diff --git a/jobs/config.json b/jobs/config.json
index c7090b96db1e..8de09b22fe6a 100644
--- a/jobs/config.json
+++ b/jobs/config.json
@@ -11013,6 +11013,27 @@
       "sig-testing"
     ]
   },
+  "istio-periodic-e2e-gke-addon": {
+    "args": [
+      "--check-leaked-resources",
+      "--cluster=",
+      "--deployment=gke",
+      "--extract=ci/latest-1.9",
+      "--gcp-node-image=gci",
+      "--gcp-zone=us-central1-f",
+      "--gke-create-command=container clusters create --quiet --num-nodes=4 --enable-kubernetes-alpha --no-enable-legacy-authorization",
+      "--gke-environment=test",
+      "--provider=gke",
+      "--test=false",
+      "--test-cmd=../tests/e2e_istio_preinstalled.sh",
+      "--test-cmd-name=istio-addon",
+      "--timeout=60m"
+    ],
+    "scenario": "kubernetes_e2e",
+    "sigOwners": [
+      "sig-gcp"
+    ]
+  },
   "maintenance-boskos-config-upload": {
     "args": [
       "./boskos/update_prow_config.sh"
diff --git a/prow/config.yaml b/prow/config.yaml
index f20e172b03cb..4fa578285829 100644
--- a/prow/config.yaml
+++ b/prow/config.yaml
@@ -25418,6 +25418,28 @@ periodics:
     - name: token
       secret:
         secretName: fejta-bot-token
+- interval: 2h
+  agent: kubernetes
+  name: istio-periodic-e2e-gke-addon
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - image: gcr.io/k8s-testimages/kubekins-e2e:v20180123-1260ba9fc-master
+      args:
+      - "--clean"
+      - "--repo=github.com/istio/istio=master"
+      - "--timeout=90"
+      env:
+      - name: GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS
+        value: /etc/service-account/service-account.json
+      volumeMounts:
+      - name: service
+        mountPath: /etc/service-account
+        readOnly: true
+    volumes:
+    - name: service
+      secret:
+        secretName: service-account
+
 - name: kubeflow-periodic
   interval: 8h
   agent: kubernetes
diff --git a/testgrid/config/config.yaml b/testgrid/config/config.yaml
index 5bd98667f65a..45852e0244d2 100644
--- a/testgrid/config/config.yaml
+++ b/testgrid/config/config.yaml
@@ -2103,6 +2103,8 @@ test_groups:
 - name: istio-e2e-cluster_wide-auth
   gcs_prefix: istio-prow/e2e-cluster_wide-auth
   num_failures_to_alert: 1
+- name: istio-periodic-e2e-gke-addon
+  gcs_prefix: kubernetes-jenkins/logs/istio-periodic-e2e-gke-addon
 # gke 1.9.1 vs old etcd
 - name: ci-kubernetes-e2e-gke-cos-oldetcd-default
   gcs_prefix: kubernetes-jenkins/logs/ci-kubernetes-e2e-gke-cos-oldetcd-default
@@ -5359,6 +5361,8 @@ dashboards:
     test_group_name: istio-e2e-cluster_wide-auth
     alert_options:
       alert_mail_to_addresses: 'istio-oncall@googlegroups.com,michelle.192837@gmail.com,bentheelder@google.com,yutongz@google.com'
+  - name: istio-gke-addon
+    test_group_name: istio-periodic-e2e-gke-addon
 
 #
 # Start dashboard groups