diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml
index 74515196..eab867c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,23 @@ jobs:
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
         run: make smoke-legacy
 
+  smoke-cutting-edge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: |
+      github.event_name == 'push' ||
+      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'smoke-test') ||
+      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'smoke-cutting-edge')
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Terraform
+        uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
+      - name: Run cutting-edge smoke test
+        env:
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        run: make smoke-cutting-edge
+
   smoke-windows:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: |
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8eb84ba7..9a4f34f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ functional-test:
 integration-test:
 	go test -v ./test/integration/... -timeout 20m
 
+.PHONY: smoke-cutting-edge
+smoke-cutting-edge:
+	go test -count=1 -v ./test/smoke/... -run TestCuttingEdgeCluster -timeout 50m
+
 .PHONY: smoke-modern
 smoke-modern:
 	go test -count=1 -v ./test/smoke/... -run TestModernCluster -timeout 50m
diff --git a/test/platforms.go b/test/platforms.go
index 19eee0cd..25882eed 100644
--- a/test/platforms.go
+++ b/test/platforms.go
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@ var Platforms = map[string]Platform{
 		Public:     true,
 		UserData:   "sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=2377/tcp --add-port=7946/tcp --add-port=7946/udp --add-port=4789/udp --add-port=10250/tcp; sudo firewall-cmd --reload",
 	},
+	"Rocky10": {
+		Name:       "rocky_10",
+		Count:      1,
+		VolumeSize: "100",
+		Public:     true,
+		UserData:   "sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=2377/tcp --add-port=7946/tcp --add-port=7946/udp --add-port=4789/udp --add-port=10250/tcp; sudo firewall-cmd --reload",
+	},
+	"Rhel10": {
+		Name:       "rhel_10",
+		Count:      1,
+		VolumeSize: "100",
+		Public:     true,
+		UserData:   "sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=2377/tcp --add-port=7946/tcp --add-port=7946/udp --add-port=4789/udp --add-port=10250/tcp; sudo firewall-cmd --reload",
+	},
 	"Windows2019": {
 		Name:       "windows_2019",
 		Count:      1,
diff --git a/test/smoke/smoke_test.go b/test/smoke/smoke_test.go
index b396432c..521067bb 100644
--- a/test/smoke/smoke_test.go
+++ b/test/smoke/smoke_test.go
@@ -187,6 +187,29 @@ func TestModernCluster(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+// TestCuttingEdgeCluster exercises rhel10/rocky10/ubuntu24 managers and workers
+// with sles15 as an additional worker, using the latest MCR and MKE versions.
+// Requires terraform-mirantis-modules/terraform-mirantis-provision-aws PR #22 (rhel_10/rocky_10
+// platform keys) to be merged and the module version bumped before this test can run.
+func TestCuttingEdgeCluster(t *testing.T) {
+	runSmokeTest(t, smokeConfig{
+		Name:            "cutting-edge",
+		MCRChannel:      "stable-29.4",
+		MKEVersion:      "3.9.2",
+		MSRVersion:      "3.1.18",
+		SSHKeyAlgorithm: "ed25519",
+		Nodegroups: map[string]interface{}{
+			"MngrRhel10":   test.Platforms["Rhel10"].GetManager(),
+			"MngrRocky10":  test.Platforms["Rocky10"].GetManager(),
+			"MngrUbuntu24": test.Platforms["Ubuntu24"].GetManager(),
+			"WrkRhel10":    test.Platforms["Rhel10"].GetWorker(),
+			"WrkRocky10":   test.Platforms["Rocky10"].GetWorker(),
+			"WrkSles15":    test.Platforms["Sles15"].GetWorker(),
+			"WrkUbuntu24":  test.Platforms["Ubuntu24"].GetWorker(),
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 // TestLegacyCluster exercises rhel8/rocky8/ubuntu22 managers and workers
 // with MCR stable-25.0 and MKE 3.8.8.
 func TestLegacyCluster(t *testing.T) {