diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1987bdb4b1..50aba588246 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ vagrant up
 - **Flatcar Container Linux by Kinvolk**
 - **Debian** Bullseye, Buster, Jessie, Stretch
 - **Ubuntu** 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04
-- **CentOS/RHEL** 7, [8](docs/centos.md#centos-8)
+- **CentOS/RHEL** 7, [8, 9](docs/centos.md#centos-8)
 - **Fedora** 35, 36
 - **Fedora CoreOS** (see [fcos Note](docs/fcos.md))
 - **openSUSE** Leap 15.x/Tumbleweed
-- **Oracle Linux** 7, [8](docs/centos.md#centos-8)
-- **Alma Linux** [8](docs/centos.md#centos-8)
-- **Rocky Linux** [8](docs/centos.md#centos-8)
+- **Oracle Linux** 7, [8, 9](docs/centos.md#centos-8)
+- **Alma Linux** [8, 9](docs/centos.md#centos-8)
+- **Rocky Linux** [8, 9](docs/centos.md#centos-8)
 - **Kylin Linux Advanced Server V10** (experimental: see [kylin linux notes](docs/kylinlinux.md))
 - **Amazon Linux 2** (experimental: see [amazon linux notes](docs/amazonlinux.md))
 
diff --git a/docs/ci.md b/docs/ci.md
index c2d3de7ffd3..7e4991ded22 100644
--- a/docs/ci.md
+++ b/docs/ci.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ fedora35 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x
 fedora36 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 opensuse |  :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 rockylinux8 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
+rockylinux9 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 ubuntu16 |  :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: |
 ubuntu18 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :white_check_mark: |
 ubuntu20 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ fedora35 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 fedora36 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 opensuse |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 rockylinux8 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
+rockylinux9 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 ubuntu16 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 ubuntu18 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 ubuntu20 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ fedora35 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 fedora36 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :white_check_mark: |
 opensuse |  :x: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 rockylinux8 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
+rockylinux9 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 ubuntu16 |  :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :white_check_mark: |
 ubuntu18 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 ubuntu20 |  :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
diff --git a/test-infra/image-builder/roles/kubevirt-images/defaults/main.yml b/test-infra/image-builder/roles/kubevirt-images/defaults/main.yml
index 5e73068c279..aaba809dcd3 100644
--- a/test-infra/image-builder/roles/kubevirt-images/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test-infra/image-builder/roles/kubevirt-images/defaults/main.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ images:
     converted: true
     tag: "latest"
 
+  rockylinux-9:
+    filename: Rocky-9-GenericCloud-9.0-20220706.0.x86_64.qcow2
+    url: http://download.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9.0/images/x86_64/Rocky-9-GenericCloud-9.0-20220706.0.x86_64.qcow2
+    checksum: sha256:9305faad09707ab72ec8e4a7b2cdc8e20bc31b608443d6c6df954fd2f3371aa2
+    converted: true
+    tag: "latest"
+
   debian-9:
     filename: debian-9-openstack-amd64.qcow2
     url: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/openstack/current-9/debian-9-openstack-amd64.qcow2
diff --git a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
index 850df489bf7..a626da78ce4 100644
--- a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ cloud_init:
   centos-8: "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"
   almalinux-8: "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"
   rockylinux-8: "I2Nsb3VkLWNvbmZpZwpwYWNrYWdlczoKIC0gc3VkbwogLSBob3N0bmFtZQpzeXN0ZW1faW5mbzoKICBkaXN0cm86IHJoZWwKdXNlcnM6CiAtIG5hbWU6IGt1YmVzcHJheQogICBncm91cHM6IHdoZWVsCiAgIHN1ZG86ICdBTEw9KEFMTCkgTk9QQVNTV0Q6QUxMJwogICBzaGVsbDogL2Jpbi9iYXNoCiAgIGxvY2tfcGFzc3dkOiBGYWxzZQogICBob21lOiAvaG9tZS9rdWJlc3ByYXkKICAgc3NoX2F1dGhvcml6ZWRfa2V5czoKICAgICAtIHNzaC1yc2EgQUFBQUIzTnphQzF5YzJFQUFBQURBUUFCQUFBQkFRQ2FuVGkvZUt4MCt0SFlKQWVEaHErc0ZTMk9iVVAxL0k2OWY3aVYzVXRrS2xUMjBKZlcxZjZGZVh0LzA0VmYyN1dRcStOcXM2dkdCcUQ5UVhTWXVmK3QwL3M3RVBMalRlaTltZTFtcHFyK3VUZStLRHRUUDM5cGZEMy9lVkNhZUI3MjZHUDJGa2FEMEZ6cG1FYjY2TzNOcWh4T1E5Nkd4LzlYVHV3L0szbGxqNE9WRDZHcmpSM0I3YzRYdEVCc1pjWnBwTUovb0gxbUd5R1hkaDMxbVdRU3FBUk8vUDhVOEd3dDArSEdwVXdoL2hkeTN0K1NZb1RCMkd3VmIwem95Vnd0VnZmRFF6c204ZnEzYXY0S3ZlejhrWXVOREp2MDV4NGx2VVpnUjE1WkRSWHNBbmRoUXlxb1hkQ0xBZTArZWFLWHE5QmtXeEtGYjloUGUwQVVqamE1Cgo="
+  rockylinux-9: "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"
   debian-9: "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"
   debian-10: "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"
   debian-11: "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"
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-calico.yml b/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-calico.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..558f54acc29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-calico.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# Instance settings
+cloud_image: rockylinux-9
+mode: default
+vm_memory: 3072Mi
+
+# Kubespray settings
+auto_renew_certificates: true
+
+kube_proxy_mode: iptables
+enable_nodelocaldns: False