diff --git a/Dockerfile.ci-azext-aro b/Dockerfile.ci-azext-aro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dce5c4ac4c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.ci-azext-aro
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/azure-cli:2.58.0
+
+RUN pip install pytest
+COPY /python /data/
+
+WORKDIR /data/az/aro
+RUN pytest --ignore=azext_aro/tests/latest/integration
+RUN python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2c31d5cdeaa..11e8159e23c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ az: pyenv
 	python3 ./setup.py bdist_wheel || true && \
 	rm -f ~/.azure/commandIndex.json # https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues/14997
 
+azext-aro:
+	docker build --platform=linux/amd64 . -f Dockerfile.ci-azext-aro --no-cache=$(NO_CACHE) -t azext-aro:latest
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf python/az/aro/{aro.egg-info,build,dist} aro
 	find python -type f -name '*.pyc' -delete
@@ -270,4 +273,4 @@ vendor:
 install-go-tools:
 	go install ${GOTESTSUM}
 
-.PHONY: admin.kubeconfig aks.kubeconfig aro az ci-portal clean client deploy dev-config.yaml discoverycache generate image-aro-multistage image-fluentbit image-proxy lint-go runlocal-rp proxy publish-image-aro-multistage publish-image-fluentbit publish-image-proxy secrets secrets-update e2e.test tunnel test-e2e test-go test-python vendor build-all validate-go unit-test-go coverage-go validate-fips install-go-tools
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+.PHONY: admin.kubeconfig aks.kubeconfig aro az azext-aro ci-portal clean client deploy dev-config.yaml discoverycache generate image-aro-multistage image-fluentbit image-proxy lint-go runlocal-rp proxy publish-image-aro-multistage publish-image-fluentbit publish-image-proxy secrets secrets-update e2e.test tunnel test-e2e test-go test-python vendor build-all validate-go unit-test-go coverage-go validate-fips install-go-tools
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