diff --git a/.github/workflows/compose/docker-compose.yml b/.github/workflows/compose/docker-compose.yml
index 601c6b8cab..c6aed16f6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ services:
     working_dir: /tests
     volumes:
       - ../tests:/tests
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     environment:
       - KNOX_GATEWAY_URL=https://knox:8443/
     command: >
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests/requirements.txt b/.github/workflows/tests/requirements.txt
index 9967c535d4..8ef8698ae1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-requests==2.32.4
+docker==7.1.0
 pytest==8.3.4
+requests==2.32.4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests/test_knox_cli.py b/.github/workflows/tests/test_knox_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4d9f16ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests/test_knox_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to you 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.
+import unittest
+from util.knox import Knox
+
+class TestKnoxCLI(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.knox = Knox("compose-knox-1")
+        self.knox_cli_path = "/knox-runtime/bin/knoxcli.sh"
+
+    def test_knox_cli_create_list_aliases(self):
+        """
+            Validating creating and listing of aliases for multiple cluster
+
+            Step:
+            - Execute:
+            knoxcli.sh create-list-aliases --alias aliasx1 --value value --alias aliasx2 --value value --cluster clusterX
+             --alias aliasy1 --value value --alias aliasy2 --value value --cluster clusterY
+
+            Result:
+            all Alias in the clusters should be created and listed
+        :return:
+        """
+        print(f"\nTesting create-list-aliases command")
+        cmd = ("{} create-list-aliases --alias aliasx1 --value value --alias aliasx2 --value value --cluster clusterX"
+               " --alias aliasy1 --value value --alias aliasy2 --value value --cluster clusterY").format(self.knox_cli_path)
+        cmd_output = self.knox.run_knox_cmd(cmd)
+        self.assertIn("Listing aliases for: clusterX", cmd_output)
+        self.assertIn("Listing aliases for: clusterY", cmd_output)
+        self.assertIn("2 alias(es) have been successfully created: [aliasx1, aliasx2]", cmd_output)
+        self.assertIn("2 alias(es) have been successfully created: [aliasy1, aliasy2]", cmd_output)
+        print(f"Verified command output contains aliases")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests/test_knox_configs.py b/.github/workflows/tests/test_knox_configs.py
index 45947f01b6..0053eb8990 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests/test_knox_configs.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests/test_knox_configs.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def setUp(self):
             self.base_url += "/"
         self.non_existent_path = self.base_url + "gateway/not-exists"
 
-    def test_auth_service_guest(self):
+    def test_global_hsts_header(self):
         """
         Verifies header is present with the correct value
         """
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests/util/knox.py b/.github/workflows/tests/util/knox.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b429d5cf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests/util/knox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to you 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.
+import requests
+import docker
+
+class Knox:
+
+    def __init__(self, container_name):
+        """
+        :param container_name:
+        """
+        client = docker.from_env()
+        self.knox_container = client.containers.get(container_name)
+
+    def run_knox_cmd(self, knox_cmd):
+        """
+        :param knox_cmd:
+        :return:
+        """
+        result = self.knox_container.exec_run(f"{knox_cmd}", stream=False)
+        output = result.output.decode()
+        print(f"\n[CMD={knox_cmd}] OUTPUT:\n{output}")
+        return output
+