diff --git a/e2e-tests/tests/tier0/mta_838_multi_container_stateless_migration_test.go b/e2e-tests/tests/tier0/mta_838_multi_container_stateless_migration_test.go
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+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/konveyor/crane/e2e-tests/config"
+	. "github.com/konveyor/crane/e2e-tests/framework"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Multi-container pod migration", func() {
+	It("[MTA-838] nginx+sidecar deployment migrates to target with all containers intact", Label("tier0"), func() {
+		appName := "sidecar-app"
+		namespace := appName
+		deploymentName := appName + "-deployment"
+
+		const (
+			mainContainerName    = "main"
+			sidecarContainerName = "sidecar"
+			mainImage            = "quay.io/migqe/nginx-unprivileged:1.23"
+			sidecarImage         = "busybox:latest"
+		)
+
+		scenario := NewMigrationScenario(
+			appName,
+			namespace,
+			config.K8sDeployBin,
+			config.CraneBin,
+			config.SourceContext,
+			config.TargetContext,
+		)
+		srcApp := scenario.SrcApp
+		tgtApp := scenario.TgtApp
+		kubectlSrc := scenario.KubectlSrc
+		kubectlTgt := scenario.KubectlTgt
+
+		paths, err := NewScenarioPaths("crane-export-*")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		exportOpts := ExportOptions{Namespace: srcApp.Namespace, ExportDir: paths.ExportDir}
+		transformOpts := TransformOptions{ExportDir: paths.ExportDir, TransformDir: paths.TransformDir}
+		applyOpts := ApplyOptions{ExportDir: paths.ExportDir, TransformDir: paths.TransformDir,
+			OutputDir: paths.OutputDir}
+		DeferCleanup(func() {
+			By("Cleanup source and target resources")
+			if err := CleanupScenario(paths.TempDir, srcApp, tgtApp); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("cleanup: %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+
+		By("Prepare source app")
+		log.Printf("Preparing source app %s in namespace %s\n", srcApp.Name, srcApp.Namespace)
+		Expect(PrepareSourceApp(srcApp, kubectlSrc)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		log.Printf("Source app %s prepared successfully\n", srcApp.Name)
+
+        By("Verify both containers exist on source before export")
+		var containers []any
+		out, err := kubectlSrc.Run("get", "deployment", deploymentName, "-n", namespace,"-o", "jsonpath={.spec.template.spec.containers}")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		json.Unmarshal([]byte(out), &containers)
+		Expect(containers).To(HaveLen(2))
+		log.Printf("Source deployment has %d containers\n", len(containers))
+
+		runner := scenario.Crane
+		runner.WorkDir = paths.TempDir
+
+		By("Wait for source quiesce to stabilize before export")
+		WaitForSourceQuiesce(kubectlSrc, namespace, "app="+appName, "my-"+appName)
+
+		By("Run crane export/transform/apply pipeline")
+		log.Printf("Running crane pipeline for namespace %s\n", srcApp.Namespace)
+		Expect(RunCranePipelineWithChecks(runner, exportOpts, transformOpts, applyOpts)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		log.Printf("Crane pipeline completed for namespace %s\n", srcApp.Namespace)
+
+		By("Verify deployment manifest is present in output directory")
+		deploymentGlob := filepath.Join(paths.OutputDir, "resources", namespace, "Deployment_*.yaml")
+		deploymentMatches, err := filepath.Glob(deploymentGlob)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(deploymentMatches).NotTo(BeEmpty(), "expected deployment manifest in output directory")
+		log.Printf("deployment manifest found in output: %v\n", deploymentMatches)
+
+		By("Apply rendered manifests to target")
+		log.Printf("Applying rendered manifests on target namespace %s from %s\n", namespace, paths.OutputDir)
+		Expect(ApplyOutputToTarget(kubectlTgt, namespace, paths.OutputDir)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		By("Scale target deployment and validate app")
+		log.Printf("Scaling target deployment %s to 1\n", deploymentName)
+		Expect(kubectlTgt.ScaleDeployment(namespace, appName, 1)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		log.Printf("Validating app %s on target cluster\n", tgtApp.Name)
+		Eventually(tgtApp.Validate, "2m", "10s").Should(Succeed())
+		log.Printf("Target validation completed for app %s\n", tgtApp.Name)
+
+		By("Verify both containers are present on target deployment")
+        var tgtContainers []any
+        out, err = kubectlTgt.Run("get", "deployment", deploymentName, "-n", namespace, "-o", "jsonpath={.spec.template.spec.containers}")
+        Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "should be able to get deployment from target")
+        json.Unmarshal([]byte(out), &tgtContainers)
+        Expect(tgtContainers).To(HaveLen(2), "target deployment should have 2 containers")
+        log.Printf("target deployment has %d containers\n", len(tgtContainers))
+
+		containersByName := make(map[string]map[string]any)
+		for _, c := range tgtContainers {
+			container, ok := c.(map[string]any)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			name, _ := container["name"].(string)
+			containersByName[name] = container
+		}
+
+		By("Verify main container name and image match source")
+		mainContainer, ok := containersByName[mainContainerName]
+		Expect(ok).To(BeTrue(), "main container should be present on target")
+		Expect(mainContainer["image"]).To(Equal(mainImage), fmt.Sprintf("main container image should be %s", mainImage))
+		log.Printf("Main container verified: name=%s image=%s\n", mainContainerName, mainImage)
+
+		By("Verify sidecar container name and image match source")
+		sidecarContainer, ok := containersByName[sidecarContainerName]
+		Expect(ok).To(BeTrue(), "sidecar container should be present on target")
+		Expect(sidecarContainer["image"]).To(Equal(sidecarImage), fmt.Sprintf("sidecar container image should be %s", sidecarImage))
+		log.Printf("sidecar container verified: name=%s image=%s\n", sidecarContainerName, sidecarImage)
+	})
+})