diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yaml
index fe03ac5f5..b6ca3e44c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        suite: [Nonbehavioral, Utilization, GPU, Drift, Integration, NodeClaim]
+        suite: [Nonbehavioral, Utilization, GPU, Drift, Integration, NodeClaim, Chaos]
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
diff --git a/test/suites/chaos/suite_test.go b/test/suites/chaos/suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eaf5934b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/suites/chaos/suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+/*
+Portions Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package chaos
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	controllerruntime "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/predicate"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
+
+	"github.com/Azure/karpenter-provider-azure/test/pkg/debug"
+	"github.com/Azure/karpenter-provider-azure/test/pkg/environment/azure"
+	corev1beta1 "sigs.k8s.io/karpenter/pkg/apis/v1beta1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/karpenter/pkg/test"
+	nodeutils "sigs.k8s.io/karpenter/pkg/utils/node"
+)
+
+var env *azure.Environment
+
+func TestChaos(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	BeforeSuite(func() {
+		env = azure.NewEnvironment(t)
+	})
+	RunSpecs(t, "Chaos")
+}
+
+var _ = BeforeEach(func() { env.BeforeEach() })
+var _ = AfterEach(func() { env.Cleanup() })
+var _ = AfterEach(func() { env.AfterEach() })
+
+var _ = Describe("Chaos", func() {
+	Describe("Runaway Scale-Up", func() {
+		It("should not produce a runaway scale-up when consolidation is enabled", Label(debug.NoWatch), Label(debug.NoEvents), func() {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(env.Context)
+			defer cancel()
+
+			nodeClass := env.DefaultAKSNodeClass()
+			nodePool := env.DefaultNodePool(nodeClass)
+			test.ReplaceRequirements(nodePool, v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+				Key:      corev1beta1.CapacityTypeLabelKey,
+				Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+				Values:   []string{corev1beta1.CapacityTypeSpot},
+			})
+			nodePool.Spec.Disruption.ConsolidationPolicy = corev1beta1.ConsolidationPolicyWhenUnderutilized
+			nodePool.Spec.Disruption.ConsolidateAfter = nil
+
+			numPods := 1
+			dep := test.Deployment(test.DeploymentOptions{
+				Replicas: int32(numPods),
+				PodOptions: test.PodOptions{
+					Image: "mcr.microsoft.com/oss/kubernetes/pause:3.6",
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Labels: map[string]string{"app": "my-app"},
+					},
+					TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: lo.ToPtr[int64](0),
+				},
+			})
+			// Start a controller that adds taints to nodes after creation
+			Expect(startTaintAdder(ctx, env.Config)).To(Succeed())
+			startNodeCountMonitor(ctx, env.Client)
+
+			// Create a deployment with a single pod
+			env.ExpectCreated(nodeClass, nodePool, dep)
+
+			// Expect that we never get over a high number of nodes
+			Consistently(func(g Gomega) {
+				list := &v1.NodeList{}
+				g.Expect(env.Client.List(env.Context, list, client.HasLabels{test.DiscoveryLabel})).To(Succeed())
+				g.Expect(len(list.Items)).To(BeNumerically("<", 35))
+			}, time.Minute*5).Should(Succeed())
+		})
+		It("should not produce a runaway scale-up when ttlSecondsAfterEmpty is enabled", Label(debug.NoWatch), Label(debug.NoEvents), func() {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(env.Context)
+			defer cancel()
+
+			nodeClass := env.DefaultAKSNodeClass()
+			nodePool := env.DefaultNodePool(nodeClass)
+			test.ReplaceRequirements(nodePool, v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+				Key:      corev1beta1.CapacityTypeLabelKey,
+				Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+				Values:   []string{corev1beta1.CapacityTypeSpot},
+			})
+			nodePool.Spec.Disruption.ConsolidationPolicy = corev1beta1.ConsolidationPolicyWhenEmpty
+			nodePool.Spec.Disruption.ConsolidateAfter = &corev1beta1.NillableDuration{Duration: lo.ToPtr(30 * time.Second)}
+
+			numPods := 1
+			dep := test.Deployment(test.DeploymentOptions{
+				Replicas: int32(numPods),
+				PodOptions: test.PodOptions{
+					Image: "mcr.microsoft.com/oss/kubernetes/pause:3.6",
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Labels: map[string]string{"app": "my-app"},
+					},
+					TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: lo.ToPtr[int64](0),
+				},
+			})
+			// Start a controller that adds taints to nodes after creation
+			Expect(startTaintAdder(ctx, env.Config)).To(Succeed())
+			startNodeCountMonitor(ctx, env.Client)
+
+			// Create a deployment with a single pod
+			env.ExpectCreated(nodeClass, nodePool, dep)
+
+			// Expect that we never get over a high number of nodes
+			Consistently(func(g Gomega) {
+				list := &v1.NodeList{}
+				g.Expect(env.Client.List(env.Context, list, client.HasLabels{test.DiscoveryLabel})).To(Succeed())
+				g.Expect(len(list.Items)).To(BeNumerically("<", 35))
+			}, time.Minute*5).Should(Succeed())
+		})
+	})
+})
+
+type taintAdder struct {
+	kubeClient client.Client
+}
+
+func (t *taintAdder) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error) {
+	node := &v1.Node{}
+	if err := t.kubeClient.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, node); err != nil {
+		return reconcile.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
+	}
+	mergeFrom := client.MergeFrom(node.DeepCopy())
+	taint := v1.Taint{
+		Key:    "test",
+		Value:  "true",
+		Effect: v1.TaintEffectNoExecute,
+	}
+	if !lo.Contains(node.Spec.Taints, taint) {
+		node.Spec.Taints = append(node.Spec.Taints, taint)
+		if err := t.kubeClient.Patch(ctx, node, mergeFrom); err != nil {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, err
+		}
+	}
+	return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+}
+
+func (t *taintAdder) Builder(mgr manager.Manager) *controllerruntime.Builder {
+	return controllerruntime.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
+		For(&v1.Node{}).
+		WithEventFilter(predicate.NewPredicateFuncs(func(obj client.Object) bool {
+			node := obj.(*v1.Node)
+			if _, ok := node.Labels[test.DiscoveryLabel]; !ok {
+				return false
+			}
+			return true
+		}))
+}
+
+func startTaintAdder(ctx context.Context, config *rest.Config) error {
+	mgr, err := controllerruntime.NewManager(config, controllerruntime.Options{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	adder := &taintAdder{kubeClient: mgr.GetClient()}
+	if err = adder.Builder(mgr).Complete(adder); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	go func() {
+		Expect(mgr.Start(ctx)).To(Succeed())
+	}()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func startNodeCountMonitor(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client) {
+	createdNodes := atomic.Int64{}
+	deletedNodes := atomic.Int64{}
+
+	factory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(env.KubeClient, time.Second*30,
+		informers.WithTweakListOptions(func(l *metav1.ListOptions) { l.LabelSelector = corev1beta1.NodePoolLabelKey }))
+	nodeInformer := factory.Core().V1().Nodes().Informer()
+	_, err := nodeInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		AddFunc: func(_ interface{}) {
+			createdNodes.Add(1)
+		},
+		DeleteFunc: func(_ interface{}) {
+			deletedNodes.Add(1)
+		},
+	})
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	factory.Start(ctx.Done())
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			list := &v1.NodeList{}
+			if err := kubeClient.List(ctx, list, client.HasLabels{test.DiscoveryLabel}); err == nil {
+				readyCount := lo.CountBy(list.Items, func(n v1.Node) bool {
+					return nodeutils.GetCondition(&n, v1.NodeReady).Status == v1.ConditionTrue
+				})
+				fmt.Printf("[NODE COUNT] CURRENT: %d | READY: %d | CREATED: %d | DELETED: %d\n", len(list.Items), readyCount, createdNodes.Load(), deletedNodes.Load())
+			}
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			case <-time.After(time.Second * 5):
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}