diff --git a/ansible_image_validation/validation-playbooks/nvme_driver_validation.yaml b/ansible_image_validation/validation-playbooks/nvme_driver_validation.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..371ef3dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible_image_validation/validation-playbooks/nvme_driver_validation.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+---
+
+- name: Check if the nvme driver is present in all images
+  shell: lsinitrd /boot/initramfs-{{ ansible_facts.kernel }}.img | grep nvme
+  register: check_nvme_allimages
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "NVME Validation is successful since nvme driver is present"
+
+- name: "Write to error msg if some drivers are not present"
+  lineinfile:
+    path: "{{err_folder}}/err_msgs.log"
+    line: "\n NVME validation failed since nvme driver is not present."
+    create: yes
+    state: present 
+  when: ("nvme" not in check_nvme_allimages.stdout)
+
+- name: Check if the pci driver is present in all images
+  shell: lsinitrd /boot/initramfs-{{ ansible_facts.kernel }}.img | grep pci
+  register: check_pci_allimages
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "NVME Validation is successful since nvme driver is present"
+
+- name: "Write to error msg if some drivers are not present"
+  lineinfile:
+    path: "{{err_folder}}/err_msgs.log"
+    line: "\n NVME validation failed since pci driver is not present. "
+    create: yes
+    state: present 
+  when: ("pci" not in check_pci_allimages.stdout) 
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diff --git a/ansible_image_validation/validation-playbooks/per-vm-validation.yaml b/ansible_image_validation/validation-playbooks/per-vm-validation.yaml
index 32391692..e305137e 100644
--- a/ansible_image_validation/validation-playbooks/per-vm-validation.yaml
+++ b/ansible_image_validation/validation-playbooks/per-vm-validation.yaml
@@ -50,10 +50,14 @@
     state: present
   when: users_on_machine.stdout_lines[0] != '0'
 
+- name: Check if NVME Validation is valid for this VM
+  include_tasks: validation-playbooks/nvme_driver_validation.yaml
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
 - name: check if ADE validation is valid for this vm
   include_tasks: validation-playbooks/ade_packages_validation.yaml
   ignore_errors: yes
-  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and (ansible_distribution_major_version == '8' or ansible_distribution_major_version == '7') and (repo_type == 'base' or repo_type =='beta')
+  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and (ansible_distribution_major_version == '8' or ansible_distribution_major_version == '7') and (repo_type == 'base' or repo_type =='beta')        
 
 - name: Check if blacklisted drivers are blacklisted by modprobe service
   include_tasks: validation-playbooks/blacklisted_drivers_validation.yaml