diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/run_cypress/project_handler/cloud_project_handler.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/run_cypress/project_handler/cloud_project_handler.ts
index dd1e2c8762909..5ae476c17580e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/run_cypress/project_handler/cloud_project_handler.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/run_cypress/project_handler/cloud_project_handler.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ export class CloudHandler extends ProjectHandler {
       body.product_types = productTypes;
     }
 
-    if (process.env.KIBANA_MKI_IMAGE_COMMIT || commit) {
-      const override = commit ? commit : process.env.KIBANA_MKI_IMAGE_COMMIT;
+    // The qualityGate variable has been added here to ensure that when the quality gate runs, there will be
+    // no kibana image override. The tests will be executed against the commit which is already promoted to QA.
+    const qualityGate =
+      process.env.KIBANA_MKI_QUALITY_GATE && process.env.KIBANA_MKI_QUALITY_GATE === '1';
+    const override = commit ?? process.env.KIBANA_MKI_IMAGE_COMMIT;
+    if (override && !qualityGate) {
       const kibanaOverrideImage = `${override?.substring(0, 12)}`;
       this.log.info(`Kibana Image Commit under test: ${process.env.KIBANA_MKI_IMAGE_COMMIT}!`);
       this.log.info(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/run_cypress/project_handler/proxy_project_handler.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/run_cypress/project_handler/proxy_project_handler.ts
index b438849d85b4c..dfc97e9a422d8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/run_cypress/project_handler/proxy_project_handler.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/run_cypress/project_handler/proxy_project_handler.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ export class ProxyHandler extends ProjectHandler {
       body.product_types = productTypes;
     }
 
-    if (process.env.KIBANA_MKI_IMAGE_COMMIT || commit) {
-      const override = commit ? commit : process.env.KIBANA_MKI_IMAGE_COMMIT;
+    // The qualityGate variable has been added here to ensure that when the quality gate runs, there will be
+    // no kibana image override. The tests will be executed against the commit which is already promoted to QA.
+    const qualityGate =
+      process.env.KIBANA_MKI_QUALITY_GATE && process.env.KIBANA_MKI_QUALITY_GATE === '1';
+    const override = commit ?? process.env.KIBANA_MKI_IMAGE_COMMIT;
+    if (override && !qualityGate) {
       const kibanaOverrideImage = `${override?.substring(0, 12)}`;
       this.log.info(`Kibana Image Commit under test: ${process.env.KIBANA_MKI_IMAGE_COMMIT}!`);
       this.log.info(