diff --git a/ocs_ci/framework/pytest_customization/marks.py b/ocs_ci/framework/pytest_customization/marks.py
index 745bd589b27..0299a7e0f69 100644
--- a/ocs_ci/framework/pytest_customization/marks.py
+++ b/ocs_ci/framework/pytest_customization/marks.py
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@
     reason="This test cannot run on MCG-Only deployments",
 )
 
+fips_required = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    config.ENV_DATA.get("fips") != "true",
+    reason="Test runs only on FIPS enabled cluster",
+)
+
 stretchcluster_required = pytest.mark.skipif(
     config.DEPLOYMENT.get("arbiter_deployment") is False,
     reason="Test runs only on Stretch cluster with arbiter deployments",
diff --git a/ocs_ci/ocs/constants.py b/ocs_ci/ocs/constants.py
index 4d4bd714234..c5f8747b715 100644
--- a/ocs_ci/ocs/constants.py
+++ b/ocs_ci/ocs/constants.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 # NooBaa statuses
 BS_AUTH_FAILED = "AUTH_FAILED"
 BS_OPTIMAL = "OPTIMAL"
+BS_REJECTED = "REJECTED"
 HEALTHY_OB = "OPTIMAL"
 HEALTHY_OBC = STATUS_BOUND
 HEALTHY_OBC_CLI_PHASE = "Phase:Bound"
diff --git a/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_pv_pool.py b/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_pv_pool.py
index 3235c7d91b8..a838d0dd3fe 100644
--- a/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_pv_pool.py
+++ b/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_pv_pool.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     red_squad,
     runs_on_provider,
     mcg,
+    fips_required,
 )
 
 from ocs_ci.ocs.bucket_utils import (
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
     wait_for_pods_to_be_running,
     get_pod_node,
     get_pod_logs,
+    get_noobaa_core_pod,
 )
 from ocs_ci.ocs.resources.objectbucket import OBC
 from ocs_ci.ocs.constants import MIN_PV_BACKINGSTORE_SIZE_IN_GB, CEPHBLOCKPOOL_SC
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@
 from ocs_ci.ocs.bucket_utils import (
     copy_random_individual_objects,
 )
+from ocs_ci.ocs import constants
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 LOCAL_DIR_PATH = "/awsfiles"
@@ -346,3 +349,36 @@ def test_ephemeral_for_pv_bs(self, backingstore_factory):
         assert (
             "test_object" in search_output
         ), "Dummy data was not found in the node ephemeral storage!"
+
+    @fips_required
+    @tier2
+    @bugzilla("2247731")
+    @polarion_id("OCS-5422")
+    def test_pvpool_bs_in_fips(self, backingstore_factory):
+        """
+        Create PV pool based backingstore and make sure the backingstore doesn't
+        goto Rejected phase on noobaa-core pod restarts
+
+        """
+        # create pv-pool backingstore
+        pv_backingstore = backingstore_factory(
+            "OC",
+            {"pv": [(1, MIN_PV_BACKINGSTORE_SIZE_IN_GB, CEPHBLOCKPOOL_SC)]},
+        )[0]
+
+        # restart noobaa-core pod
+        get_noobaa_core_pod().delete()
+
+        # wait for about 10 mins to check if
+        # the backingstore has reached Rejected state
+        pv_bs_obj = OCP(
+            kind=constants.BACKINGSTORE,
+            namespace=constants.OPENSHIFT_STORAGE_NAMESPACE,
+            resource_name=pv_backingstore.name,
+        )
+        assert pv_bs_obj.wait_for_resource(
+            condition="Ready", column="PHASE", timeout=600, sleep=5
+        ), "Pv pool backingstore reached rejected phase after noobaa core pod restart"
+        logger.info(
+            "Pv pool backingstore didnt goto Rejected phase after noobaa-core pod restarts"
+        )