serial_terminal';
+use transactional qw(trup_call process_reboot);
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use testapi;
+use lockapi;
+use mm_network qw(setup_static_mm_network);
+use utils qw(zypper_call);
+use Utils::Systemd qw(systemctl);
+
+sub run {
+    my ($self, $args) = @_;
+    select_serial_terminal;
+    record_info('system', script_output('cat /etc/os-release'));
+    record_info('device', script_output('nmcli -t device'));
+
+    setup_static_mm_network('10.0.2.20/15');
+
+    record_info('ip', script_output('ip a'));
+    record_info('route', script_output('ip r'));
+    script_run('ping -c 1 10.0.2.15');
+    script_run('ping -c 1 download.suse.de');
+
+    assert_script_run('curl -f -v ' . autoinst_url . '/data/slenkins/ssh/authorized_keys >> /root/.ssh/authorized_keys');
+    assert_script_run('curl -f -v ' . autoinst_url . '/data/publiccloud/pcw/sshd_config >/etc/ssh/sshd_config');
+
+    zypper_call('--gpg-auto-import-keys ref');
+    trup_call('pkg install python3 python3-selinux');
+    process_reboot(trigger => 1);
+
+    systemctl('restart sshd');
+    systemctl('status sshd');
+    mutex_create 'target_is_ready';
+
+    assert_script_run('ping -c 1 10.0.2.15');
+    mutex_wait 'job_completed';
+}
+
+1;