diff --git a/cluster-up/cluster/kind-1.28/provider.sh b/cluster-up/cluster/kind-1.28/provider.sh
index 0acd74b2b7..b462421336 100755
--- a/cluster-up/cluster/kind-1.28/provider.sh
+++ b/cluster-up/cluster/kind-1.28/provider.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function up() {
     cp $KIND_MANIFESTS_DIR/kind.yaml ${KUBEVIRTCI_CONFIG_PATH}/$KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER/kind.yaml
     _add_kubeadm_cpu_manager_config_patch
     _add_extra_mounts
+    _add_extra_portmapping
     export CONFIG_WORKER_CPU_MANAGER=true
     kind_up
 
diff --git a/cluster-up/cluster/kind-1.31/provider.sh b/cluster-up/cluster/kind-1.31/provider.sh
index 3f10e2bc54..3c67e97e69 100755
--- a/cluster-up/cluster/kind-1.31/provider.sh
+++ b/cluster-up/cluster/kind-1.31/provider.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function up() {
     cp $KIND_MANIFESTS_DIR/kind.yaml ${KUBEVIRTCI_CONFIG_PATH}/$KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER/kind.yaml
     _add_kubeadm_cpu_manager_config_patch
     _add_extra_mounts
+    _add_extra_portmapping
     export CONFIG_WORKER_CPU_MANAGER=true
     kind_up
 
diff --git a/cluster-up/cluster/kind/common.sh b/cluster-up/cluster/kind/common.sh
index 7b5666dee6..af4870463e 100755
--- a/cluster-up/cluster/kind/common.sh
+++ b/cluster-up/cluster/kind/common.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ CONFIG_WORKER_CPU_MANAGER=${CONFIG_WORKER_CPU_MANAGER:-false}
 # avaliable value: ipv4, ipv6, dual
 IPFAMILY=${IPFAMILY}
 
+# setup the port mapping for kind cluster, this is needed for some e2e tests
+# KIND_PORT_MAPPING=cluster_port:host_port e.g. KIND_PORT_MAPPING=30001:30002
+KIND_PORT_MAPPING=${KIND_PORT_MAPPING}
+
 # check CPU arch
 PLATFORM=$(uname -m)
 case ${PLATFORM} in
@@ -263,6 +267,21 @@ EOF
   fi
 }
 
+function _add_extra_portmapping() {
+  if [[ "$KIND_PORT_MAPPING" != "" ]]; then
+    IFS=':' read -r container_port host_port <<< "$KIND_PORT_MAPPING"
+    if [[ -z "$container_port" || -z "$host_port" ]]; then
+      echo "Invalid KIND_PORT_MAPPING format. Expected 'container_port:host_port'."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  cat <<EOF >> ${KUBEVIRTCI_CONFIG_PATH}/$KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER/kind.yaml
+  extraPortMappings:
+  - containerPort: $container_port
+    hostPort: $host_port
+EOF
+fi
+}
+
 function _add_kubeadm_cpu_manager_config_patch() {
     cat << EOF >> ${KUBEVIRTCI_CONFIG_PATH}/$KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER/kind.yaml
   kubeadmConfigPatches: