diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/tests/common.py b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/tests/common.py
index 25e709c2c0ea..c08a3edc931a 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/tests/common.py
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/tests/common.py
@@ -282,3 +282,28 @@ async def _build_connector_acceptance_test(self, connector_under_test_image_tar:
             )
 
         return cat_container.with_unix_socket("/var/run/docker.sock", self.context.dagger_client.host().unix_socket("/var/run/docker.sock"))
+
+
+class CheckBaseImageIsUsed(Step):
+    title = "Check our base image is used"
+
+    async def _run(self, *args, **kwargs) -> StepResult:
+        is_certified = self.context.connector.metadata.get("supportLevel")
+        if not is_certified:
+            self.skip("Connector is not certified, it does not require the use of our base image.")
+
+        is_using_base_image = self.context.connector.metadata.get("connectorBuildOptions", {}).get("baseImage")
+        if not is_using_base_image:
+            return StepResult(
+                self,
+                StepStatus.FAILURE,
+                stdout="Connector is certified but does not use our base image. Please set connectorBuildOptions.baseImage in the connector metadata.",
+            )
+        has_dockerfile = "Dockerfile" in await self.context.get_connector_dir(include="Dockerfile").entries()
+        if has_dockerfile:
+            return StepResult(
+                self,
+                StepStatus.FAILURE,
+                stdout="Connector is certified but is still using a Dockerfile. Please remove the Dockerfile and set connectorBuildOptions.baseImage in the connector metadata.",
+            )
+        return StepResult(self, StepStatus.SUCCESS, stdout="Connector is certified and uses our base image.")
diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/tests/python_connectors.py b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/tests/python_connectors.py
index 77aed7f61c31..119b6adef34a 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/tests/python_connectors.py
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/tests/python_connectors.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from pipelines.builds import LOCAL_BUILD_PLATFORM
 from pipelines.builds.python_connectors import BuildConnectorImage
 from pipelines.contexts import ConnectorContext
-from pipelines.tests.common import AcceptanceTests
+from pipelines.tests.common import AcceptanceTests, CheckBaseImageIsUsed
 from pipelines.utils import export_container_to_tarball
 
 
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ async def run_all_tests(context: ConnectorContext) -> List[StepResult]:
         tasks = [
             task_group.soonify(IntegrationTests(context).run)(connector_container),
             task_group.soonify(AcceptanceTests(context).run)(connector_image_tar_file),
+            task_group.soonify(CheckBaseImageIsUsed(context).run)(),
         ]
 
     return step_results + [task.value for task in tasks]