diff --git a/bindata/rbac/rbac.yaml b/bindata/rbac/rbac.yaml
index 7aed4290f..320db60b4 100644
--- a/bindata/rbac/rbac.yaml
+++ b/bindata/rbac/rbac.yaml
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ rules:
   - config.openshift.io
   resources:
   - imagedigestmirrorsets
+  - images
   - networks
   verbs:
   - get
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 574879be7..21d03fa6a 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ rules:
   - config.openshift.io
   resources:
   - imagedigestmirrorsets
+  - images
   - networks
   verbs:
   - get
diff --git a/internal/controller/dataplane/openstackdataplanenodeset_controller.go b/internal/controller/dataplane/openstackdataplanenodeset_controller.go
index ea529dc05..b0f77ebac 100644
--- a/internal/controller/dataplane/openstackdataplanenodeset_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/dataplane/openstackdataplanenodeset_controller.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ func (r *OpenStackDataPlaneNodeSetReconciler) GetLogger(ctx context.Context) log
 // RBAC for ImageContentSourcePolicy and MachineConfig
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="operator.openshift.io",resources=imagecontentsourcepolicies,verbs=get;list;watch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="config.openshift.io",resources=imagedigestmirrorsets,verbs=get;list;watch
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="config.openshift.io",resources=images,verbs=get;list;watch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="machineconfiguration.openshift.io",resources=machineconfigs,verbs=get;list;watch
 
 // Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to
diff --git a/internal/dataplane/inventory.go b/internal/dataplane/inventory.go
index ade650c22..6d78a18de 100644
--- a/internal/dataplane/inventory.go
+++ b/internal/dataplane/inventory.go
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ func GenerateNodeSetInventory(ctx context.Context, helper *helper.Helper,
 	// add the NodeSet name variable
 	nodeSetGroup.Vars["edpm_nodeset_name"] = instance.Name
 
-	isDisconnected, err := util.IsDisconnectedOCP(ctx, helper)
+	hasMirrorRegistries, err := util.HasMirrorRegistries(ctx, helper)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	if isDisconnected {
+	if hasMirrorRegistries {
 		registryConfig, err := util.GetMCRegistryConf(ctx, helper)
 		if err != nil {
 			// CRD not installed (non-OpenShift or no MCO) - log warning and continue.
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ func GenerateNodeSetInventory(ctx context.Context, helper *helper.Helper,
 				return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get MachineConfig registry configuration: %w", err)
 			}
 		} else {
-			helper.GetLogger().Info("disconnected registry was identified via the ImageContentSourcePolicy. Using OCP registry.")
+			helper.GetLogger().Info("Mirror registries detected via IDMS/ICSP. Using OCP registry configuration.")
 
-			// Use OCP registries.conf for disconnected deployments
+			// Use OCP registries.conf for mirror registry deployments
 			nodeSetGroup.Vars["edpm_podman_registries_conf"] = registryConfig
-			nodeSetGroup.Vars["edpm_podman_disconnected_ocp"] = isDisconnected
+			nodeSetGroup.Vars["edpm_podman_disconnected_ocp"] = hasMirrorRegistries
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/dataplane/util/image_registry.go b/internal/dataplane/util/image_registry.go
index 066d9ca13..b1f24a109 100644
--- a/internal/dataplane/util/image_registry.go
+++ b/internal/dataplane/util/image_registry.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	ocpidms "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
+	ocpconfigv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
 	mc "github.com/openshift/api/machineconfiguration/v1"
 	ocpicsp "github.com/openshift/api/operator/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/lib-common/modules/common/helper"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	k8s_errors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )
@@ -36,43 +36,29 @@ type machineConfigIgnition struct {
 	} `json:"storage"`
 }
 
-// IsDisconnectedOCP - Will retrieve a CR's related to disconnected OCP deployments. If the list is not
-// empty, we can infer that the OCP cluster is a disconnected deployment.
+// HasMirrorRegistries checks if OCP has IDMS/ICSP mirror registries configured.
+// Note: The presence of IDMS/ICSP doesn't necessarily mean the cluster is disconnected.
+// Mirror registries may be configured for other reasons (performance, policy, caching, etc.).
 // Returns false without error if the CRDs don't exist (non-OpenShift cluster).
-func IsDisconnectedOCP(ctx context.Context, helper *helper.Helper) (bool, error) {
-	icspList := ocpicsp.ImageContentSourcePolicyList{}
-	idmsList := ocpidms.ImageDigestMirrorSetList{}
-
-	listOpts := []client.ListOption{}
-
-	var icspCount, idmsCount int
-
-	err := helper.GetClient().List(ctx, &icspList, listOpts...)
-	if err != nil {
-		// If the CRD doesn't exist, this is not an OpenShift cluster or ICSP is not available
-		// This is not an error condition - just means we're not in a disconnected environment
-		if IsNoMatchError(err) {
-			helper.GetLogger().Info("ImageContentSourcePolicy CRD not available, assuming not a disconnected environment")
-		} else {
+func HasMirrorRegistries(ctx context.Context, helper *helper.Helper) (bool, error) {
+	// Check IDMS first (current API), then fall back to ICSP (deprecated)
+	idmsList := &ocpconfigv1.ImageDigestMirrorSetList{}
+	if err := helper.GetClient().List(ctx, idmsList); err != nil {
+		if !IsNoMatchError(err) {
 			return false, err
 		}
-	} else {
-		icspCount = len(icspList.Items)
+		// CRD doesn't exist, continue to check ICSP
+	} else if len(idmsList.Items) > 0 {
+		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	err = helper.GetClient().List(ctx, &idmsList, listOpts...)
-	if err != nil {
-		// If the CRD doesn't exist, this is not an OpenShift cluster or IDMS is not available
-		if IsNoMatchError(err) {
-			helper.GetLogger().Info("ImageDigestMirrorSet CRD not available, assuming not a disconnected environment")
-		} else {
+	icspList := &ocpicsp.ImageContentSourcePolicyList{}
+	if err := helper.GetClient().List(ctx, icspList); err != nil {
+		if !IsNoMatchError(err) {
 			return false, err
 		}
-	} else {
-		idmsCount = len(idmsList.Items)
-	}
-
-	if icspCount != 0 || idmsCount != 0 {
+		// CRD doesn't exist, fall through to return false
+	} else if len(icspList.Items) > 0 {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
@@ -90,6 +76,40 @@ func IsNoMatchError(err error) bool {
 		strings.Contains(errStr, "no kind is registered")
 }
 
+// GetMirrorRegistryCACerts retrieves CA certificates from image.config.openshift.io/cluster.
+// Returns nil without error if:
+//   - not on OpenShift (Image CRD doesn't exist)
+//   - no additional CA is configured
+//   - the referenced ConfigMap doesn't exist
+func GetMirrorRegistryCACerts(ctx context.Context, helper *helper.Helper) (map[string]string, error) {
+	imageConfig := &ocpconfigv1.Image{}
+	if err := helper.GetClient().Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: "cluster"}, imageConfig); err != nil {
+		if IsNoMatchError(err) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get image.config.openshift.io/cluster: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if imageConfig.Spec.AdditionalTrustedCA.Name == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	caConfigMap := &corev1.ConfigMap{}
+	if err := helper.GetClient().Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{
+		Name:      imageConfig.Spec.AdditionalTrustedCA.Name,
+		Namespace: "openshift-config",
+	}, caConfigMap); err != nil {
+		if k8s_errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			// ConfigMap referenced but doesn't exist - log warning but don't fail
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get ConfigMap %s in openshift-config: %w",
+			imageConfig.Spec.AdditionalTrustedCA.Name, err)
+	}
+
+	return caConfigMap.Data, nil
+}
+
 // GetMCRegistryConf - will unmarshal the MachineConfig ignition file the machineConfigIgnition object.
 // This is then parsed and the base64 decoded string is returned.
 func GetMCRegistryConf(ctx context.Context, helper *helper.Helper) (string, error) {
diff --git a/internal/dataplane/util/image_registry_test.go b/internal/dataplane/util/image_registry_test.go
index 8755011f0..62481bcc9 100644
--- a/internal/dataplane/util/image_registry_test.go
+++ b/internal/dataplane/util/image_registry_test.go
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ func TestIsNoMatchError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Test IsDisconnectedOCP scenarios
-func TestIsDisconnectedOCP_WithICSP(t *testing.T) {
+// Test HasMirrorRegistries scenarios
+func TestHasMirrorRegistries_WithICSP(t *testing.T) {
 	g := NewWithT(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ func TestIsDisconnectedOCP_WithICSP(t *testing.T) {
 
 	h := setupTestHelper(true, icsp)
 
-	disconnected, err := IsDisconnectedOCP(ctx, h)
+	hasMirrors, err := HasMirrorRegistries(ctx, h)
 	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(disconnected).To(BeTrue(), "Should detect disconnected environment when ICSP exists")
+	g.Expect(hasMirrors).To(BeTrue(), "Should detect mirror registries when ICSP exists")
 }
 
-func TestIsDisconnectedOCP_WithIDMS(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHasMirrorRegistries_WithIDMS(t *testing.T) {
 	g := NewWithT(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ func TestIsDisconnectedOCP_WithIDMS(t *testing.T) {
 
 	h := setupTestHelper(true, idms)
 
-	disconnected, err := IsDisconnectedOCP(ctx, h)
+	hasMirrors, err := HasMirrorRegistries(ctx, h)
 	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(disconnected).To(BeTrue(), "Should detect disconnected environment when IDMS exists")
+	g.Expect(hasMirrors).To(BeTrue(), "Should detect mirror registries when IDMS exists")
 }
 
-func TestIsDisconnectedOCP_WithBothICSPAndIDMS(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHasMirrorRegistries_WithBothICSPAndIDMS(t *testing.T) {
 	g := NewWithT(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
@@ -208,33 +208,33 @@ func TestIsDisconnectedOCP_WithBothICSPAndIDMS(t *testing.T) {
 
 	h := setupTestHelper(true, icsp, idms)
 
-	disconnected, err := IsDisconnectedOCP(ctx, h)
+	hasMirrors, err := HasMirrorRegistries(ctx, h)
 	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(disconnected).To(BeTrue(), "Should detect disconnected environment when both ICSP and IDMS exist")
+	g.Expect(hasMirrors).To(BeTrue(), "Should detect mirror registries when both ICSP and IDMS exist")
 }
 
-func TestIsDisconnectedOCP_EmptyLists(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHasMirrorRegistries_EmptyLists(t *testing.T) {
 	g := NewWithT(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	// No ICSP or IDMS resources, but CRDs are registered
 	h := setupTestHelper(true)
 
-	disconnected, err := IsDisconnectedOCP(ctx, h)
+	hasMirrors, err := HasMirrorRegistries(ctx, h)
 	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(disconnected).To(BeFalse(), "Should not detect disconnected environment when lists are empty")
+	g.Expect(hasMirrors).To(BeFalse(), "Should not detect mirror registries when lists are empty")
 }
 
-func TestIsDisconnectedOCP_CRDsNotInstalled(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHasMirrorRegistries_CRDsNotInstalled(t *testing.T) {
 	g := NewWithT(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	// Don't register OpenShift CRDs - simulates non-OpenShift cluster
 	h := setupTestHelper(false)
 
-	disconnected, err := IsDisconnectedOCP(ctx, h)
+	hasMirrors, err := HasMirrorRegistries(ctx, h)
 	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "Should not return error when CRDs don't exist")
-	g.Expect(disconnected).To(BeFalse(), "Should return false when CRDs don't exist (graceful degradation)")
+	g.Expect(hasMirrors).To(BeFalse(), "Should return false when CRDs don't exist (graceful degradation)")
 }
 
 // Test GetMCRegistryConf scenarios
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func TestGetMCRegistryConf_MachineConfigNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	// MachineConfig CRD is registered but no resource exists
 	// This simulates the case where MCO is installed but the specific
 	// registry MachineConfig doesn't exist - this should be treated as an error,
-	// not a warning, because if MCO is present and disconnected env is detected,
+	// not a warning, because if MCO is present and mirror registries are detected,
 	// the registry config should exist.
 	h := setupTestHelper(true)
 
@@ -412,11 +412,11 @@ func TestGetMCRegistryConf_InvalidBase64Content(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // Test real-world scenarios
-func TestDisconnectedEnvironment_FullScenario(t *testing.T) {
+func TestMirrorRegistryEnvironment_FullScenario(t *testing.T) {
 	g := NewWithT(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	// Simulate a full disconnected environment with IDMS and MachineConfig
+	// Simulate a mirror registry environment with IDMS and MachineConfig
 	expectedConfig := `[[registry]]
   prefix = ""
   location = "registry.redhat.io/rhosp-dev-preview"
@@ -467,10 +467,10 @@ func TestDisconnectedEnvironment_FullScenario(t *testing.T) {
 
 	h := setupTestHelper(true, idms, machineConfig)
 
-	// Check for disconnected environment
-	disconnected, err := IsDisconnectedOCP(ctx, h)
+	// Check for mirror registries
+	hasMirrors, err := HasMirrorRegistries(ctx, h)
 	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(disconnected).To(BeTrue())
+	g.Expect(hasMirrors).To(BeTrue())
 
 	// Get the registry configuration
 	config, err := GetMCRegistryConf(ctx, h)
@@ -485,10 +485,10 @@ func TestNonOpenShiftCluster_GracefulDegradation(t *testing.T) {
 	// Simulate a non-OpenShift Kubernetes cluster (no OpenShift CRDs registered)
 	h := setupTestHelper(false)
 
-	// IsDisconnectedOCP should return false without error
-	disconnected, err := IsDisconnectedOCP(ctx, h)
+	// HasMirrorRegistries should return false without error
+	hasMirrors, err := HasMirrorRegistries(ctx, h)
 	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "Should gracefully handle missing CRDs")
-	g.Expect(disconnected).To(BeFalse())
+	g.Expect(hasMirrors).To(BeFalse())
 
 	// GetMCRegistryConf should return an error that can be identified as "CRD not found"
 	config, err := GetMCRegistryConf(ctx, h)
@@ -496,3 +496,56 @@ func TestNonOpenShiftCluster_GracefulDegradation(t *testing.T) {
 	g.Expect(IsNoMatchError(err)).To(BeTrue(), "Error should indicate CRD is not installed")
 	g.Expect(config).To(BeEmpty())
 }
+
+func TestGetMirrorRegistryCACerts(t *testing.T) {
+	g := NewWithT(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Test successful retrieval of CA certificates
+	imageConfig := &ocpidms.Image{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cluster"},
+		Spec:       ocpidms.ImageSpec{AdditionalTrustedCA: ocpidms.ConfigMapNameReference{Name: "registry-cas"}},
+	}
+	caConfigMap := &k8s_corev1.ConfigMap{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "registry-cas", Namespace: "openshift-config"},
+		Data:       map[string]string{"mirror.example.com": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\ntest\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"},
+	}
+	h := setupTestHelper(true, imageConfig, caConfigMap)
+	caCerts, err := GetMirrorRegistryCACerts(ctx, h)
+	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	g.Expect(caCerts).To(HaveLen(1))
+	g.Expect(caCerts).To(HaveKey("mirror.example.com"))
+
+	// Test with no additionalTrustedCA configured - should return nil
+	imageConfigNoCA := &ocpidms.Image{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cluster"},
+		Spec:       ocpidms.ImageSpec{},
+	}
+	h = setupTestHelper(true, imageConfigNoCA)
+	caCerts, err = GetMirrorRegistryCACerts(ctx, h)
+	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	g.Expect(caCerts).To(BeNil())
+
+	// Test non-OpenShift cluster (CRDs not registered) - should return nil without error
+	h = setupTestHelper(false)
+	caCerts, err = GetMirrorRegistryCACerts(ctx, h)
+	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	g.Expect(caCerts).To(BeNil())
+}
+
+func TestGetMirrorRegistryCACerts_ConfigMapNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	g := NewWithT(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Test when additionalTrustedCA references a ConfigMap that doesn't exist
+	// This should return nil, nil (graceful handling) instead of an error
+	imageConfig := &ocpidms.Image{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cluster"},
+		Spec:       ocpidms.ImageSpec{AdditionalTrustedCA: ocpidms.ConfigMapNameReference{Name: "non-existent-ca"}},
+	}
+	h := setupTestHelper(true, imageConfig)
+
+	caCerts, err := GetMirrorRegistryCACerts(ctx, h)
+	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "Should not return error when ConfigMap is not found")
+	g.Expect(caCerts).To(BeNil(), "Should return nil when ConfigMap is not found")
+}
diff --git a/internal/openstack/ca.go b/internal/openstack/ca.go
index e7e469431..ad56260eb 100644
--- a/internal/openstack/ca.go
+++ b/internal/openstack/ca.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"slices"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/lib-common/modules/common/secret"
 	"github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/lib-common/modules/common/tls"
 	"github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/lib-common/modules/common/util"
+	dputil "github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/openstack-operator/internal/dataplane/util"
 	k8s_errors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 
 	corev1 "github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/openstack-operator/api/core/v1beta1"
@@ -445,6 +447,31 @@ func ReconcileCAs(ctx context.Context, instance *corev1.OpenStackControlPlane, h
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Add mirror registry CA certificates from image.config.openshift.io/cluster if configured.
+	// This is needed for dataplane nodes to trust mirror registries using private/self-signed CAs.
+	mirrorRegistryCACerts, err := dputil.GetMirrorRegistryCACerts(ctx, helper)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log but don't fail - mirror registry CAs are optional
+		Log.Info("Could not retrieve mirror registry CA certificates", "error", err.Error())
+	} else if len(mirrorRegistryCACerts) > 0 {
+		Log.Info("Adding mirror registry CA certificates to bundle", "count", len(mirrorRegistryCACerts))
+		// Sort registry hosts for deterministic ordering to avoid unnecessary secret updates
+		registryHosts := make([]string, 0, len(mirrorRegistryCACerts))
+		for host := range mirrorRegistryCACerts {
+			registryHosts = append(registryHosts, host)
+		}
+		sort.Strings(registryHosts)
+
+		for _, registryHost := range registryHosts {
+			caCert := mirrorRegistryCACerts[registryHost]
+			if parseErr := bundle.getCertsFromPEM([]byte(caCert)); parseErr != nil {
+				Log.Info("Failed to parse mirror registry CA certificate", "registry", registryHost, "error", parseErr.Error())
+				// Continue with other certs even if one fails
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	instance.Status.Conditions.MarkTrue(corev1.OpenStackControlPlaneCAReadyCondition, corev1.OpenStackControlPlaneCAReadyMessage)
 
 	// get CA bundle from operator image. Downstream and upstream build use a different