diff --git a/scripts/airgapped/get-all-images.sh b/scripts/airgapped/get-all-images.sh
index d9c3ed97..56145b7f 100755
--- a/scripts/airgapped/get-all-images.sh
+++ b/scripts/airgapped/get-all-images.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ rm -rf resource-dispatcher
 # manually retrieve pipelines runner image to test pipelines
 IMAGES+=($(echo "charmedkubeflow/pipelines-runner:ckf-1.8"))
 
+# manually retrieve katib experiment image
+IMAGES+=($(echo "docker.io/kubeflowkatib/simple-pbt:v0.16.0"))
+
 # manually retrieve helloworld image to test knative
 IMAGES+=($(echo "ghcr.io/knative/helloworld-go:latest"))
 
diff --git a/tests/airgapped/katib/README.md b/tests/airgapped/katib/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f16b514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/airgapped/katib/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Testing Katib in airgapped
+
+This directory is dedicated to testing Katib in an airgapped environment.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Prepare the airgapped environment and deploy CKF by following the steps in [Airgapped test scripts](https://github.com/canonical/bundle-kubeflow/tree/main/tests/airgapped#testing-airgapped-installation).
+
+Once you run the test scripts, the `kubeflowkatib/simple-pbt:v0.16.0` image used in the `simple-pbt` experiment will be included in your airgapped environment. It's specifically added in the [`get-all-images.sh` script](../../../scripts/airgapped/get-all-images.sh).
+
+## How to test Katib in an Airgapped environment
+1. Connect to the dashboard by visiting the IP of your airgapped VM. To get the IP run:
+    ```
+    lxc ls | grep eth0
+    ```
+    Look for the IP of the `airgapped-microk8s` instance.
+
+2. Log in to the dashboard and create a Profile.
+3. Go to `Experiments (AutoML)` tab from the dashboard sidebar.
+4. Click `New Experiment` then `Edit and submit YAML`.
+5. Paste the contents of the `simple-pbt.yaml` file found in this directory.
+6. Create the Experiment, and monitor its status to check it is `Succeeded`.
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diff --git a/tests/airgapped/katib/simple-pbt.yaml b/tests/airgapped/katib/simple-pbt.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e90e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/airgapped/katib/simple-pbt.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Source: katib/examples/v1beta1/hp-tuning/simple-pbt.yaml
+# This example is slightly modified from upstream to consume less resources
+# and disable istio sidecar.
+# There's a `modified` comment where we diverge from upstream.
+# When updating this file, make sure to keep those modifications.
+---
+apiVersion: kubeflow.org/v1beta1
+kind: Experiment
+metadata:
+  name: simple-pbt
+spec:
+  maxTrialCount: 1  # modified
+  parallelTrialCount: 1  # modified
+  maxFailedTrialCount: 1  # modified
+  resumePolicy: FromVolume
+  objective:
+    type: maximize
+    goal: 0.99
+    objectiveMetricName: Validation-accuracy
+  algorithm:
+    algorithmName: pbt
+    algorithmSettings:
+      - name: suggestion_trial_dir
+        value: /var/log/katib/checkpoints/
+      - name: n_population
+        value: '40'
+      - name: truncation_threshold
+        value: '0.2'
+  parameters:
+    - name: lr
+      parameterType: double
+      feasibleSpace:
+        min: '0.0001'
+        max: '0.02'
+        step: '0.0001'
+  trialTemplate:
+    primaryContainerName: training-container
+    trialParameters:
+      - name: learningRate
+        description: Learning rate for training the model
+        reference: lr
+    trialSpec:
+      apiVersion: batch/v1
+      kind: Job
+      spec:
+        template:
+          spec:
+            containers:
+              - name: training-container
+                image: 172.17.0.2:5000/kubeflowkatib/simple-pbt:v0.16.0
+                command:
+                  - "python3"
+                  - "/opt/pbt/pbt_test.py"
+                  - "--epochs=20"
+                  - "--lr=${trialParameters.learningRate}"
+                  - "--checkpoint=/var/log/katib/checkpoints/"
+                resources:  # modified
+                  limits:  # modified
+                    memory: "2Gi"  # modified
+                    cpu: "1"  # modified
+            restartPolicy: Never
+          metadata: # modified
+            annotations:  # modified
+              sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"  # modified