diff --git a/agent/06_agent_create_cluster.sh b/agent/06_agent_create_cluster.sh
index 01385a8ca..c28c67d6d 100755
--- a/agent/06_agent_create_cluster.sh
+++ b/agent/06_agent_create_cluster.sh
@@ -436,6 +436,55 @@ function run_agent_test_cases() {
 
     echo "Finished fixing DNS through agent-tui"
   fi
+
+  if [[ $AGENT_TEST_CASES =~ "copy_network" ]]; then
+    if [[ ${NUM_MASTERS} -lt 2 ]]; then
+      echo "ERROR: copy_network test case requires at least 2 master nodes (NUM_MASTERS=${NUM_MASTERS}). Not supported with SNO topology."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    if [[ "${IP_STACK}" != "v4" ]]; then
+      echo "ERROR: copy_network test case only supports IPv4 (IP_STACK=${IP_STACK})."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Running test scenario: inject static network keyfile on master_0 and master_1"
+
+    # Inject a NetworkManager keyfile on master_0 and master_1 via SSH into the live
+    # environment, simulating what a user would create via the agent-tui. The keyfile
+    # must be in place before agent-set-host-copy-network-arg.service runs.
+    # The script waits for SSH to become available on each node.
+    # master_1 is intentionally included as a non-rendezvous node, which is the
+    # scenario the bug affected.
+    # master-0 is the rendezvous/bootstrap node whose IP is recorded in the etcd
+    # cluster during installation - preserve its DHCP IP as the static IP so etcd
+    # membership is not broken after reboot.
+    # master-1 uses a distinct static IP outside the DHCP range to prove the
+    # static config was copied and persists after installation.
+    subnet_prefix=$(echo "${EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4}" | cut -d'/' -f2)
+    master0_hostname=$(printf ${MASTER_HOSTNAME_FORMAT} 0)
+    master0_dhcp_ip=$(sudo virsh net-dumpxml ${BAREMETAL_NETWORK_NAME} | xmllint --xpath \
+        "string(//dns[*]/host/hostname[. = '${master0_hostname}']/../@ip)" -)
+    # Find an unused static IP for master-1 by scanning virsh for unassigned offsets
+    master1_static_ip=""
+    for offset in $(seq 90 254); do
+      candidate=$(nth_ip ${EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4} ${offset})
+      if ! sudo virsh net-dumpxml ${BAREMETAL_NETWORK_NAME} | xmllint --xpath "//dns[*]/host[@ip = '${candidate}']" - &>/dev/null; then
+        master1_static_ip=${candidate}
+        break
+      fi
+    done
+    if [ -z "${master1_static_ip}" ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: could not find an unused IP in ${EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4} for master-1 static config"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Using static IP ${master1_static_ip} for master-1"
+    declare -A COPY_NETWORK_STATIC_IPS=([0]="${master0_dhcp_ip}/${subnet_prefix}" [1]="${master1_static_ip}/${subnet_prefix}")
+    for node_index in 0 1; do
+      echo "Injecting keyfile on master_${node_index}"
+      ./agent/e2e/agent-tui/test-copy-network.sh $node_index ${COPY_NETWORK_STATIC_IPS[$node_index]}
+    done
+
+    echo "Finished injecting network keyfiles"
+  fi
 }
 
 # Setup the environment to allow iPXE booting, by reusing libvirt native features
diff --git a/agent/08_agent_post_install_validation.sh b/agent/08_agent_post_install_validation.sh
index a40e5245b..fbf0626fc 100755
--- a/agent/08_agent_post_install_validation.sh
+++ b/agent/08_agent_post_install_validation.sh
@@ -43,3 +43,8 @@ if (( $NUM_MASTERS != $installed_control_plane_nodes )); then
 fi
 
 oc get clusterversion
+
+if [[ "${AGENT_TEST_CASES:-}" =~ "copy_network" ]]; then
+  echo "Validating static network config persistence after installation"
+  ./agent/e2e/agent-tui/validate-copy-network.sh
+fi
diff --git a/agent/e2e/agent-tui/test-copy-network.sh b/agent/e2e/agent-tui/test-copy-network.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f37fcf5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/e2e/agent-tui/test-copy-network.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+SCRIPTDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/../../../" && pwd )"
+source $SCRIPTDIR/common.sh
+
+NODE_INDEX=${1:-0}
+STATIC_IP=${2:-"192.168.111.90/24"}
+CONNECTION_NAME="copy-network-static"
+
+SSH_OPTS="-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -q"
+
+# Derive the DNS hostname from MASTER_HOSTNAME_FORMAT (e.g. "master-0")
+node_hostname=$(printf ${MASTER_HOSTNAME_FORMAT} ${NODE_INDEX})
+
+# Get the node's current DHCP IP (assigned by virsh) to SSH into the live environment
+node_ip=$(sudo virsh net-dumpxml ${BAREMETAL_NETWORK_NAME} | xmllint --xpath \
+    "string(//dns[*]/host/hostname[. = '${node_hostname}']/../@ip)" -)
+
+if [ -z "$node_ip" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Could not resolve IP for ${node_hostname} on network ${BAREMETAL_NETWORK_NAME}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Waiting for live environment SSH on ${node_hostname} (${node_ip})..."
+until ssh $SSH_OPTS core@${node_ip} true 2>/dev/null; do
+    sleep 10
+done
+
+echo "SSH available on ${node_hostname}, injecting static network keyfile"
+
+# Determine the MAC address of the interface that has the current DHCP IP,
+# and the default gateway and DNS from the live environment.
+iface_mac=$(ssh $SSH_OPTS core@${node_ip} \
+    "ip -j addr show | jq -r '.[] | select(.addr_info[]? | .local == \"${node_ip}\") | .address'")
+gateway=$(ssh $SSH_OPTS core@${node_ip} \
+    "ip route show default | awk '/default/ {print \$3; exit}'")
+dns=$(ssh $SSH_OPTS core@${node_ip} \
+    "awk '/^nameserver/ {print \$2; exit}' /etc/resolv.conf")
+
+echo "Interface MAC: ${iface_mac}, Gateway: ${gateway}, DNS: ${dns}, Static IP: ${STATIC_IP}"
+
+if [ -z "$iface_mac" ] || [ -z "$gateway" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Could not determine interface MAC or gateway on ${node_hostname}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Write a static NetworkManager keyfile using a static IP distinct from the DHCP
+# address, so the installed OS can be verified to be using the static config.
+# Bound to the primary interface by MAC address and uses autoconnect-priority=1
+# to take precedence over auto-generated DHCP connections (priority -100).
+ssh $SSH_OPTS core@${node_ip} \
+    "sudo bash -c 'umask 177; cat > /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/${CONNECTION_NAME}.nmconnection'" << EOF
+[connection]
+id=${CONNECTION_NAME}
+type=ethernet
+autoconnect=true
+autoconnect-priority=1
+
+[ethernet]
+mac-address=${iface_mac}
+
+[ipv4]
+address1=${STATIC_IP},${gateway}
+dns=${dns};
+method=manual
+
+[ipv6]
+method=disabled
+
+[proxy]
+EOF
+
+echo "Injected static keyfile '${CONNECTION_NAME}.nmconnection' on ${node_hostname}"
+echo "  Static IP: ${STATIC_IP}, Gateway: ${gateway}, DNS: ${dns}"
diff --git a/agent/e2e/agent-tui/validate-copy-network.sh b/agent/e2e/agent-tui/validate-copy-network.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..16fb1f92c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/e2e/agent-tui/validate-copy-network.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+SCRIPTDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/../../../" && pwd )"
+source $SCRIPTDIR/common.sh
+source $SCRIPTDIR/agent/common.sh
+source $SCRIPTDIR/network.sh
+
+CONNECTION_NAME="copy-network-static"
+
+SSH_OPTS="-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -q"
+
+# master-0 keeps its DHCP IP as the static IP (to preserve etcd membership),
+# so we reach it via its virsh-assigned IP.
+# master-1 uses a distinct static IP outside the DHCP range, so we SSH to that
+# IP directly to prove the installed OS is using the static config.
+subnet_prefix=$(echo "${EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4}" | cut -d'/' -f2)
+master0_hostname=$(printf ${MASTER_HOSTNAME_FORMAT} 0)
+master0_ip=$(sudo virsh net-dumpxml ${BAREMETAL_NETWORK_NAME} | xmllint --xpath \
+    "string(//dns[*]/host/hostname[. = '${master0_hostname}']/../@ip)" -)
+master1_ip=""
+for offset in $(seq 90 254); do
+    candidate=$(nth_ip ${EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4} ${offset})
+    if ! sudo virsh net-dumpxml ${BAREMETAL_NETWORK_NAME} | xmllint --xpath "//dns[*]/host[@ip = '${candidate}']" - &>/dev/null; then
+        master1_ip=${candidate}
+        break
+    fi
+done
+if [ -z "${master1_ip}" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: could not find the static IP for master-1 in ${EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+declare -A NODE_IPS=([0]="${master0_ip}" [1]="${master1_ip}")
+
+failed=0
+for node_index in 0 1; do
+    node_hostname=$(printf ${MASTER_HOSTNAME_FORMAT} ${node_index})
+    node_ip=${NODE_IPS[$node_index]}
+
+    echo "Checking ${node_hostname} at ${node_ip} for connection '${CONNECTION_NAME}'..."
+
+    if ! ssh $SSH_OPTS core@${node_ip} true 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "FAIL: Cannot SSH to ${node_hostname} at ${node_ip}"
+        failed=1
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # Verify the NetworkManager keyfile exists in the installed OS
+    if ! ssh $SSH_OPTS core@${node_ip} \
+        "sudo ls /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ | grep -q '${CONNECTION_NAME}'"; then
+        echo "FAIL: Connection keyfile '${CONNECTION_NAME}' not found on ${node_hostname}"
+        failed=1
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # Verify nmcli reports the connection with static method - this is the proof
+    # that --copy-network copied the user-created keyfile to the installed OS
+    if ! ssh $SSH_OPTS core@${node_ip} \
+        "sudo nmcli -f ipv4.method connection show '${CONNECTION_NAME}' | grep -q 'manual'"; then
+        echo "FAIL: Connection '${CONNECTION_NAME}' does not have static IPv4 method on ${node_hostname}"
+        failed=1
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    echo "PASS: ${node_hostname} has connection '${CONNECTION_NAME}' with method=manual"
+done
+
+if [ $failed -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "FAIL: Network config persistence validation failed on one or more nodes"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "PASS: Static network config persisted after installation on all nodes"
diff --git a/config_example.sh b/config_example.sh
index 0ef83949b..35df25601 100755
--- a/config_example.sh
+++ b/config_example.sh
@@ -924,7 +924,19 @@ set -x
 # then the wait-for commands should timeout and fail.
 # This test case is only supported when IP_STACK=v4.
 #
+# 2. 'copy_network' test case:
+# Validates that static network connections created manually via the agent-tui during boot
+# persist into the installed OS (OCPBUGS-63472). Use a DHCP scenario so that no static
+# networking is pre-configured in the manifests. During boot, the test uses console key
+# presses to create a new static connection via nmtui on master_0 and master_1. After
+# installation, the post-install validation checks that the connection keyfile and nmcli
+# entry are present on both nodes, confirming that --copy-network was set per-host by
+# agent-set-host-copy-network-arg.service and coreos-installer copied the keyfile into the OS.
+# Requires: AGENT_E2E_TEST_SCENARIO=COMPACT_IPV4_DHCP (or any HA_IPV4_DHCP), IP_STACK=v4.
+# Not supported with SNO topology (requires at least 2 master nodes) or IPv6.
+#
 # export AGENT_TEST_CASES='bad_dns'
+# export AGENT_TEST_CASES='copy_network'
 
 # Uncomment the following line to deploy the cluster using the appliance model
 # The appliance model boots the host using the unconfigured ignition. It then mounts