diff --git a/linux_pipeline/Jenkinsfile_ubuntu_azure_kernel_validation b/linux_pipeline/Jenkinsfile_ubuntu_azure_kernel_validation
index 0a2e68c..18557a8 100644
--- a/linux_pipeline/Jenkinsfile_ubuntu_azure_kernel_validation
+++ b/linux_pipeline/Jenkinsfile_ubuntu_azure_kernel_validation
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ properties ([
     parameters([
         choice (name: 'Distro', choices: 'trusty\nxenial\nbionic\nfocal\ngroovy\nhirsute',
                 description: 'trusty - 14.04 validation <br> xenial - 16.04 validation <br> bionic - 18.04 validation <br> focal - 20.04 validation <br> groovy - 20.10 validation <br> hirsute - 21.04 validation '),
-        choice (name: 'KernelType', choices: 'linux-azure\nlinux-azure-edge\nlinux-image-azure-lts-18.04\nesm\nlinux-azure-fips\nlinux-image-azure-lts-20.04\n',
+        choice (name: 'KernelType', choices: 'linux-azure\nlinux-azure-edge\nlinux-image-azure-lts-18.04\nesm\nlinux-azure-fips\nlinux-image-azure-lts-20.04\nlinux-image-azure-fde\n',
                 description: 'linux-azure - latest proposed linux-azure kernel validation <br> linux-azure-edge - latest proposed linux-azure-edge kernel validation'),
         string(name: 'KernelVersion', defaultValue: "", description: 'The exact kernel version to be tested. Example: 5.0.0.1010.9. If left empty, the latest kernel version for the selected distro/kernel type will be used.'),
         choice (name: 'ValidationAzure', choices: 'yes\nno',
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ if (env.KernelType == "linux-azure-fips") {
 if (env.KernelType == "linux-image-azure-lts-20.04") {
     env.KERNEL_TYPE = "linux-image-azure-lts-20.04"
 }
+if (env.KernelType == "linux-image-azure-fde") {
+    env.KERNEL_TYPE = "linux-image-azure-fde"
+}
 
 env.START_DATE = new java.sql.Timestamp(new Date().getTime())
 env.END_DATE = ""
@@ -334,6 +337,19 @@ if (env.ValidationAzure == 'yes') {
                                                 " -ExitWithZero -ForceCustom" +
                                                 " ${test_cmd}"
                                             )
+                                        } else if ('${KERNEL_TYPE}' == "linux-image-azure-fde") {
+                                            echo "Run-LisaV2.ps1 -TestPlatform 'Azure' -ARMImageName '${ARM_GEN2_DISTRO}' -RGIdentifier '${AZURE_ID}' -TestLocation '${AZURE_LOCATION}' -CustomKernel '${KERNEL_TYPE}' ${test_cmd} -XMLSecretFile '${Azure_Secrets_File}'"
+                                            RunPowershellCommand(".\\Run-LisaV2.ps1" +
+                                                " -TestLocation '${AZURE_LOCATION}'" +
+                                                " -RGIdentifier '${AZURE_ID}'" +
+                                                " -TestPlatform 'Azure'" +
+                                                " -CustomKernel '${KERNEL_TYPE}'" +
+                                                " -ARMImageName '${ARM_GEN2_DISTRO}'" +
+                                                " -XMLSecretFile '${Azure_Secrets_File}'" +
+                                                " -EnableTelemetry" +
+                                                " -ExitWithZero -ForceCustom" +
+                                                " ${test_cmd}"
+                                            )
                                         } else {
                                             echo "Run-LisaV2.ps1 -TestPlatform 'Azure' -ARMImageName '${ARM_DISTRO}' -RGIdentifier '${AZURE_ID}' -TestLocation '${AZURE_LOCATION}' -CustomKernel '${KERNEL_TYPE}' ${test_cmd} -XMLSecretFile '${Azure_Secrets_File}'"
                                             RunPowershellCommand(".\\Run-LisaV2.ps1" +
@@ -507,20 +523,54 @@ if (env.PerformanceAzure == "yes") {
                                         } catch (exc) {
                                             println exc
                                         }
+                                        def ARM_GEN2_DISTRO = ""
+                                        script {
+                                            if ("${env.distro}" == "bionic") {
+                                                ARM_GEN2_DISTRO = "Canonical UbuntuServer 18_04-lts-gen2 latest"
+                                            }
+                                            if ("${env.distro}" == "xenial") {
+                                                ARM_GEN2_DISTRO = "Canonical UbuntuServer 16_04-lts-gen2 latest"
+                                            }
+                                            if ("${env.distro}" == "focal") {
+                                                ARM_GEN2_DISTRO = "canonical 0001-com-ubuntu-server-focal 20_04-lts-gen2 latest"
+                                            }
+                                            if ("${env.distro}" == "groovy") {
+                                                ARM_GEN2_DISTRO = "canonical 0001-com-ubuntu-server-groovy 20_10-gen2 latest"
+                                            }
+                                            if ("${env.distro}" == "hirsute") {
+                                                ARM_GEN2_DISTRO = "canonical 0001-com-ubuntu-server-hirsute 21_04-gen2 latest"
+                                            }
+                                        }
 
-                                        echo "Run-LisaV2.ps1 -TestPlatform 'Azure' -ARMImageName '${ARM_DISTRO}' -RGIdentifier '${AZURE_ID}' -TestLocation '${AZURE_LOCATION_PERF}' -CustomKernel '${KERNEL_TYPE}' ${test_cmd} -XMLSecretFile '${Azure_Secrets_File}'"
-                                        RunPowershellCommand(".\\Run-LisaV2.ps1" +
-                                            " -TestLocation '${AZURE_LOCATION_PERF}'" +
-                                            " -RGIdentifier '${AZURE_ID}'" +
-                                            " -TestPlatform 'Azure'" +
-                                            " -CustomKernel '${KERNEL_TYPE}'" +
-                                            " -ARMImageName '${ARM_DISTRO}'" +
-                                            " -XMLSecretFile '${Azure_Secrets_File}'" +
-                                            " -EnableTelemetry" +
-                                            " -ExitWithZero -ForceCustom" +
-                                            " -ResultDBTestTag '${env.distro}_${env.KernelType}_${env.BUILD_NUMBER}'" +
-                                            " ${test_cmd}"
-                                        )
+                                        if ('${KERNEL_TYPE}' == "linux-image-azure-fde") {
+                                            echo "Run-LisaV2.ps1 -TestPlatform 'Azure' -ARMImageName '${ARM_GEN2_DISTRO}' -RGIdentifier '${AZURE_ID}' -TestLocation '${AZURE_LOCATION_DEFAULT}' -CustomKernel '${KERNEL_TYPE}' ${test_cmd} -XMLSecretFile '${Azure_Secrets_File}'"
+                                            RunPowershellCommand(".\\Run-LisaV2.ps1" +
+                                                " -TestLocation '${AZURE_LOCATION_DEFAULT}'" +
+                                                " -RGIdentifier '${AZURE_ID}'" +
+                                                " -TestPlatform 'Azure'" +
+                                                " -CustomKernel '${KERNEL_TYPE}'" +
+                                                " -ARMImageName '${ARM_GEN2_DISTRO}'" +
+                                                " -XMLSecretFile '${Azure_Secrets_File}'" +
+                                                " -EnableTelemetry" +
+                                                " -ExitWithZero -ForceCustom" +
+                                                " -ResultDBTestTag '${env.distro}_${env.KernelType}_${env.BUILD_NUMBER}'" +
+                                                " ${test_cmd}"
+                                            )
+                                        } else {
+                                            echo "Run-LisaV2.ps1 -TestPlatform 'Azure' -ARMImageName '${ARM_DISTRO}' -RGIdentifier '${AZURE_ID}' -TestLocation '${AZURE_LOCATION_DEFAULT}' -CustomKernel '${KERNEL_TYPE}' ${test_cmd} -XMLSecretFile '${Azure_Secrets_File}'"
+                                            RunPowershellCommand(".\\Run-LisaV2.ps1" +
+                                                " -TestLocation '${AZURE_LOCATION_DEFAULT}'" +
+                                                " -RGIdentifier '${AZURE_ID}'" +
+                                                " -TestPlatform 'Azure'" +
+                                                " -CustomKernel '${KERNEL_TYPE}'" +
+                                                " -ARMImageName '${ARM_DISTRO}'" +
+                                                " -XMLSecretFile '${Azure_Secrets_File}'" +
+                                                " -EnableTelemetry" +
+                                                " -ExitWithZero -ForceCustom" +
+                                                " -ResultDBTestTag '${env.distro}_${env.KernelType}_${env.BUILD_NUMBER}'" +
+                                                " ${test_cmd}"
+                                            )
+                                        }
                                         archiveArtifacts artifacts: '*-TestLogs.zip', allowEmptyArchive: true
                                         junit testResults: "Report\\*-junit.xml", allowEmptyResults: true
 
@@ -566,6 +616,8 @@ node ("meta_slave") {
         version_identifier = "_azure_fips"
     } else if (env.KernelType == "linux-image-azure-lts-20.04") {
         version_identifier = "_azure_lts_2004"
+    } else if (env.KernelType == "linux-image-azure-fde") {
+        version_identifier = "_azure_fde"
     }
     def kernels_info = ""
     try {
diff --git a/scripts/ubuntu_azure_kernel/ubuntu_azure_kernel_watcher.sh b/scripts/ubuntu_azure_kernel/ubuntu_azure_kernel_watcher.sh
index f68a2d9..72e8048 100644
--- a/scripts/ubuntu_azure_kernel/ubuntu_azure_kernel_watcher.sh
+++ b/scripts/ubuntu_azure_kernel/ubuntu_azure_kernel_watcher.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ function Search_New_Kernel() {
         kernel_type_short="_azure_lts_1804"
     elif [ ${kernel_type} == "linux-image-azure-lts-20.04" ]; then
         kernel_type_short="_azure_lts_2004"
+    elif [ ${kernel_type} == "linux-image-azure-fde" ]; then
+        kernel_type_short="_azure_fde"
     fi
     latest_kernel=$(sudo apt-cache madison ${kernel_type} | grep ${release}-proposed | awk '{print $3}')
     if [ ! -z $latest_kernel ]; then
@@ -114,11 +116,14 @@ for release in ${RELEASES[@]}; do
     azure_lts_1804_release="${!variable_name}"
     variable_name="${release}_azure_lts_2004"
     azure_lts_2004_release="${!variable_name}"
+    variable_name="${release}_azure_fde"
+    azure_fde_release="${!variable_name}"
 
     latest_azure=$(sudo apt-cache madison linux-azure | grep ${release}-proposed | awk '{print $3}')
     latest_edge=$(sudo apt-cache madison linux-azure-edge | grep ${release}-proposed | awk '{print $3}')
     latest_azure_lts_1804=$(sudo apt-cache madison linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 | grep ${release}-proposed | awk '{print $3}')
     latest_azure_lts_2004=$(sudo apt-cache madison linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 | grep ${release}-proposed | awk '{print $3}')
+    latest_azure_fde=$(sudo apt-cache madison linux-image-azure-fde | grep ${release}-proposed | awk '{print $3}')
 
     # Check linux-azure proposed kernel for a new version
     Search_New_Kernel $release "linux-azure" $azure_release
@@ -131,4 +136,7 @@ for release in ${RELEASES[@]}; do
 
     # Check linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 proposed kernel for a new version
     Search_New_Kernel $release "linux-image-azure-lts-20.04" $latest_azure_lts_2004
+
+    # Check linux-image-azure-fde proposed kernel for a new version
+    Search_New_Kernel $release "linux-image-azure-fde" $latest_azure_fde
 done
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