diff --git a/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/deployment.go b/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/deployment.go
index 5dd068345234..9a0f7282ccc2 100644
--- a/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/deployment.go
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ spec:
       - name: app
         image: {{ $.Hub }}/app:{{ $.Tag }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ $.PullPolicy }}
+        securityContext:
+          runAsUser: 1338
+          runAsGroup: 1338
         args:
           - --metrics=15014
           - --cluster
diff --git a/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/basic.yaml b/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/basic.yaml
index c6a8f5064145..31fd6e208be3 100644
--- a/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/basic.yaml
+++ b/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/basic.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ spec:
       - name: app
         image: testing.hub/app:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
+        securityContext:
+          runAsUser: 1338
+          runAsGroup: 1338
         args:
           - --metrics=15014
           - --cluster
diff --git a/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/healthcheck-rewrite.yaml b/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/healthcheck-rewrite.yaml
index f4f804dca4bc..f142590c60f0 100644
--- a/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/healthcheck-rewrite.yaml
+++ b/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/healthcheck-rewrite.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ spec:
       - name: app
         image: testing.hub/app:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
+        securityContext:
+          runAsUser: 1338
+          runAsGroup: 1338
         args:
           - --metrics=15014
           - --cluster
diff --git a/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/multiversion.yaml b/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/multiversion.yaml
index 9d17baef48f8..bcc3180acbde 100644
--- a/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/multiversion.yaml
+++ b/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/multiversion.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ spec:
       - name: app
         image: testing.hub/app:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
+        securityContext:
+          runAsUser: 1338
+          runAsGroup: 1338
         args:
           - --metrics=15014
           - --cluster
@@ -119,6 +122,9 @@ spec:
       - name: app
         image: testing.hub/app:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
+        securityContext:
+          runAsUser: 1338
+          runAsGroup: 1338
         args:
           - --metrics=15014
           - --cluster
diff --git a/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/two-workloads-one-nosidecar.yaml b/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/two-workloads-one-nosidecar.yaml
index ff4b762253bb..c8cde0e9009f 100644
--- a/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/two-workloads-one-nosidecar.yaml
+++ b/pkg/test/framework/components/echo/kube/testdata/two-workloads-one-nosidecar.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ spec:
       - name: app
         image: testing.hub/app:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
+        securityContext:
+          runAsUser: 1338
+          runAsGroup: 1338
         args:
           - --metrics=15014
           - --cluster
@@ -113,6 +116,9 @@ spec:
       - name: app
         image: testing.hub/app:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
+        securityContext:
+          runAsUser: 1338
+          runAsGroup: 1338
         args:
           - --metrics=15014
           - --cluster