diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
index 93648a7ae05c5..5257ca560fb79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
@@ -511,6 +511,40 @@ jobs:
           jrm ./nextjs-test-result-junit.xml "test/test-junit-report/**/*.xml"
           DD_ENV=ci datadog-ci junit upload --tags test.type:nextjs_deploy_e2e --service nextjs ./nextjs-test-result-junit.xml
 
+  manualTestDeployE2E:
+    name: E2E (manual deploy)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    needs:
+      - build
+      - build-wasm
+      - build-native
+    env:
+      NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1
+      VERCEL_TEST_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TEST_TOKEN }}
+      VERCEL_TEST_TEAM: vtest314-next-e2e-tests
+      DATADOG_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DATA_DOG_API_KEY }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        id: restore-build
+        with:
+          path: ./*
+          key: ${{ github.sha }}-${{ github.run_number }}
+
+      - run: npm i -g vercel@latest
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: next-swc-binaries
+          path: packages/next-swc/native
+
+      - run: RESET_VC_PROJECT=true node scripts/reset-vercel-project.mjs
+        name: Reset test project
+
+      - run: docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/work mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.35.1-jammy /bin/bash -c "cd /work && NODE_VERSION=${{ env.NODE_LTS_VERSION }} ./scripts/setup-node.sh && corepack enable > /dev/null && DATADOG_TRACE_NEXTJS_TEST=TRUE DATADOG_API_KEY=${DATADOG_API_KEY} DD_ENV=ci VERCEL_TEST_TOKEN=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TEST_TOKEN }} VERCEL_TEST_TEAM=vtest314-next-e2e-tests NEXT_TEST_JOB=1 NEXT_TEST_MODE=deploy TEST_TIMINGS_TOKEN=${{ secrets.TEST_TIMINGS_TOKEN }} NEXT_TEST_CONTINUE_ON_ERROR=1 xvfb-run node run-tests.js --type e2e >> /proc/1/fd/1"
+        name: Run test/e2e (deploy)
+
   releaseStats:
     name: Release Stats
     runs-on: