diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/api/NodeJsExpressDevFileAPI.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/specs/api/NodeJsExpressDevFileAPI.spec.ts
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+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/api/NodeJsExpressDevFileAPI.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/** *******************************************************************
+ * copyright (c) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made
+ * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ **********************************************************************/
+import { BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS } from '../../constants/BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS';
+import { e2eContainer } from '../../configs/inversify.config';
+import { CLASSES } from '../../configs/inversify.types';
+import { DevfilesHelper } from '../../utils/DevfilesHelper';
+import { ContainerTerminal, KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor } from '../../utils/KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor';
+import { DevWorkspaceConfigurationHelper } from '../../utils/DevWorkspaceConfigurationHelper';
+import { DevfileContext } from '@eclipse-che/che-devworkspace-generator/lib/api/devfile-context';
+import { ShellString } from 'shelljs';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { API_TEST_CONSTANTS } from '../../constants/API_TEST_CONSTANTS';
+import YAML from 'yaml';
+import { Logger } from '../../utils/Logger';
+import crypto from 'crypto';
+
+suite('NodeJS Express devfile API test', function (): void {
+	const devfilesRegistryHelper: DevfilesHelper = e2eContainer.get(CLASSES.DevfilesRegistryHelper);
+	const kubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor: KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor = e2eContainer.get(
+		CLASSES.KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor
+	);
+	const devfileID: string = 'nodejs-express';
+	const containerTerminal: ContainerTerminal = e2eContainer.get(CLASSES.ContainerTerminal);
+	let devWorkspaceConfigurationHelper: DevWorkspaceConfigurationHelper;
+	let devfileContext: DevfileContext;
+	let devfileContent: string = '';
+
+	function startCommand(devfileContent: string, commandNubmer: number, expectedMessage: string, timeout: string = '0'): void {
+		let output: ShellString = new ShellString('');
+		const workdir: string = YAML.parse(devfileContent).commands[commandNubmer].exec.workingDir;
+		const commandLine: string = YAML.parse(devfileContent).commands[commandNubmer].exec.commandLine;
+		const containerName: string = YAML.parse(devfileContent).commands[commandNubmer].exec.component;
+		Logger.info(`workdir from exec section of DevWorkspace file: ${workdir}`);
+		Logger.info(`commandLine from exec section of DevWorkspace file: ${commandLine}`);
+		const runCommandInBash: string = `cd ${workdir} && ${commandLine}`;
+
+		if (timeout !== '0') {
+			output = containerTerminal.execInContainerCommandWithTimeout(runCommandInBash, containerName);
+			expect(output.code).eqls(124);
+		} else {
+			output = containerTerminal.execInContainerCommand(runCommandInBash, containerName);
+			expect(output.code).eqls(0);
+		}
+
+		expect(output.stdout.trim()).contains(expectedMessage);
+	}
+
+	suiteSetup(`Prepare login ${BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS.TEST_ENVIRONMENT}`, function (): void {
+		kubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.loginToOcp();
+	});
+
+	test(`Create  ${devfileID} workspace`, async function (): Promise<void> {
+		const randomPref: string = crypto.randomBytes(4).toString('hex');
+		kubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.namespace = API_TEST_CONSTANTS.TS_API_TEST_NAMESPACE || 'admin-devspaces';
+		devfileContent = devfilesRegistryHelper.getDevfileContent(devfileID);
+		const editorDevfileContent: string = devfilesRegistryHelper.obtainCheDevFileEditorFromCheConfigMap('editors-definitions');
+		const uniqName: string = YAML.parse(devfileContent).metadata.name + randomPref;
+		kubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.workspaceName = uniqName;
+
+		devWorkspaceConfigurationHelper = new DevWorkspaceConfigurationHelper({
+			editorContent: editorDevfileContent,
+			devfileContent: devfileContent
+		});
+		devfileContext = await devWorkspaceConfigurationHelper.generateDevfileContext();
+		if (devfileContext.devWorkspace.metadata) {
+			devfileContext.devWorkspace.metadata.name = uniqName;
+		}
+		const devWorkspaceConfigurationYamlString: string =
+			devWorkspaceConfigurationHelper.getDevWorkspaceConfigurationYamlAsString(devfileContext);
+		const output: ShellString = kubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.applyAndWaitDevWorkspace(devWorkspaceConfigurationYamlString);
+		expect(output.stdout).contains('condition met');
+	});
+
+	test('Check running application', function (): void {
+		// check `npm install` command
+		startCommand(devfileContent, 0, 'Run `npm audit` for details.');
+
+		// check `run` command
+		startCommand(devfileContent, 1, 'Example app listening on port 3000!', '15');
+	});
+
+	suiteTeardown('Delete workspace', function (): void {
+		kubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.deleteDevWorkspace();
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/e2e/utils/KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.ts b/tests/e2e/utils/KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.ts
index ae55ebddb75..5557e7a9afc 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/utils/KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/utils/KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,18 @@ export class KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor implements IKubernetesCommandLin
 		);
 	}
 
+	execInContainerCommandWithTimeout(
+		commandToExecute: string,
+		container: string = KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.container,
+		timeout: string = '20'
+	): ShellString {
+		Logger.debug(`${this.kubernetesCommandLineTool}`);
+
+		return this.shellExecutor.executeCommand(
+			` timeout ${timeout} ${this.kubernetesCommandLineTool} exec -i ${KubernetesCommandLineToolsExecutor.pod} -n ${this.namespace} -c ${container} -- sh -c '${commandToExecute}'`
+		);
+	}
+
 	applyYamlConfigurationAsStringOutput(yamlConfiguration: string): ShellString {
 		Logger.debug(`${this.kubernetesCommandLineTool}`);