diff --git a/test/e2e_node/node_perf_test.go b/test/e2e_node/node_perf_test.go
index 81e38a44250..50be44d111c 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/node_perf_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/node_perf_test.go
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	kubeletconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/config"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	e2enode "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/node"
 	e2epod "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod"
+	e2eskipper "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/skipper"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e_node/perf/workloads"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ func setKubeletConfig(f *framework.Framework, cfg *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfigur
 
 // Serial because the test updates kubelet configuration.
 // Slow by design.
-var _ = SIGDescribe("Node Performance Testing [Serial] [Slow] [Flaky]", func() {
+var _ = SIGDescribe("Node Performance Testing [Serial] [Slow]", func() {
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("node-performance-testing")
 	var (
 		wl     workloads.NodePerfWorkload
@@ -111,6 +113,21 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Node Performance Testing [Serial] [Slow] [Flaky]", func() {
 		framework.Logf("Time to complete workload %s: %v", wl.Name(), perf)
 	}
 
+	ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
+		ginkgo.By("ensure environment has enough CPU + Memory to run")
+		minimumRequiredCPU := resource.MustParse("15")
+		minimumRequiredMemory := resource.MustParse("48Gi")
+		localNodeCap := getLocalNode(f).Status.Allocatable
+		cpuCap := localNodeCap[v1.ResourceCPU]
+		memCap := localNodeCap[v1.ResourceMemory]
+		if cpuCap.Cmp(minimumRequiredCPU) == -1 {
+			e2eskipper.Skipf("Skipping Node Performance Tests due to lack of CPU. Required %v is less than capacity %v.", minimumRequiredCPU, cpuCap)
+		}
+		if memCap.Cmp(minimumRequiredMemory) == -1 {
+			e2eskipper.Skipf("Skipping Node Performance Tests due to lack of memory. Required %v is less than capacity %v.", minimumRequiredMemory, memCap)
+		}
+	})
+
 	ginkgo.Context("Run node performance testing with pre-defined workloads", func() {
 		ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
 			wl = workloads.NodePerfWorkloads[0]