diff --git a/.github/workflows_dep/regressionparams/dapr.json b/.github/workflows_dep/regressionparams/dapr.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..429b073ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows_dep/regressionparams/dapr.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
+    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+    "parameters": {
+        "resourceName": {
+            "value": "az-k8s-dapr"
+        },
+        "agentVMSize": {
+            "value": "Standard_DS3_v2"
+        },
+        "daprAddon": {
+            "value": true
+        },
+        "daprAddonHA": {
+            "value": true
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bicep/main.bicep b/bicep/main.bicep
index 2623ecb1f..274bfb72e 100644
--- a/bicep/main.bicep
+++ b/bicep/main.bicep
@@ -1183,6 +1183,32 @@ resource fluxAddon 'Microsoft.KubernetesConfiguration/extensions@2022-04-02-prev
 }
 output fluxReleaseNamespace string = fluxGitOpsAddon ? fluxAddon.properties.scope.cluster.releaseNamespace : ''
 
+@description('Add the Dapr extension')
+param daprAddon bool = false
+@description('Enable high availability (HA) mode for the Dapr control plane')
+param daprAddonHA bool = false
+
+resource daprExtension 'Microsoft.KubernetesConfiguration/extensions@2022-04-02-preview' = if(daprAddon) {
+    name: 'dapr'
+    scope: aks
+    properties: {
+        extensionType: 'Microsoft.Dapr'
+        autoUpgradeMinorVersion: true
+        releaseTrain: 'Stable'
+        configurationSettings: {
+            'global.ha.enabled': '${daprAddonHA}'
+        }
+        scope: {
+          cluster: {
+            releaseNamespace: 'dapr-system'
+          }
+        }
+        configurationProtectedSettings: {}
+    }
+}
+
+output daprReleaseNamespace string = daprAddon ? daprExtension.properties.scope.cluster.releaseNamespace : ''
+
 
 /*__  ___.   ______   .__   __.  __  .___________.  ______   .______       __  .__   __.   _______
 |   \/   |  /  __  \  |  \ |  | |  | |           | /  __  \  |   _  \     |  | |  \ |  |  /  _____|
diff --git a/cspell.json b/cspell.json
index 5bf3832e6..b5a6570df 100644
--- a/cspell.json
+++ b/cspell.json
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
         "currenttab",
         "currt",
         "currv",
+        "dapr",
+        "Dapr",
         "Daemonset",
         "demoapp",
         "denydefault",
diff --git a/helper/src/components/addonsTab.js b/helper/src/components/addonsTab.js
index 01786bdcd..5f4847656 100644
--- a/helper/src/components/addonsTab.js
+++ b/helper/src/components/addonsTab.js
@@ -384,8 +384,32 @@ export default function ({ tabValues, updateFn, featureFlag, invalidArray }) {
 
             </Stack.Item>
 
-        </Stack >
-
+            <Separator className="notopmargin" />
 
-    )
+            <Stack.Item align="start">
+                <Label required={true}>
+                    dapr (Distributed Application Runtime)
+                    (<a target="_new" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/dapr">docs</a>)
+                </Label>
+                <MessageBar messageBarType={MessageBarType.info} styles={{ root: { marginBottom: "10px" } }}>
+                    Enabling this option installs dapr, but doesn't apply configuration
+                </MessageBar>
+                <Checkbox
+                    styles={{ root: { marginLeft: "50px" } }}
+                    inputProps={{ "data-testid": "addons-dapr-checkbox" }}
+                    checked={addons.daprAddon}
+                    onChange={(ev, v) => updateFn("daprAddon", v)}
+                    label="Install the Dapr AddOn"
+                />
+                <Checkbox
+                    disabled={!addons.daprAddon}
+                    styles={{ root: { marginLeft: "50px" } }}
+                    inputProps={{ "data-testid": "addons-dapr-ha-checkbox" }}
+                    checked={addons.daprAddonHA}
+                    onChange={(ev, v) => updateFn("daprAddonHA", v)}
+                    label="Enable high availability mode"
+                />
+            </Stack.Item>
+        </Stack>
+    );
 }
diff --git a/helper/src/components/deployTab.js b/helper/src/components/deployTab.js
index 8e64a0978..cd4a06a58 100644
--- a/helper/src/components/deployTab.js
+++ b/helper/src/components/deployTab.js
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ export default function DeployTab({ defaults, updateFn, tabValues, invalidArray,
     ...(addons.csisecret !== "none" && { keyVaultAksCSI: true }),
     ...(addons.csisecret === 'akvNew' && { keyVaultCreate: true, ...(deploy.kvCertSecretRole && { keyVaultOfficerRolePrincipalId: "$(az ad signed-in-user show --query id --out tsv)"}) }),
     ...(addons.csisecret !== "none" && addons.keyVaultAksCSIPollInterval !== defaults.addons.keyVaultAksCSIPollInterval  && { keyVaultAksCSIPollInterval: addons.keyVaultAksCSIPollInterval }),
-    ...(addons.fluxGitOpsAddon !== defaults.addons.fluxGitOpsAddon && { fluxGitOpsAddon: addons.fluxGitOpsAddon})
+    ...(addons.fluxGitOpsAddon !== defaults.addons.fluxGitOpsAddon && { fluxGitOpsAddon: addons.fluxGitOpsAddon}),
+    ...(addons.daprAddon !== defaults.addons.daprAddon && { daprAddon: addons.daprAddon }),
+    ...(addons.daprAddonHA !== defaults.addons.daprAddonHA && { daprAddonHA: addons.daprAddonHA }),
   }
 
   const preview_params = {
@@ -516,4 +518,4 @@ az ad sp delete --id $(az ad sp show --id \${rmId[0]} --query id -o tsv)
 
     </Stack>
   )
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/helper/src/config.json b/helper/src/config.json
index 153776d18..af2163c5f 100644
--- a/helper/src/config.json
+++ b/helper/src/config.json
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
             "DefenderForContainers" : false
         },
         "addons": {
+            "daprAddon": false,
+            "daprAddonHA": false,
             "fluxGitOpsAddon": false,
             "networkPolicy": "none",
             "kedaAddon": false,