diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-test-datadog.yaml b/.github/workflows/go-test-datadog.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..990417e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-test-datadog.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Go Test Datadog
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'test/datadog/**'
+      - 'charts/datadog/**'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'test/datadog/**'
+      - 'charts/datadog/**'
+
+# Permission forced by repo-level setting; only elevate on job-level
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  # packages: read
+
+env:
+  GO111MODULE: "on"
+  PROJECTNAME: "helm-charts"
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@0caeaed6fd66a828038c2da3c0f662a42862658f # v1.1.3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.21
+        id: go
+      - name: Set up Helm
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@fe7b79cd5ee1e45176fcad797de68ecaf3ca4814 # v4.2.0
+        with:
+          version: v3.14.0
+      - name: Add Datadog Helm repo
+        run: helm repo add datadog https://helm.datadoghq.com && helm repo update
+      - name: Add Prometheus Community Helm repo
+        run: helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts && helm repo update
+      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
+        uses: actions/checkout@50fbc622fc4ef5163becd7fab6573eac35f8462e # v1.2.0
+      - name: run Go tests
+        run: |
+          helm dependency build ./charts/datadog
+          make unit-test-datadog
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/go-test-operator.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/go-test.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/go-test-operator.yaml
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 493319bbe..7699b0cb1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ vet:
 unit-test:
 	go test -C test ./... -count=1
 
+.PHONY: unit-test-datadog
+unit-test-datadog:
+	go test -C test ./datadog -count=1
+
 .PHONY: unit-test-operator
 unit-test-operator:
 	go test -C test ./datadog-operator -count=1
diff --git a/test/common/common.go b/test/common/common.go
index c060ae173..e34b481b8 100644
--- a/test/common/common.go
+++ b/test/common/common.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -99,3 +100,20 @@ func WriteToFile(t *testing.T, filepath, content string) {
 	err := os.WriteFile(filepath, []byte(content), 0644)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "can't update manifest", "path", filepath)
 }
+
+func GetVolumeNames(ds appsv1.DaemonSet) []string {
+	volumeNames := []string{}
+	for _, volume := range ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes {
+		volumeNames = append(volumeNames, volume.Name)
+	}
+	return volumeNames
+}
+
+func Contains(str string, list []string) bool {
+	for _, s := range list {
+		if s == str {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/test/datadog/autopilot_test.go b/test/datadog/autopilot_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a7abade6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/datadog/autopilot_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package datadog
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/DataDog/helm-charts/test/common"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var allowedAutopilotHostPaths = map[string]interface{}{
+	"/var/log/pods":                     nil,
+	"/var/log/containers":               nil,
+	"/var/autopilot/addon/datadog/logs": nil,
+	"/var/lib/docker/containers":        nil,
+	"/proc":                             nil,
+	"/sys/fs/cgroup":                    nil,
+	"/etc/passwd":                       nil,
+	"/var/run/containerd":               nil,
+}
+
+func Test_autopilotConfigs(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		command    common.HelmCommand
+		assertions func(t *testing.T, manifest string)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "default",
+			command: common.HelmCommand{
+				ReleaseName: "datadog",
+				ChartPath:   "../../charts/datadog",
+				ShowOnly:    []string{"templates/daemonset.yaml"},
+				Values:      []string{"../../charts/datadog/values.yaml"},
+				Overrides: map[string]string{
+					"datadog.apiKeyExistingSecret": "datadog-secret",
+					"datadog.appKeyExistingSecret": "datadog-secret",
+					"providers.gke.autopilot":      "true",
+				},
+			},
+			assertions: verifyDaemonsetAutopilotMinimal,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			manifest, err := common.RenderChart(t, tt.command)
+			assert.Nil(t, err, "couldn't render template")
+			tt.assertions(t, manifest)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func verifyDaemonsetAutopilotMinimal(t *testing.T, manifest string) {
+	var ds appsv1.DaemonSet
+	common.Unmarshal(t, manifest, &ds)
+	agentContainer := &corev1.Container{}
+	processAgentContainer := &corev1.Container{}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers))
+
+	for _, container := range ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
+		if container.Name == "agent" {
+			agentContainer = &container
+		} else if container.Name == "process-agent" {
+			processAgentContainer = &container
+		}
+	}
+
+	assert.NotNil(t, agentContainer)
+	assert.NotNil(t, processAgentContainer)
+
+	var validHostPath = true
+	for _, volume := range ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes {
+		if volume.HostPath != nil {
+			_, validHostPath = allowedAutopilotHostPaths[volume.HostPath.Path]
+			assert.True(t, validHostPath, fmt.Sprintf("DaemonSet has restricted hostPath mounted: %s ", volume.HostPath.Path))
+		}
+	}
+
+	volumeNames := common.GetVolumeNames(ds)
+	for _, container := range ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
+		for _, volumeMount := range container.VolumeMounts {
+			assert.True(t, common.Contains(volumeMount.Name, volumeNames),
+				fmt.Sprintf("Found unexpected volumeMount `%s` in container `%s`", volumeMount.Name, container.Name))
+		}
+	}
+
+	validPorts := true
+	for _, container := range ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
+		if container.Ports != nil {
+			for _, port := range container.Ports {
+				if port.HostPort > 0 {
+					validPorts = false
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	assert.True(t, validPorts, "Daemonset has restricted hostPort mounted.")
+}
diff --git a/test/datadog/gdc_test.go b/test/datadog/gdc_test.go
index b8b2ecf98..b68ac2a4a 100644
--- a/test/datadog/gdc_test.go
+++ b/test/datadog/gdc_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ func verifyDaemonsetGDCMinimal(t *testing.T, manifest string) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	volumeNames := common.GetVolumeNames(ds)
+	for _, container := range ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
+		for _, volumeMount := range container.VolumeMounts {
+			assert.True(t, common.Contains(volumeMount.Name, volumeNames),
+				fmt.Sprintf("Found unexpected volumeMount `%s` in container `%s`", volumeMount.Name, container.Name))
+		}
+	}
+
 	validPorts := true
 	for _, container := range ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
 		if container.Ports != nil {
diff --git a/test/datadog/process_agent_test.go b/test/datadog/process_agent_test.go
index 10946f82d..9f1e986d7 100644
--- a/test/datadog/process_agent_test.go
+++ b/test/datadog/process_agent_test.go
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ func Test_processAgentConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 				ShowOnly:    []string{"templates/daemonset.yaml"},
 				Values:      []string{"../../charts/datadog/values.yaml"},
 				Overrides: map[string]string{
-					"datadog.apiKeyExistingSecret":           "datadog-secret",
-					"datadog.appKeyExistingSecret":           "datadog-secret",
-					"datadog.processAgent.runInCoreAgent":    "true",
-					"agents.image.tag":                       "7.52.0",
+					"datadog.apiKeyExistingSecret":        "datadog-secret",
+					"datadog.appKeyExistingSecret":        "datadog-secret",
+					"datadog.processAgent.runInCoreAgent": "true",
+					"agents.image.tag":                    "7.52.0",
 				},
 			},
 			assertions: verifyLinuxRunInCoreAgentOld,
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ func Test_processAgentConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 				ShowOnly:    []string{"templates/daemonset.yaml"},
 				Values:      []string{"../../charts/datadog/values.yaml"},
 				Overrides: map[string]string{
-					"datadog.apiKeyExistingSecret":           "datadog-secret",
-					"datadog.appKeyExistingSecret":           "datadog-secret",
-					"datadog.processAgent.runInCoreAgent":    "true",
-					"agents.image.doNotCheckTag":             "true",
+					"datadog.apiKeyExistingSecret":        "datadog-secret",
+					"datadog.appKeyExistingSecret":        "datadog-secret",
+					"datadog.processAgent.runInCoreAgent": "true",
+					"agents.image.doNotCheckTag":          "true",
 				},
 			},
 			assertions: verifyLinuxRunInCoreAgentOld,