diff --git a/integration/tests/crud/creategetdelete_test.go b/integration/tests/crud/creategetdelete_test.go
index ca53b19971..22fa5dba79 100644
--- a/integration/tests/crud/creategetdelete_test.go
+++ b/integration/tests/crud/creategetdelete_test.go
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ const (
 	deleteNg        = "ng-delete"
 	taintsNg1       = "ng-taints-1"
 	taintsNg2       = "ng-taints-2"
+	maxPodsMNG1     = "mng-max-pods-1"
+	maxPodsMNG2     = "mng-max-pods-2"
 	scaleSingleNg   = "ng-scale-single"
 	scaleMultipleNg = "ng-scale-multiple"
 
@@ -872,6 +874,8 @@ var _ = Describe("(Integration) Create, Get, Scale & Delete", func() {
 			clientset := makeClientset()
 			nodeListN1 := tests.ListNodes(clientset, taintsNg1)
 			nodeListN2 := tests.ListNodes(clientset, taintsNg2)
+			mngNodeListN1 := tests.ListNodes(clientset, maxPodsMNG1)
+			mngNodeListN2 := tests.ListNodes(clientset, maxPodsMNG2)
 
 			tests.AssertNodeTaints(nodeListN1, []corev1.Taint{
 				{
@@ -896,12 +900,22 @@ var _ = Describe("(Integration) Create, Get, Scale & Delete", func() {
 				},
 			})
 
-			By("asserting that maxPods is set correctly")
+			By("asserting that maxPods is set correctly for AL2 nodegroup")
 			expectedMaxPods := 123
 			for _, node := range nodeListN1.Items {
 				maxPods, _ := node.Status.Allocatable.Pods().AsInt64()
 				Expect(maxPods).To(Equal(int64(expectedMaxPods)))
 			}
+
+			By("asserting that maxPods is set correctly for AL2023 nodegroups")
+			for _, node := range mngNodeListN1.Items {
+				maxPods, _ := node.Status.Allocatable.Pods().AsInt64()
+				Expect(maxPods).To(Equal(int64(expectedMaxPods)))
+			}
+			for _, node := range mngNodeListN2.Items {
+				maxPods, _ := node.Status.Allocatable.Pods().AsInt64()
+				Expect(maxPods).To(Equal(int64(expectedMaxPods)))
+			}
 		})
 
 		It("should be able to create a new GPU nodegroup", func() {
diff --git a/integration/tests/crud/testdata/taints-max-pods.yaml b/integration/tests/crud/testdata/taints-max-pods.yaml
index 7881cd83ac..4fc0efbf66 100644
--- a/integration/tests/crud/testdata/taints-max-pods.yaml
+++ b/integration/tests/crud/testdata/taints-max-pods.yaml
@@ -6,16 +6,30 @@ metadata:
   name: <generated>
 
 nodeGroups:
-- name: ng-taints-1
-  taints:
-    key1: val1:NoSchedule
-    key2: :NoExecute
-  maxPodsPerNode: 123
-- name: ng-taints-2
-  volumeSize: 35
-  taints:
-  - key: key1
-    value: value1
-    effect: NoSchedule
-  - key: key2
-    effect: NoExecute
+  - name: ng-taints-1
+    taints:
+      key1: val1:NoSchedule
+      key2: :NoExecute
+    maxPodsPerNode: 123
+  - name: ng-taints-2
+    volumeSize: 35
+    taints:
+      - key: key1
+        value: value1
+        effect: NoSchedule
+      - key: key2
+        effect: NoExecute
+
+managedNodeGroups:
+  - name: mng-max-pods-1
+    desiredCapacity: 1
+    maxPodsPerNode: 123
+  - name: mng-max-pods-2
+    desiredCapacity: 1
+    overrideBootstrapCommand: |
+      apiVersion: node.eks.aws/v1alpha1
+      kind: NodeConfig
+      spec:
+        kubelet:
+          config:
+            maxPods: 123