diff --git a/test/e2e/network/netpol/network_policy.go b/test/e2e/network/netpol/network_policy.go
index 1d813a943ef..349ab06ca27 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/netpol/network_policy.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/netpol/network_policy.go
@@ -586,6 +586,17 @@ var _ = SIGDescribeCopy("Netpol [LinuxOnly]", func() {
 			ValidateOrFail(k8s, model, &TestCase{FromPort: 81, ToPort: 80, Protocol: v1.ProtocolTCP, Reachability: reachabilityIsolated})
 		})
 
+		ginkgo.It("should deny egress from pods based on PodSelector [Feature:NetworkPolicy] ", func() {
+			nsX, _, _, model, k8s := getK8SModel(f)
+			policy := GetDenyEgressForTarget("deny-egress-pod-a", metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"pod": "a"}})
+			CreatePolicy(k8s, policy, nsX)
+
+			reachability := NewReachability(model.AllPods(), true)
+			reachability.ExpectAllEgress(NewPodString(nsX, "a"), false)
+
+			ValidateOrFail(k8s, model, &TestCase{FromPort: 81, ToPort: 80, Protocol: v1.ProtocolTCP, Reachability: reachability})
+		})
+
 		ginkgo.It("should work with Ingress, Egress specified together [Feature:NetworkPolicy]", func() {
 			allowedPodLabels := &metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"pod": "b"}}
 			policy := GetAllowIngressByPod("allow-client-a-via-pod-selector", map[string]string{"pod": "a"}, allowedPodLabels)
diff --git a/test/e2e/network/netpol/policies.go b/test/e2e/network/netpol/policies.go
index 425f3e7a474..ef58fc57178 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/netpol/policies.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/netpol/policies.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
-// GetDenyIngress returns a default deny policy named 'name'.
+// GetDenyIngress returns a default deny ingress policy.
 func GetDenyIngress(name string) *networkingv1.NetworkPolicy {
 	return &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -34,11 +34,26 @@ func GetDenyIngress(name string) *networkingv1.NetworkPolicy {
 		},
 		Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
 			PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{},
+			PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress},
 			Ingress:     []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{},
 		},
 	}
 }
 
+// GetDenyEgressForTarget returns a default deny egress policy.
+func GetDenyEgressForTarget(name string, targetSelector metav1.LabelSelector) *networkingv1.NetworkPolicy {
+	return &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: name,
+		},
+		Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+			PodSelector: targetSelector,
+			PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeEgress},
+			Egress:      []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // GetRandomIngressPolicies returns "num" random policies that allow a unique:n label, i.e.
 // unique:1, unique:2, and so on.  Used for creating a 'background' set of policies.
 func GetRandomIngressPolicies(num int) []*networkingv1.NetworkPolicy {