diff --git a/test/check/check.go b/test/check/check.go
index 80352d7b7e..b114ead04f 100644
--- a/test/check/check.go
+++ b/test/check/check.go
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ func CheckComponentsDeployment(components []Component) {
 	}
 }
 
+func CheckCrdExplainable() {
+	By("Checking crd is explainable")
+	explain, err := Kubectl("explain", "networkaddonsconfigs")
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "explain should not return error")
+
+	Expect(explain).ToNot(BeEmpty(), "explain output should not be empty")
+	Expect(explain).ToNot(ContainSubstring("<empty>"), "explain output should not contain <empty> fields")
+}
+
 func CheckComponentsRemoval(components []Component) {
 	for _, component := range components {
 		if component.ComponentName == MultusComponent.ComponentName && IsOnOKDCluster() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/lifecycle/upgrade_test.go b/test/e2e/lifecycle/upgrade_test.go
index 6d9fc12868..e407ee994b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/lifecycle/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/lifecycle/upgrade_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var _ = Context("Cluster Network Addons Operator", func() {
 		Context(fmt.Sprintf("when operator in version %s is installed and supported spec configured", oldRelease.Version), func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				InstallRelease(oldRelease)
+				CheckCrdExplainable()
 				CheckOperatorIsReady(podsDeploymentTimeout)
 				CreateConfig(oldRelease.SupportedSpec)
 				CheckConfigCondition(ConditionAvailable, ConditionTrue, 15*time.Minute, CheckDoNotRepeat)
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ var _ = Context("Cluster Network Addons Operator", func() {
 				BeforeEach(func() {
 					UninstallRelease(oldRelease)
 					InstallRelease(newRelease)
+					CheckCrdExplainable()
 					UpdateConfig(newRelease.SupportedSpec)
 					CheckOperatorIsReady(podsDeploymentTimeout)