diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/daos_test/suite.py b/src/tests/ftest/daos_test/suite.py
index f02d882f4ce..c2ce89eb66b 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/daos_test/suite.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/daos_test/suite.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """
   (C) Copyright 2018-2024 Intel Corporation.
+  (C) Copyright 2026 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
 
   SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
 """
@@ -381,6 +382,22 @@ def test_daos_rebuild_ec(self):
         """
         self.run_subtest()
 
+    def test_daos_rebuild_ec_subtest9(self):
+        """Jira ID: DAOS-1568
+
+        Test Description:
+            Run daos_test -S --subtests="9"
+
+        Use cases:
+            Core tests for daos_test
+
+        :avocado: tags=all,pr,daily_regression
+        :avocado: tags=hw,medium,provider
+        :avocado: tags=daos_test,daos_core_test
+        :avocado: tags=DaosCoreTest,test_daos_rebuild_ec_subtest9
+        """
+        self.run_subtest()
+
     def test_daos_aggregate_ec(self):
         """Jira ID: DAOS-1568
 
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/daos_test/suite.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/daos_test/suite.yaml
index 15c3c40b8d7..06bac9c9e98 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/daos_test/suite.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/daos_test/suite.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ timeouts:
   test_daos_oid_allocator: 640
   test_daos_checksum: 500
   test_daos_rebuild_ec: 7200
+  test_daos_rebuild_ec_subtest9: 600
   test_daos_aggregate_ec: 200
   test_daos_degraded_ec: 1900
   test_daos_dedup: 220
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ daos_tests:
     test_daos_oid_allocator: 1
     test_daos_checksum: 1
     test_daos_rebuild_ec: 1
+    test_daos_rebuild_ec_subtest9: 1
     test_daos_aggregate_ec: 1
     test_daos_degraded_ec: 1
     test_daos_dedup: 1
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ daos_tests:
     test_daos_oid_allocator: DAOS_OID_Allocator
     test_daos_checksum: DAOS_Checksum
     test_daos_rebuild_ec: DAOS_Rebuild_EC
+    test_daos_rebuild_ec_subtest9: DAOS_Rebuild_EC_Subtest9
     test_daos_aggregate_ec: DAOS_Aggregate_EC
     test_daos_degraded_ec: DAOS_Degraded_EC
     test_daos_dedup: DAOS_Dedup
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ daos_tests:
     test_daos_oid_allocator: O
     test_daos_checksum: z
     test_daos_rebuild_ec: S
+    test_daos_rebuild_ec_subtest9: S
     test_daos_aggregate_ec: Z
     test_daos_degraded_ec: X
     test_daos_dedup: U
@@ -175,6 +179,7 @@ daos_tests:
   args:
     test_daos_ec_io: -l"EC_4P2G1"
     test_daos_rebuild_ec: -s5
+    test_daos_rebuild_ec_subtest9: -s5  --subtests="9"
     test_daos_md_replication: -s5
     test_daos_degraded_mode: -s7
     test_daos_drain_simple: -s3