diff --git a/images/ubuntu/scripts/build/configure-environment.sh b/images/ubuntu/scripts/build/configure-environment.sh
index 5e3781578523..cd7fa9f5c2e8 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/scripts/build/configure-environment.sh
+++ b/images/ubuntu/scripts/build/configure-environment.sh
@@ -68,3 +68,7 @@ fi
 if is_ubuntu22; then
     sed -i 's/openssl_conf = openssl_init/#openssl_conf = openssl_init/g' /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf
 fi
+
+# Disable apparmor
+systemctl is-active --quiet apparmor.service && systemctl stop apparmor.service
+systemctl disable apparmor.service
diff --git a/images/ubuntu/scripts/tests/System.Tests.ps1 b/images/ubuntu/scripts/tests/System.Tests.ps1
index 457eae078ea9..2a4bec3df2ec 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/scripts/tests/System.Tests.ps1
+++ b/images/ubuntu/scripts/tests/System.Tests.ps1
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ Describe "Disk free space" -Skip:(-not [String]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:AGENT_NAME)
         $freeSpace | Should -BeGreaterOrEqual 17GB
     }
 }
+
+Describe "Apparmor is disabled" {
+    It "Apparmor is disabled" {
+        systemctl is-active apparmor | Should -Be "inactive"
+    }
+}