diff --git a/test/qe/qe_test.go b/test/qe/qe_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e04f6169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/qe/qe_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+
+	"github.com/openshift/cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator/pkg/operator/operatorclient"
+	test "github.com/openshift/cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator/test/library"
+)
+
+func TestOperatorNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+	kubeConfig, err := test.NewClientConfigForTest()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	kubeClient, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(kubeConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_, err = kubeClient.CoreV1().Namespaces().Get(operatorclient.OperatorNamespace, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/qe/test.sh b/test/qe/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..36d07e99e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/qe/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+go test ./test/qe/...