diff --git a/tests/e2e/bootc-install.sh b/tests/e2e/bootc-install.sh
index 154e4966a..015a55622 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/bootc-install.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/bootc-install.sh
@@ -137,21 +137,30 @@ case "$TEST_CASE" in
     "to-existing-root")
         SSH_USER="root"
         SSH_KEY_PUB_CONTENT=$(cat "${SSH_KEY_PUB}")
+        mkdir -p "${TEMPDIR}/usr/share/containers/systemd"
+        cp files/caddy.container files/node_exporter.container "${TEMPDIR}/usr/share/containers/systemd"
         tee -a "$INSTALL_CONTAINERFILE" > /dev/null << EOF
+COPY usr/ usr/
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/etc-system/ && \
     echo 'AuthorizedKeysFile /usr/etc-system/%u.keys' >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/30-auth-system.conf && \
     echo "$SSH_KEY_PUB_CONTENT" > /usr/etc-system/root.keys && \
     chmod 0600 /usr/etc-system/root.keys && \
     dnf -y install qemu-guest-agent && \
     dnf clean all && \
-    systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent
+    systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent && \
+    ln -s /usr/share/containers/systemd/caddy.container /usr/lib/bootc/bound-images.d/caddy.container && \
+    ln -s /usr/share/containers/systemd/node_exporter.container /usr/lib/bootc/bound-images.d/node_exporter.container
 EOF
+    # logical bound image
+    LBI="enabled"
     ;;
     "to-disk")
         tee -a "$INSTALL_CONTAINERFILE" > /dev/null << EOF
 RUN dnf -y install python3 cloud-init && \
     dnf -y clean all
 EOF
+    # LBI is disabled in to-disk test
+    LBI="disabled"
     ;;
 esac
 
@@ -264,6 +273,7 @@ ansible-playbook -v \
     -e bootc_image="$TEST_IMAGE_URL" \
     -e image_label_version_id="$REDHAT_VERSION_ID" \
     -e kargs="mitigations=on,nosmt,console=ttyS0,panic=0" \
+    -e lbi="$LBI" \
     playbooks/check-system.yaml
 
 # Prepare upgrade containerfile
@@ -309,6 +319,7 @@ ansible-playbook -v \
     -e image_label_version_id="$REDHAT_VERSION_ID" \
     -e upgrade="true" \
     -e kargs="systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1,console=ttyS,panic=0" \
+    -e lbi="$LBI" \
     playbooks/check-system.yaml
 
 # bootc rollback test
diff --git a/tests/e2e/files/caddy.container b/tests/e2e/files/caddy.container
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..507917ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/files/caddy.container
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Run a demo webserver
+
+[Container]
+GlobalArgs=--storage-opt=additionalimagestore=/usr/lib/bootc/storage
+Image=docker.io/library/caddy:2.8.4
+PublishPort=80:80
+ReadOnly=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/tests/e2e/files/node_exporter.container b/tests/e2e/files/node_exporter.container
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf3a69c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/files/node_exporter.container
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Prometheus node exporter
+
+[Container]
+Network=host
+PodmanArgs=--pid=host --storage-opt=additionalimagestore=/usr/lib/bootc/storage
+Volume=/:/host,ro,rslave
+Image=quay.io/prometheus/node-exporter:v1.8.2
+Exec=--path.rootfs=/host
+ReadOnly=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/tests/e2e/playbooks/check-system.yaml b/tests/e2e/playbooks/check-system.yaml
index 793b87080..5e17e1133 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/playbooks/check-system.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e/playbooks/check-system.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     bootc_image: ""
     upgrade: ""
     kargs: ""
+    lbi: ""
     total_counter: "0"
     failed_counter: "0"
 
@@ -437,6 +438,50 @@
           set_fact:
             failed_counter: "{{ failed_counter | int + 1 }}"
 
+    # case: check logically bound image caddy container status
+    - name: check LBI caddy container status
+      shell: podman ps --filter "name=systemd-caddy" --format json | jq -r '.[].State'
+      register: result_caddy_state
+      when: lbi == "enabled"
+
+    - name: run caddy container status test
+      block:
+        - assert:
+            that:
+              -  result_caddy_state.stdout == "running"
+            fail_msg: "failed to run caddy container"
+            success_msg: "running caddy container"
+      always:
+        - set_fact:
+            total_counter: "{{ total_counter | int + 1 }}"
+      rescue:
+        - name: failed count + 1
+          set_fact:
+            failed_counter: "{{ failed_counter | int + 1 }}"
+      when: lbi == "enabled"
+
+    # case: check logically bound image node_exporter container status
+    - name: check LBI node_exporter container status
+      shell: podman ps --filter "name=systemd-node_exporter" --format json | jq -r '.[].State'
+      register: result_node_exporter_state
+      when: lbi == "enabled"
+
+    - name: run node_exporter container status test
+      block:
+        - assert:
+            that:
+              -  result_node_exporter_state.stdout == "running"
+            fail_msg: "failed to run node_exporter container"
+            success_msg: "running node_exporter container"
+      always:
+        - set_fact:
+            total_counter: "{{ total_counter | int + 1 }}"
+      rescue:
+        - name: failed count + 1
+          set_fact:
+            failed_counter: "{{ failed_counter | int + 1 }}"
+      when: lbi == "enabled"
+
     # case: check system reboot
     - name: check system reboot
       block:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/playbooks/install.yaml b/tests/e2e/playbooks/install.yaml
index a3d8ca50e..876c0ddeb 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/playbooks/install.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e/playbooks/install.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
       command: dnf -y install podman
       become: true
 
+    - name: Pull logical bound image
+      command: podman pull --tls-verify=false {{ item }}
+      become: true
+      loop:
+        - "docker.io/library/caddy:2.8.4"
+        - "quay.io/prometheus/node-exporter:v1.8.2"
+
     - name: Install image
       command:
         "podman run \