diff --git a/.github/workflows/kustomize-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/kustomize-validation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..350503af83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/kustomize-validation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Kustomize Validation
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  kustomize-validation:
+    name: Validate Kustomization Files
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Validate Kustomization Files
+        run: make test-kustomize
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d073fb24a9..52b2b88a21 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ check-coverage: install-go-test-coverage
 	${GOBIN}/go-test-coverage --config=./.testcoverage.yml
 
 .PHONY: ci-job
-ci-job: common-deps-update generate fmt vet golangci-lint unittest shellcheck bashate yamllint bundle-check
+ci-job: common-deps-update generate fmt vet golangci-lint unittest shellcheck bashate yamllint test-kustomize bundle-check
 
 # Download go tools
 .PHONY: controller-gen
@@ -363,11 +363,17 @@ GINKGO_FLAGS = -ginkgo.focus="$(FOCUS)" -ginkgo.v -ginkgo.skip="$(SKIP)"
 ##@ Tools and Linting
 
 .PHONY: lint
-lint: bashate golangci-lint shellcheck yamllint markdownlint
+lint: bashate golangci-lint shellcheck yamllint markdownlint test-kustomize
 
 .PHONY: tools
 tools: opm operator-sdk yq
 
+.PHONY: test-kustomize
+test-kustomize: kustomize ## Validate all kustomization.yaml files can build successfully
+	@echo "Running kustomize validation on all kustomization.yaml files..."
+	@$(PROJECT_DIR)/hack/test-kustomize.sh
+	@echo "Kustomize validation completed successfully."
+
 .PHONY: bashate-download
 bashate-download: sync-git-submodules $(LOCALBIN) ## Download bashate locally if necessary and run against bash files. If wrong version is installed, it will be removed before downloading.
 	@echo "Downloading bashate..."
diff --git a/hack/test-kustomize.sh b/hack/test-kustomize.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0cde7e968e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/test-kustomize.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Temporary file tracking for cleanup
+TEMP_FILES=()
+
+# Cleanup function (invoked via trap, not called directly)
+# shellcheck disable=SC2329
+cleanup() {
+    for temp_file in "${TEMP_FILES[@]}"; do
+        if [ -f "$temp_file" ]; then
+            rm -f "$temp_file"
+            echo "Cleaned up: $temp_file"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Set trap to ensure cleanup on exit
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Check if kustomize is installed
+if ! command -v kustomize &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}ERROR: kustomize is not installed${NC}"
+    echo "Install via: make kustomize"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Generate temporary patch files that are normally created during build.
+# config/manager/related-images/patch.yaml is generated from in.yaml with envsubst.
+PATCH_FILE="./config/manager/related-images/patch.yaml"
+if [ ! -f "$PATCH_FILE" ] && [ -f "./config/manager/related-images/in.yaml" ]; then
+    if ! command -v envsubst &> /dev/null; then
+        echo -e "${RED}ERROR: envsubst is not installed (provided by gettext)${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Generating temporary patch file for validation: $PATCH_FILE"
+    PRECACHE_WORKLOAD_IMG="quay.io/openshift-kni/lifecycle-agent-operator:latest" \
+        envsubst < "./config/manager/related-images/in.yaml" > "$PATCH_FILE"
+    TEMP_FILES+=("$PATCH_FILE")
+fi
+
+echo "Checking all kustomization.yaml files can build successfully..."
+echo ""
+
+ERRORS=0
+CHECKED=0
+
+# Find all kustomization.yaml files
+kustomize_files=()
+while IFS= read -r file; do
+    kustomize_files+=("$file")
+done < <(find . -name 'kustomization.yaml' -not -path '*/vendor/*' -not -path '*/.git/*' -not -path '*/bin/*' -not -path '*/telco5g-konflux/*' | sort)
+
+if [ ${#kustomize_files[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}WARNING: No kustomization.yaml files found${NC}"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+for kustomize_file in "${kustomize_files[@]}"; do
+    dir=$(dirname "$kustomize_file")
+    echo -n "  $dir: "
+
+    if BUILD_OUTPUT=$(kustomize build "$dir" 2>&1); then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}OK${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}FAILED${NC}"
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}    Error details:${NC}"
+        echo "    ${BUILD_OUTPUT//$'\n'/$'\n'    }"
+        echo ""
+        ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+    fi
+    CHECKED=$((CHECKED + 1))
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo "Summary: Checked $CHECKED kustomization.yaml file(s)"
+
+if [[ $ERRORS -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}All kustomization files validated successfully!${NC}"
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo -e "${RED}$ERRORS kustomization file(s) failed validation${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi