diff --git a/bindata/manifests/daemon/daemonset.yaml b/bindata/manifests/daemon/daemonset.yaml
index b5126ae28..1c3d7d618 100644
--- a/bindata/manifests/daemon/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/bindata/manifests/daemon/daemonset.yaml
@@ -92,6 +92,23 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /host/etc/os-release
               readOnly: true
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .RDMACNIImage }}
+        - name: rdma-cni
+          image: {{.RDMACNIImage}}
+          args: ["--no-sleep"]
+          securityContext:
+            privileged: true
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 10m
+              memory: 10Mi
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: cnibin
+              mountPath: /host/opt/cni/bin
+            - name: os-release
+              mountPath: /host/etc/os-release
+              readOnly: true
+        {{- end }}
       {{- if .UsedSystemdMode}}
         - name: sriov-service-copy
           image: {{.Image}}
diff --git a/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller.go b/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller.go
index 6a5088a95..11cfdfc36 100644
--- a/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/sriovoperatorconfig_controller.go
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ func (r *SriovOperatorConfigReconciler) syncConfigDaemonSet(ctx context.Context,
 	data.Data["SRIOVCNIImage"] = os.Getenv("SRIOV_CNI_IMAGE")
 	data.Data["SRIOVInfiniBandCNIImage"] = os.Getenv("SRIOV_INFINIBAND_CNI_IMAGE")
 	data.Data["OVSCNIImage"] = os.Getenv("OVS_CNI_IMAGE")
+	data.Data["RDMACNIImage"] = os.Getenv("RDMA_CNI_IMAGE")
 	data.Data["ReleaseVersion"] = os.Getenv("RELEASEVERSION")
 	data.Data["ClusterType"] = vars.ClusterType
 	data.Data["DevMode"] = os.Getenv("DEV_MODE")
diff --git a/controllers/suite_test.go b/controllers/suite_test.go
index b830e2fc2..3951d1b60 100644
--- a/controllers/suite_test.go
+++ b/controllers/suite_test.go
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	err = os.Setenv("OVS_CNI_IMAGE", "mock-image")
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	err = os.Setenv("RDMA_CNI_IMAGE", "mock-image")
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	err = os.Setenv("SRIOV_DEVICE_PLUGIN_IMAGE", "mock-image")
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	err = os.Setenv("NETWORK_RESOURCES_INJECTOR_IMAGE", "mock-image")
diff --git a/deploy/operator.yaml b/deploy/operator.yaml
index 18eeb434c..4236db22e 100644
--- a/deploy/operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/operator.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ spec:
               value: $SRIOV_INFINIBAND_CNI_IMAGE
             - name: OVS_CNI_IMAGE
               value: $OVS_CNI_IMAGE
+            - name: RDMA_CNI_IMAGE
+              value: $RDMA_CNI_IMAGE
             - name: SRIOV_DEVICE_PLUGIN_IMAGE
               value: $SRIOV_DEVICE_PLUGIN_IMAGE
             - name: NETWORK_RESOURCES_INJECTOR_IMAGE
diff --git a/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/README.md b/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/README.md
index 75f681ee9..cbc8dee3d 100644
--- a/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/README.md
+++ b/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/README.md
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ This section contains general parameters that apply to both the operator and dae
 | `images.sriovCni` | SR-IOV CNI image |
 | `images.ibSriovCni` | InfiniBand SR-IOV CNI image |
 | `images.ovsCni` | OVS CNI image |
+| `images.rdmaCni` | RDMA CNI image              |
 | `images.sriovDevicePlugin` | SR-IOV device plugin image |
 | `images.resourcesInjector` | Resources Injector image |
 | `images.webhook` | Operator Webhook image |
diff --git a/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/templates/operator.yaml b/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/templates/operator.yaml
index 9eebf39cf..cd4e08192 100644
--- a/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/templates/operator.yaml
+++ b/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/templates/operator.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.images.ibSriovCni }}
             - name: OVS_CNI_IMAGE
               value: {{ .Values.images.ovsCni }}
+            - name: RDMA_CNI_IMAGE
+              value: {{ .Values.images.rdmaCni }}
             - name: SRIOV_DEVICE_PLUGIN_IMAGE
               value: {{ .Values.images.sriovDevicePlugin }}
             - name: NETWORK_RESOURCES_INJECTOR_IMAGE
diff --git a/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/values.yaml b/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/values.yaml
index 8637f0bfb..73c9aeb9f 100644
--- a/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/sriov-network-operator-chart/values.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ images:
   sriovCni: ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-cni
   ibSriovCni: ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/ib-sriov-cni
   ovsCni: ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/ovs-cni-plugin
+  rdmaCni: ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/rdma-cni
   sriovDevicePlugin: ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-device-plugin
   resourcesInjector: ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/network-resources-injector
   webhook: ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator-webhook
diff --git a/hack/env.sh b/hack/env.sh
index c41c0aad2..28e0007e7 100755
--- a/hack/env.sh
+++ b/hack/env.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ if [ -z $SKIP_VAR_SET ]; then
         export SRIOV_INFINIBAND_CNI_IMAGE=${SRIOV_INFINIBAND_CNI_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/ib-sriov-cni}
         # OVS_CNI_IMAGE can be explicitly set to empty value, use default only if the var is not set
         export OVS_CNI_IMAGE=${OVS_CNI_IMAGE-ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/ovs-cni-plugin}
+        # RDMA_CNI_IMAGE can be explicitly set to empty value, use default only if the var is not set
+        export RDMA_CNI_IMAGE=${RDMA_CNI_IMAGE-ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/rdma-cni}
         export SRIOV_DEVICE_PLUGIN_IMAGE=${SRIOV_DEVICE_PLUGIN_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-device-plugin}
         export NETWORK_RESOURCES_INJECTOR_IMAGE=${NETWORK_RESOURCES_INJECTOR_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/network-resources-injector}
         export SRIOV_NETWORK_CONFIG_DAEMON_IMAGE=${SRIOV_NETWORK_CONFIG_DAEMON_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator-config-daemon}
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ if [ -z $SKIP_VAR_SET ]; then
 else
         # ensure that OVS_CNI_IMAGE is set, empty string is a valid value
         OVS_CNI_IMAGE=${OVS_CNI_IMAGE:-}
+        # ensure that RDMA_CNI_IMAGE is set, empty string is a valid value
+        RDMA_CNI_IMAGE=${$RDMA_CNI_IMAGE:-}
         METRICS_EXPORTER_KUBE_RBAC_PROXY_IMAGE=${METRICS_EXPORTER_KUBE_RBAC_PROXY_IMAGE:-}
         [ -z $SRIOV_CNI_IMAGE ] && echo "SRIOV_CNI_IMAGE is empty but SKIP_VAR_SET is set" && exit 1
         [ -z $SRIOV_INFINIBAND_CNI_IMAGE ] && echo "SRIOV_INFINIBAND_CNI_IMAGE is empty but SKIP_VAR_SET is set" && exit 1
diff --git a/hack/release/chart-update.sh b/hack/release/chart-update.sh
index 282521020..ec4618175 100755
--- a/hack/release/chart-update.sh
+++ b/hack/release/chart-update.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ OPERATOR_TAG=${GITHUB_TAG}
 IB_SRIOV_CNI_TAG=$(get_latest_github_tag k8snetworkplumbingwg ib-sriov-cni)
 SRIOV_CNI_TAG=$(get_latest_github_tag k8snetworkplumbingwg sriov-cni)
 OVS_CNI_TAG=$(get_latest_github_tag k8snetworkplumbingwg ovs-cni)
+RDMA_CNI_TAG=$(get_latest_github_tag k8snetworkplumbingwg rdma-cni)
 NETWORK_RESOURCE_INJECTOR_TAG=$(get_latest_github_tag k8snetworkplumbingwg network-resources-injector)
 SRIOV_DEVICE_PLUGIN_TAG=$(get_latest_github_tag k8snetworkplumbingwg sriov-network-device-plugin)
 METRICS_EXPORTER_TAG=$(get_latest_github_tag k8snetworkplumbingwg sriov-network-metrics-exporter)
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ $YQ_CMD -i ".images.webhook = \"ghcr.io/${OPERATOR_REPO}/sriov-network-operator-
 $YQ_CMD -i ".images.sriovCni = \"ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-cni:${SRIOV_CNI_TAG}\"" ${HELM_VALUES}
 $YQ_CMD -i ".images.ibSriovCni = \"ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/ib-sriov-cni:${IB_SRIOV_CNI_TAG}\"" ${HELM_VALUES}
 $YQ_CMD -i ".images.ovsCni = \"ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/ovs-cni-plugin:${OVS_CNI_TAG}\"" ${HELM_VALUES}
+$YQ_CMD -i ".images.rdmaCni = \"ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/rdma-cni:${RDMA_CNI_TAG}\"" ${HELM_VALUES}
 $YQ_CMD -i ".images.sriovDevicePlugin = \"ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-device-plugin:${SRIOV_DEVICE_PLUGIN_TAG}\"" ${HELM_VALUES}
 $YQ_CMD -i ".images.resourcesInjector = \"ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/network-resources-injector:${NETWORK_RESOURCE_INJECTOR_TAG}\"" ${HELM_VALUES}
 $YQ_CMD -i ".images.metricsExporter = \"ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-metrics-exporter:${METRICS_EXPORTER_TAG}\"" ${HELM_VALUES}
diff --git a/hack/run-e2e-test.sh b/hack/run-e2e-test.sh
index c7d4fea50..a5bb69c05 100755
--- a/hack/run-e2e-test.sh
+++ b/hack/run-e2e-test.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ KUBECONFIG=${KUBECONFIG:-/root/env/ign/auth/kubeconfig}
 echo ${SRIOV_CNI_IMAGE}
 echo ${SRIOV_INFINIBAND_CNI_IMAGE}
 echo ${OVS_CNI_IMAGE}
+echo ${RDMA_CNI_IMAGE}
 echo ${SRIOV_DEVICE_PLUGIN_IMAGE}
 echo ${NETWORK_RESOURCES_INJECTOR_IMAGE}
 echo ${SRIOV_NETWORK_CONFIG_DAEMON_IMAGE}