diff --git a/pkg/ami/auto_resolver.go b/pkg/ami/auto_resolver.go
index 46bb8d98b8..340267ab3b 100644
--- a/pkg/ami/auto_resolver.go
+++ b/pkg/ami/auto_resolver.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func MakeImageSearchPatterns(version string) map[string]map[int]string {
 			ImageClassNeuron:  fmt.Sprintf("amazon-eks-gpu-node-%s-*", version),
 			ImageClassARM:     fmt.Sprintf("amazon-eks-arm64-node-%s-*", version),
 		},
+		api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604: {
+			ImageClassGeneral: fmt.Sprintf("ubuntu-eks-pro/k8s_%s/images/*26.04-amd64*", version),
+			ImageClassARM:     fmt.Sprintf("ubuntu-eks-pro/k8s_%s/images/*26.04-arm64*", version),
+		},
 		api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404: {
 			ImageClassGeneral: fmt.Sprintf("ubuntu-eks-pro/k8s_%s/images/*24.04-amd64*", version),
 			ImageClassARM:     fmt.Sprintf("ubuntu-eks-pro/k8s_%s/images/*24.04-arm64*", version),
@@ -47,6 +51,10 @@ func MakeImageSearchPatterns(version string) map[string]map[int]string {
 			ImageClassGeneral: fmt.Sprintf("ubuntu-eks-pro/k8s_%s/images/*20.04-amd64*", version),
 			ImageClassARM:     fmt.Sprintf("ubuntu-eks-pro/k8s_%s/images/*20.04-arm64*", version),
 		},
+		api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2604: {
+			ImageClassGeneral: fmt.Sprintf("ubuntu-eks/k8s_%s/images/*26.04-amd64*", version),
+			ImageClassARM:     fmt.Sprintf("ubuntu-eks/k8s_%s/images/*26.04-arm64*", version),
+		},
 		api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404: {
 			ImageClassGeneral: fmt.Sprintf("ubuntu-eks/k8s_%s/images/*24.04-amd64*", version),
 			ImageClassARM:     fmt.Sprintf("ubuntu-eks/k8s_%s/images/*24.04-arm64*", version),
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ func MakeImageSearchPatterns(version string) map[string]map[int]string {
 // OwnerAccountID returns the AWS account ID that owns worker AMI.
 func OwnerAccountID(imageFamily, region string) (string, error) {
 	switch imageFamily {
-	case api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2004, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2004:
+	case api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2604, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2004, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2004:
 		return ownerIDUbuntuFamily, nil
 	case api.NodeImageFamilyAmazonLinux2023, api.NodeImageFamilyAmazonLinux2:
 		return api.EKSResourceAccountID(region), nil
diff --git a/pkg/ami/ssm_resolver.go b/pkg/ami/ssm_resolver.go
index edfaad6dc1..e37fd1d104 100644
--- a/pkg/ami/ssm_resolver.go
+++ b/pkg/ami/ssm_resolver.go
@@ -106,6 +106,16 @@ func MakeSSMParameterName(version, instanceType, imageFamily string) (string, er
 			eksProduct = "eks-pro"
 		}
 		return fmt.Sprint("/aws/service/canonical/ubuntu/", eksProduct, "/", ubuntuReleaseName(imageFamily), "/", version, "/stable/current/", ubuntuArchName(instanceType), "/hvm/ebs-gp3/ami-id"), nil
+	case api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2604,
+		api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604:
+		if err := validateVersionForUbuntu(version, imageFamily); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		eksProduct := "eks"
+		if imageFamily == api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604 {
+			eksProduct = "eks-pro"
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprint("/aws/service/canonical/ubuntu/", eksProduct, "/", ubuntuReleaseName(imageFamily), "/", version, "/stable/current/", ubuntuArchName(instanceType), "/hvm/ebs-gp3/ami-id"), nil
 	default:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unknown image family %s", imageFamily)
 	}
@@ -201,6 +211,8 @@ func ubuntuReleaseName(imageFamily string) string {
 		return "22.04"
 	case api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404:
 		return "24.04"
+	case api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2604, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604:
+		return "26.04"
 	default:
 		return "18.04"
 	}
@@ -268,6 +280,17 @@ func validateVersionForUbuntu(version, imageFamily string) error {
 		if !supportsUbuntu {
 			return &UnsupportedQueryError{msg: fmt.Sprintf("%s requires EKS version greater or equal than %s", imageFamily, minVersion)}
 		}
+	case api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2604, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604:
+		var err error
+		supportsUbuntu := false
+		const minVersion = api.Version1_35
+		supportsUbuntu, err = utils.IsMinVersion(minVersion, version)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !supportsUbuntu {
+			return &UnsupportedQueryError{msg: fmt.Sprintf("%s requires EKS version greater or equal than %s", imageFamily, minVersion)}
+		}
 	default:
 		return &UnsupportedQueryError{msg: fmt.Sprintf("SSM Parameter lookups for %s AMIs is not supported", imageFamily)}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/types.go b/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/types.go
index 95b46517c7..5fd9f8831f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/types.go
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ const (
 	DefaultNodeImageFamily         = NodeImageFamilyAmazonLinux2023
 	NodeImageFamilyAmazonLinux2023 = "AmazonLinux2023"
 	NodeImageFamilyAmazonLinux2    = "AmazonLinux2"
+	NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604   = "UbuntuPro2604"
+	NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2604      = "Ubuntu2604"
 	NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404   = "UbuntuPro2404"
 	NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404      = "Ubuntu2404"
 	NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2204   = "UbuntuPro2204"
@@ -598,6 +600,8 @@ func SupportedAMIFamilies() []string {
 	return []string{
 		NodeImageFamilyAmazonLinux2023,
 		NodeImageFamilyAmazonLinux2,
+		NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604,
+		NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2604,
 		NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404,
 		NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404,
 		NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2204,
diff --git a/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/validation.go b/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/validation.go
index b6cf69653f..9f96df708c 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/validation.go
@@ -1655,7 +1655,9 @@ func IsBottlerocketImage(imageFamily string) bool {
 
 func IsUbuntuImage(imageFamily string) bool {
 	switch imageFamily {
-	case NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404,
+	case NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604,
+		NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2604,
+		NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404,
 		NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404,
 		NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2204,
 		NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2204,
diff --git a/pkg/nodebootstrap/userdata.go b/pkg/nodebootstrap/userdata.go
index b4de32fa38..5814141918 100644
--- a/pkg/nodebootstrap/userdata.go
+++ b/pkg/nodebootstrap/userdata.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func NewBootstrapper(clusterConfig *api.ClusterConfig, ng *api.NodeGroup) (Boots
 		return NewWindowsBootstrapper(clusterConfig, ng, clusterDNS), nil
 	}
 	switch ng.AMIFamily {
-	case api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2004, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2004:
+	case api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2604, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2004, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2004:
 		return NewUbuntuBootstrapper(clusterConfig, ng, clusterDNS), nil
 	case api.NodeImageFamilyBottlerocket:
 		return NewBottlerocketBootstrapper(clusterConfig, ng), nil
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func NewManagedBootstrapper(clusterConfig *api.ClusterConfig, ng *api.ManagedNod
 		return NewManagedAL2Bootstrapper(ng), nil
 	case api.NodeImageFamilyBottlerocket:
 		return NewManagedBottlerocketBootstrapper(clusterConfig, ng), nil
-	case api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2004, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2004, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404:
+	case api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2004, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2004, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2204, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2404, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntu2604, api.NodeImageFamilyUbuntuPro2604:
 		return NewUbuntuBootstrapper(clusterConfig, ng, clusterDNS), nil
 	}
 	return nil, nil