diff --git a/tests/e2e/env-vars/00-install-collector.yaml b/tests/e2e/env-vars/00-install-collector.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe390c6cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/env-vars/00-install-collector.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: opentelemetry.io/v1alpha1
+kind: OpenTelemetryCollector
+metadata:
+  name: sidecar
+spec:
+  config: |
+    receivers:
+      otlp:
+        protocols:
+          grpc:
+          http:
+    processors:
+
+    exporters:
+      debug:
+
+    service:
+      pipelines:
+        traces:
+          receivers: [otlp]
+          processors: []
+          exporters: [debug]
+  mode: sidecar
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env-vars/00-install-instrumentation.yaml b/tests/e2e/env-vars/00-install-instrumentation.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e803148fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/env-vars/00-install-instrumentation.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: opentelemetry.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Instrumentation
+metadata:
+  name: sdk-only
+spec:
+  exporter:
+    endpoint: http://localhost:4317
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diff --git a/tests/e2e/env-vars/01-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e/env-vars/01-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bffa12f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/env-vars/01-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    sidecar.opentelemetry.io/inject: "true"
+  labels:
+    app: my-deploy
+spec:
+  (containers[?name == 'myapp']):
+  - name: myapp
+    env:
+    - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+      value: my-deploy
+    - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+      value: http://localhost:4317
+    - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_POD_NAME
+      valueFrom:
+        fieldRef:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          fieldPath: metadata.name
+    - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME
+      valueFrom:
+        fieldRef:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          fieldPath: spec.nodeName
+    - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
+      value:
+        ( contains(@, 'k8s.container.name=myapp') ): true
+        ( contains(@, 'k8s.pod.name=$(OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_POD_NAME)') ): true
+        ( contains(@, 'k8s.replicaset.name=my-deploy-') ): true
+        ( contains(@, 'k8s.deployment.name=my-deploy') ): true
+        ( contains(@, concat('k8s.namespace.name=', $namespace)) ): true
+        ( contains(@, 'k8s.node.name=$(OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME)') ): true
+        ( contains(@, 'service.version=main') ): true
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env-vars/01-deployment.yaml b/tests/e2e/env-vars/01-deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2086aa5ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/env-vars/01-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: my-deploy
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: my-deploy
+  replicas: 1
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: my-deploy
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.opentelemetry.io/inject: "true"
+        instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: myapp
+        image: ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/e2e-test-app-python:main
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env-vars/02-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e/env-vars/02-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..948c5a24d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/env-vars/02-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    sidecar.opentelemetry.io/inject: "true"
+  labels:
+    job-name: my-cron-job-exec
+  ownerReferences:
+    - apiVersion: batch/v1
+      kind: Job
+      name: my-cron-job-exec
+spec:
+  (containers[?name == 'myapp']):
+    - name: myapp
+      env:
+        - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+          value: my-cron-job
+        - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+        - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_POD_NAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: metadata.name
+        - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: spec.nodeName
+        - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
+          value:
+            ( contains(@, 'k8s.container.name=myapp') ): true
+            ( contains(@, 'k8s.pod.name=$(OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_POD_NAME)') ): true
+            ( contains(@, 'k8s.job.name=my-cron-job-exec') ): true
+            ( contains(@, 'k8s.cronjob.name=my-cron-job') ): true
+            ( contains(@, concat('k8s.namespace.name=', $namespace)) ): true
+            ( contains(@, 'k8s.node.name=$(OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME)') ): true
+            ( contains(@, 'service.version=main') ): true
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env-vars/02-cronjob.yaml b/tests/e2e/env-vars/02-cronjob.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35261db85c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/env-vars/02-cronjob.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: CronJob
+metadata:
+  name: my-cron-job
+spec:
+  schedule: "* * * * *"
+  suspend: true
+  jobTemplate:
+    spec:
+      template:
+        metadata:
+          annotations:
+            sidecar.opentelemetry.io/inject: "true"
+            instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+        spec:
+          restartPolicy: Never
+          containers:
+            - name: myapp
+              image: ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/e2e-test-app-python:main
+              imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+              command:
+                - echo
+                - ok
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env-vars/03-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e/env-vars/03-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2223549e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/env-vars/03-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    sidecar.opentelemetry.io/inject: "true"
+  labels:
+    job-name: my-job
+  ownerReferences:
+    - apiVersion: batch/v1
+      kind: Job
+      name: my-job
+spec:
+  (containers[?name == 'myapp']):
+    - name: myapp
+      env:
+        - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+          value: my-job
+        - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+        - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_POD_NAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: metadata.name
+        - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: spec.nodeName
+        - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
+          value:
+            ( contains(@, 'k8s.container.name=myapp') ): true
+            ( contains(@, 'k8s.pod.name=$(OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_POD_NAME)') ): true
+            ( contains(@, 'k8s.job.name=my-job') ): true
+            ( contains(@, concat('k8s.namespace.name=', $namespace)) ): true
+            ( contains(@, 'k8s.node.name=$(OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_NODE_NAME)') ): true
+            ( contains(@, 'service.version=main') ): true
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env-vars/03-job.yaml b/tests/e2e/env-vars/03-job.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3e65c9ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/env-vars/03-job.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: my-job
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.opentelemetry.io/inject: "true"
+        instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    spec:
+      restartPolicy: Never
+      containers:
+        - name: myapp
+          image: ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/e2e-test-app-python:main
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          command:
+            - echo
+            - ok
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env-vars/chainsaw-test.yaml b/tests/e2e/env-vars/chainsaw-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6428c0f767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/env-vars/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyverno/chainsaw/main/.schemas/json/test-chainsaw-v1alpha1.json
+apiVersion: chainsaw.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Test
+metadata:
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  name: service-name
+spec:
+  steps:
+    - name: step-00
+      try:
+        - apply:
+            file: 00-install-collector.yaml
+        - apply:
+            file: 00-install-instrumentation.yaml
+    # Deployment
+    - name: step-01
+      try:
+        - apply:
+            file: 01-deployment.yaml
+        - assert:
+            file: 01-assert.yaml
+      catch:
+        - podLogs:
+            selector: app=my-deploy
+    # CronJob
+    - name: step-02
+      try:
+        - apply:
+            file: 02-cronjob.yaml
+        - command:
+            entrypoint: kubectl
+            args:
+              - -n
+              - ${NAMESPACE}
+              - create
+              - job
+              - --from
+              - cronjob/my-cron-job
+              - my-cron-job-exec
+        - assert:
+            file: 02-assert.yaml
+      catch:
+        - podLogs:
+            selector: job-name=my-cron-job-exec
+    # Job
+    - name: step-03
+      try:
+        - apply:
+            file: 03-job.yaml
+        - assert:
+            file: 03-assert.yaml
+      catch:
+        - podLogs:
+            selector: job-name=my-job