diff --git a/test/addons/recipe/start b/test/addons/recipe/start
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6a8cc0f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons/recipe/start
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: The RamenDR authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+from drenv import kubectl
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+    sys.exit(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} cluster")
+
+os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+cluster = sys.argv[1]
+
+print("Deploying recipe crd")
+kubectl.apply(
+    "--kustomize",
+    "https://github.com/RamenDR/recipe.git/config/crd?ref=main&timeout=120s",
+    context=cluster,
+)
diff --git a/test/envs/regional-dr-external.yaml.example b/test/envs/regional-dr-external.yaml.example
index 1fb9395cc..a928b8ff6 100644
--- a/test/envs/regional-dr-external.yaml.example
+++ b/test/envs/regional-dr-external.yaml.example
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ templates:
       - addons:
           - name: ocm-cluster
             args: ["$name", "hub"]
+          - name: recipe
       - addons:
           - name: cert-manager
           - name: csi-addons
diff --git a/test/envs/regional-dr-hubless.yaml b/test/envs/regional-dr-hubless.yaml
index 6bb76bc9c..490ff7b18 100644
--- a/test/envs/regional-dr-hubless.yaml
+++ b/test/envs/regional-dr-hubless.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ templates:
           - name: olm
           - name: minio
           - name: velero
+          - name: recipe
 
 profiles:
   - name: "dr1"
diff --git a/test/envs/regional-dr-kubevirt.yaml b/test/envs/regional-dr-kubevirt.yaml
index 980c3af64..c6527fa3b 100644
--- a/test/envs/regional-dr-kubevirt.yaml
+++ b/test/envs/regional-dr-kubevirt.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ templates:
           - name: ocm-cluster
             args: ["$name", "hub"]
           - name: cdi
+          - name: recipe
       - addons:
           - name: csi-addons
           - name: olm
diff --git a/test/envs/regional-dr.yaml b/test/envs/regional-dr.yaml
index 0f7e208b3..f42fafe7f 100644
--- a/test/envs/regional-dr.yaml
+++ b/test/envs/regional-dr.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ templates:
       - addons:
           - name: ocm-cluster
             args: ["$name", "hub"]
+          - name: recipe
       - addons:
           - name: csi-addons
           - name: olm