diff --git a/test/e2e/helm_test.go b/test/e2e/helm_test.go
index ff2409ae9..d381be617 100644
--- a/test/e2e/helm_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/helm_test.go
@@ -261,4 +261,20 @@ var _ = Describe("Create a proper set of manifests when using helm charts", func
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(manifests).To(MatchYAML(string(expectedManifests)))
 	})
+	It("should deploy kubeadm control plane with manager specified", func() {
+		manifests, err := helmChart.Run(map[string]string{
+			"core":           "cluster-api",
+			"controlPlane":   "kubeadm",
+			"bootstrap":      "kubeadm",
+			"infrastructure": "docker",
+			"addon":          "helm",
+			"manager.featureGates.kubeadm.ClusterTopology": "true",
+			"manager.featureGates.kubeadm.MachinePool":     "true",
+		})
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(manifests).ToNot(BeEmpty())
+		expectedManifests, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(customManifestsFolder, "kubeadm-manager-defined.yaml"))
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(manifests).To(MatchYAML(string(expectedManifests)))
+	})
 })
diff --git a/test/e2e/resources/kubeadm-manager-defined.yaml b/test/e2e/resources/kubeadm-manager-defined.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8c8dc5de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/resources/kubeadm-manager-defined.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+---
+# Source: cluster-api-operator/templates/addon.yaml
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": "post-install,post-upgrade"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "1"
+    "argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave": "1"
+  name: helm-addon-system
+---
+# Source: cluster-api-operator/templates/bootstrap.yaml
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": "post-install,post-upgrade"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "1"
+  name: kubeadm-bootstrap-system
+---
+# Source: cluster-api-operator/templates/control-plane.yaml
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": "post-install,post-upgrade"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "1"
+  name: kubeadm-control-plane-system
+---
+# Source: cluster-api-operator/templates/core.yaml
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": "post-install,post-upgrade"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "1"
+  name: capi-system
+---
+# Source: cluster-api-operator/templates/infra.yaml
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": "post-install,post-upgrade"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "1"
+    "argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave": "1"
+  name: docker-infrastructure-system
+---
+# Source: cluster-api-operator/templates/addon.yaml
+apiVersion: operator.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha2
+kind: AddonProvider
+metadata:
+  name: helm
+  namespace: helm-addon-system
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": "post-install,post-upgrade"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "2"
+    "argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave": "2"
+---
+# Source: cluster-api-operator/templates/bootstrap.yaml
+apiVersion: operator.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha2
+kind: BootstrapProvider
+metadata:
+  name: kubeadm
+  namespace: kubeadm-bootstrap-system
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": "post-install,post-upgrade"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "2"
+---
+# Source: cluster-api-operator/templates/control-plane.yaml
+apiVersion: operator.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha2
+kind: ControlPlaneProvider
+metadata:
+  name: kubeadm
+  namespace: kubeadm-control-plane-system
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": "post-install,post-upgrade"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "2"
+spec:
+  manager:
+    featureGates:
+      ClusterTopology: true
+      MachinePool: true
+---
+# Source: cluster-api-operator/templates/core.yaml
+apiVersion: operator.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha2
+kind: CoreProvider
+metadata:
+  name: cluster-api
+  namespace: capi-system
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": "post-install,post-upgrade"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "2"
+    "argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave": "2"
+  manager:
+---
+# Source: cluster-api-operator/templates/infra.yaml
+apiVersion: operator.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha2
+kind: InfrastructureProvider
+metadata:
+  name: docker
+  namespace: docker-infrastructure-system
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": "post-install,post-upgrade"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "2"
+    "argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave": "2"
+spec:
+  manager:
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