diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_common.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_common.sh
index 8b319f2386..85e4029709 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_common.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_common.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function check_hypervisor_for_confidential_tests() {
 	local kata_hypervisor="${1}"
 	# This check must be done with "<SPACE>${KATA_HYPERVISOR}<SPACE>" to avoid
 	# having substrings, like qemu, being matched with qemu-$something.
-    if [[ " ${SUPPORTED_TEE_HYPERVISORS[*]} " =~ " ${kata_hypervisor} " ]] ||\
+    if check_hypervisor_for_confidential_tests_tee_only "${kata_hypervisor}" ||\
        [[ " ${SUPPORTED_NON_TEE_HYPERVISORS[*]} " =~ " ${kata_hypervisor} " ]]; then        
         return 0
     else
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ function check_hypervisor_for_confidential_tests() {
     fi
 }
 
+# This function verifies whether the input hypervisor supports confidential tests and 
+# relies on `KATA_HYPERVISOR` being an environment variable
+function check_hypervisor_for_confidential_tests_tee_only() {
+	local kata_hypervisor="${1}"
+	# This check must be done with "<SPACE>${KATA_HYPERVISOR}<SPACE>" to avoid
+	# having substrings, like qemu, being matched with qemu-$something.
+	if [[ " ${SUPPORTED_TEE_HYPERVISORS[*]} " =~ " ${kata_hypervisor} " ]]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	return 1
+}
+
 # Common check for confidential tests.
 function is_confidential_runtime_class() {
 	ensure_yq
@@ -61,3 +74,12 @@ function is_confidential_runtime_class() {
 
 	return 1
 }
+
+# Common check for confidential hardware tests.
+function is_confidential_hardware() {
+	if check_hypervisor_for_confidential_tests_tee_only "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}"; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	return 1
+}