diff --git a/test/e2e/common/BUILD b/test/e2e/common/BUILD
index d6a23af7e60..babd63cf9a3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/common/BUILD
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/kubelet/runtimeclass/testing:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/coordination/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/common/runtimeclass.go b/test/e2e/common/runtimeclass.go
index 490c0a6a8bf..3b1bc6682b9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/runtimeclass.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/runtimeclass.go
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	nodev1 "k8s.io/api/node/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
+	types "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/events"
 	runtimeclasstest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/runtimeclass/testing"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
@@ -84,6 +87,169 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[sig-node] RuntimeClass", func() {
 
 		expectPodRejection(f, e2enode.NewRuntimeClassPod(rcName))
 	})
+
+	/*
+		Release: v1.20
+		Testname: RuntimeClass API
+		Description:
+		The node.k8s.io API group MUST exist in the /apis discovery document.
+		The node.k8s.io/v1 API group/version MUST exist in the /apis/mode.k8s.io discovery document.
+		The runtimeclasses resource MUST exist in the /apis/node.k8s.io/v1 discovery document.
+		The runtimeclasses resource must support create, get, list, watch, update, patch, delete, and deletecollection.
+	*/
+	ginkgo.It(" [NodeConformance] should support RuntimeClasses API operations", func() {
+		// Setup
+		rcVersion := "v1"
+		rcClient := f.ClientSet.NodeV1().RuntimeClasses()
+
+		// This is a conformance test that must configure opaque handlers to validate CRUD operations.
+		// Test should not use any existing handler like gVisor or runc
+		//
+		// All CRUD operations in this test are limited to the objects with the label test=f.UniqueName
+		rc := runtimeclasstest.NewRuntimeClass(f.UniqueName+"-handler", f.UniqueName+"-conformance-runtime-class")
+		rc.SetLabels(map[string]string{"test": f.UniqueName})
+		rc2 := runtimeclasstest.NewRuntimeClass(f.UniqueName+"-handler2", f.UniqueName+"-conformance-runtime-class2")
+		rc2.SetLabels(map[string]string{"test": f.UniqueName})
+		rc3 := runtimeclasstest.NewRuntimeClass(f.UniqueName+"-handler3", f.UniqueName+"-conformance-runtime-class3")
+		rc3.SetLabels(map[string]string{"test": f.UniqueName})
+
+		// Discovery
+
+		ginkgo.By("getting /apis")
+		{
+			discoveryGroups, err := f.ClientSet.Discovery().ServerGroups()
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			found := false
+			for _, group := range discoveryGroups.Groups {
+				if group.Name == nodev1.GroupName {
+					for _, version := range group.Versions {
+						if version.Version == rcVersion {
+							found = true
+							break
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			framework.ExpectEqual(found, true, fmt.Sprintf("expected RuntimeClass API group/version, got %#v", discoveryGroups.Groups))
+		}
+
+		ginkgo.By("getting /apis/node.k8s.io")
+		{
+			group := &metav1.APIGroup{}
+			err := f.ClientSet.Discovery().RESTClient().Get().AbsPath("/apis/node.k8s.io").Do(context.TODO()).Into(group)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			found := false
+			for _, version := range group.Versions {
+				if version.Version == rcVersion {
+					found = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			framework.ExpectEqual(found, true, fmt.Sprintf("expected RuntimeClass API version, got %#v", group.Versions))
+		}
+
+		ginkgo.By("getting /apis/node.k8s.io/" + rcVersion)
+		{
+			resources, err := f.ClientSet.Discovery().ServerResourcesForGroupVersion(nodev1.SchemeGroupVersion.String())
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			found := false
+			for _, resource := range resources.APIResources {
+				switch resource.Name {
+				case "runtimeclasses":
+					found = true
+				}
+			}
+			framework.ExpectEqual(found, true, fmt.Sprintf("expected runtimeclasses, got %#v", resources.APIResources))
+		}
+
+		// Main resource create/read/update/watch operations
+
+		ginkgo.By("creating")
+		createdRC, err := rcClient.Create(context.TODO(), rc, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		_, err = rcClient.Create(context.TODO(), rc, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectEqual(apierrors.IsAlreadyExists(err), true, fmt.Sprintf("expected 409, got %#v", err))
+		_, err = rcClient.Create(context.TODO(), rc2, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+		ginkgo.By("watching")
+		framework.Logf("starting watch")
+		rcWatch, err := rcClient.Watch(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "test=" + f.UniqueName})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+		// added for a watch
+		_, err = rcClient.Create(context.TODO(), rc3, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+		ginkgo.By("getting")
+		gottenRC, err := rcClient.Get(context.TODO(), rc.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		framework.ExpectEqual(gottenRC.UID, createdRC.UID)
+
+		ginkgo.By("listing")
+		rcs, err := rcClient.List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "test=" + f.UniqueName})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		framework.ExpectEqual(len(rcs.Items), 3, "filtered list should have 3 items")
+
+		ginkgo.By("patching")
+		patchedRC, err := rcClient.Patch(context.TODO(), createdRC.Name, types.MergePatchType, []byte(`{"metadata":{"annotations":{"patched":"true"}}}`), metav1.PatchOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		framework.ExpectEqual(patchedRC.Annotations["patched"], "true", "patched object should have the applied annotation")
+
+		ginkgo.By("updating")
+		csrToUpdate := patchedRC.DeepCopy()
+		csrToUpdate.Annotations["updated"] = "true"
+		updatedRC, err := rcClient.Update(context.TODO(), csrToUpdate, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		framework.ExpectEqual(updatedRC.Annotations["updated"], "true", "updated object should have the applied annotation")
+
+		framework.Logf("waiting for watch events with expected annotations")
+		for sawAdded, sawPatched, sawUpdated := false, false, false; !sawAdded && !sawPatched && !sawUpdated; {
+			select {
+			case evt, ok := <-rcWatch.ResultChan():
+				framework.ExpectEqual(ok, true, "watch channel should not close")
+				if evt.Type == watch.Modified {
+					watchedRC, isRC := evt.Object.(*nodev1.RuntimeClass)
+					framework.ExpectEqual(isRC, true, fmt.Sprintf("expected RC, got %T", evt.Object))
+					if watchedRC.Annotations["patched"] == "true" {
+						framework.Logf("saw patched annotations")
+						sawPatched = true
+					} else if watchedRC.Annotations["updated"] == "true" {
+						framework.Logf("saw updated annotations")
+						sawUpdated = true
+					} else {
+						framework.Logf("missing expected annotations, waiting: %#v", watchedRC.Annotations)
+					}
+				} else if evt.Type == watch.Added {
+					_, isRC := evt.Object.(*nodev1.RuntimeClass)
+					framework.ExpectEqual(isRC, true, fmt.Sprintf("expected RC, got %T", evt.Object))
+					sawAdded = true
+				}
+
+			case <-time.After(wait.ForeverTestTimeout):
+				framework.Fail("timed out waiting for watch event")
+			}
+		}
+		rcWatch.Stop()
+
+		// main resource delete operations
+
+		ginkgo.By("deleting")
+		err = rcClient.Delete(context.TODO(), createdRC.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		_, err = rcClient.Get(context.TODO(), createdRC.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectEqual(apierrors.IsNotFound(err), true, fmt.Sprintf("expected 404, got %#v", err))
+		rcs, err = rcClient.List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "test=" + f.UniqueName})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		framework.ExpectEqual(len(rcs.Items), 2, "filtered list should have 2 items")
+
+		ginkgo.By("deleting a collection")
+		err = rcClient.DeleteCollection(context.TODO(), metav1.DeleteOptions{}, metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "test=" + f.UniqueName})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		rcs, err = rcClient.List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "test=" + f.UniqueName})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		framework.ExpectEqual(len(rcs.Items), 0, "filtered list should have 0 items")
+	})
 })
 
 // createRuntimeClass generates a RuntimeClass with the desired handler and a "namespaced" name,