diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 5b5bd38c3..6fb948d75 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ void runTest(Integer TEST_ID) {
                     fi
                     export KUBECONFIG=/tmp/$CLUSTER_NAME-$clusterSuffix
                     export PATH="\${KREW_ROOT:-\$HOME/.krew}/bin:\$PATH"
+                    export PG_DISTRIBUTION=community
                     set -o pipefail
                     kubectl kuttl test --config e2e-tests/kuttl.yaml --test "^${testName}\$" |& tee e2e-tests/logs/${testName}.log
                 """
diff --git a/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/06-enable-pgstatmonitor.yaml b/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/06-enable-pgstatmonitor.yaml
index e73f0b8e2..ea81aba38 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/06-enable-pgstatmonitor.yaml
+++ b/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/06-enable-pgstatmonitor.yaml
@@ -1,19 +1,35 @@
-apiVersion: pgv2.percona.com/v2
-kind: PerconaPGCluster
-metadata:
-  name: builtin-extensions
-spec:
-  patroni:
-    dynamicConfiguration:
-      postgresql:
-        parameters:
-          pgaudit.log: 'ddl,write,role'
-          pgaudit.log_level: 'warning'
-          logging_collector: 'off'
-  extensions:
-    builtin:
-      pg_stat_monitor: true 
-      pg_stat_statements: false # you can't enable both pg_stat_statements and pg_stat_monitor
-      pg_audit: true
-      pgvector: true
-      pg_repack: true
+apiVersion: kuttl.dev/v1beta1
+kind: TestStep
+commands:
+  - script: |-
+      set -o errexit
+      set -o xtrace
+
+      # community images do not ship pg_stat_monitor; keep the patch so the
+      # cluster generation still increments and 06-assert.yaml passes.
+      PG_STAT_MONITOR="true"
+      if [[ "${PG_DISTRIBUTION}" == "community" ]]; then
+        PG_STAT_MONITOR="false"
+      fi
+
+      kubectl apply -n "${NAMESPACE}" -f - <<EOF
+      apiVersion: pgv2.percona.com/v2
+      kind: PerconaPGCluster
+      metadata:
+        name: builtin-extensions
+      spec:
+        patroni:
+          dynamicConfiguration:
+            postgresql:
+              parameters:
+                pgaudit.log: 'ddl,write,role'
+                pgaudit.log_level: 'warning'
+                logging_collector: 'off'
+        extensions:
+          builtin:
+            pg_stat_monitor: ${PG_STAT_MONITOR}
+            pg_stat_statements: false
+            pg_audit: true
+            pgvector: true
+            pg_repack: true
+      EOF
diff --git a/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/07-assert.yaml b/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/07-assert.yaml
index 6c711a033..1d6ba2e61 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/07-assert.yaml
+++ b/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/07-assert.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 apiVersion: kuttl.dev/v1beta1
 kind: TestAssert
 timeout: 30
----
-kind: ConfigMap
-apiVersion: v1
-metadata:
-  name: 07-check-extensions
-data:
-  data: |2-
-     pg_repack
-     pg_stat_monitor
-     pgaudit
-     plpgsql
-     vector
+commands:
+  - script: |-
+      data=$(kubectl get configmap -n "${NAMESPACE}" 07-check-extensions \
+        -o jsonpath='{.data.data}')
+
+      for ext in pg_repack pgaudit plpgsql vector; do
+        echo "${data}" | grep -q "${ext}" || {
+          echo "ERROR: '${ext}' missing from extensions. Got: ${data}"
+          exit 1
+        }
+      done
+
+      if [[ "${PG_DISTRIBUTION}" != "community" ]]; then
+        echo "${data}" | grep -q "pg_stat_monitor" || {
+          echo "ERROR: 'pg_stat_monitor' missing from extensions. Got: ${data}"
+          exit 1
+        }
+      fi
diff --git a/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/08-check-pgstatmonitor.yaml b/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/08-check-pgstatmonitor.yaml
index 1eaa19393..552f43e2d 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/08-check-pgstatmonitor.yaml
+++ b/e2e-tests/tests/builtin-extensions/08-check-pgstatmonitor.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ commands:
       set -o errexit
       set -o xtrace
 
+      if [[ "${PG_DISTRIBUTION}" == "community" ]]; then
+        echo "Skipping pg_stat_monitor check: not available in community images"
+        exit 0
+      fi
+
       source ../../functions
 
       sleep 30
@@ -15,4 +20,3 @@ commands:
         "postgres:$(get_psql_user_pass builtin-extensions-pguser-postgres)@$(get_psql_user_host builtin-extensions-pguser-postgres)/postgres"
 
     timeout: 360
-
diff --git a/e2e-tests/tests/monitoring-pmm3/07-enable-pgstatmonitor-query-source.yaml b/e2e-tests/tests/monitoring-pmm3/07-enable-pgstatmonitor-query-source.yaml
index 7b7efff4b..b9d6af8bb 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/tests/monitoring-pmm3/07-enable-pgstatmonitor-query-source.yaml
+++ b/e2e-tests/tests/monitoring-pmm3/07-enable-pgstatmonitor-query-source.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ commands:
       set -o errexit
       set -o xtrace
 
+      if [[ "${PG_DISTRIBUTION}" == "community" ]]; then
+        echo "Skipping pg_stat_monitor query-source test: not available in community images"
+        exit 0
+      fi
+
       source ../../functions
 
       kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} patch perconapgcluster/monitoring-pmm3 --type=merge -p '{
diff --git a/e2e-tests/tests/monitoring/07-enable-pgstatmonitor-query-source.yaml b/e2e-tests/tests/monitoring/07-enable-pgstatmonitor-query-source.yaml
index 061bdc3d5..e49742f59 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/tests/monitoring/07-enable-pgstatmonitor-query-source.yaml
+++ b/e2e-tests/tests/monitoring/07-enable-pgstatmonitor-query-source.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ commands:
       set -o errexit
       set -o xtrace
 
+      if [[ "${PG_DISTRIBUTION}" == "community" ]]; then
+        echo "Skipping pg_stat_monitor query-source test: not available in community images"
+        exit 0
+      fi
+
       source ../../functions
 
       kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} patch perconapgcluster/monitoring --type=merge -p '{
diff --git a/e2e-tests/vars.sh b/e2e-tests/vars.sh
index 9bc915644..b3a1d6c44 100755
--- a/e2e-tests/vars.sh
+++ b/e2e-tests/vars.sh
@@ -32,16 +32,25 @@ fi
 export IMAGE_BASE=${IMAGE_BASE:-"perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator"}
 export IMAGE=${IMAGE:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:${VERSION}"}
 if [[ ! $PG_VER && $IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]]; then
-	pg_version_value=$(echo "$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL" | sed -E 's/.*:(.*ppg)?([0-9]+).*/\2/')
+	pg_version_value=$(echo "$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL" | sed -E 's/.*-(ppg|postgres)([0-9]+).*/\2/')
 	export PG_VER="${pg_version_value}"
 else
 	export PG_VER="${PG_VER:-18}"
 fi
 
-export IMAGE_PGBOUNCER=${IMAGE_PGBOUNCER:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-pgbouncer$PG_VER"}
-export IMAGE_POSTGRESQL=${IMAGE_POSTGRESQL:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-ppg$PG_VER-postgres"}
-export IMAGE_BACKREST=${IMAGE_BACKREST:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-pgbackrest$PG_VER"}
-export IMAGE_UPGRADE=${IMAGE_UPGRADE:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-upgrade"}
+export PG_DISTRIBUTION="${PG_DISTRIBUTION:-}"
+
+if [[ $PG_DISTRIBUTION == "community" ]]; then
+	export IMAGE_PGBOUNCER=${IMAGE_PGBOUNCER:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-pgbouncer-community"}
+	export IMAGE_POSTGRESQL=${IMAGE_POSTGRESQL:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-postgres${PG_VER}-community"}
+	export IMAGE_BACKREST=${IMAGE_BACKREST:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-pgbackrest-community"}
+	export IMAGE_UPGRADE=${IMAGE_UPGRADE:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-upgrade-community"}
+else
+	export IMAGE_PGBOUNCER=${IMAGE_PGBOUNCER:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-pgbouncer$PG_VER"}
+	export IMAGE_POSTGRESQL=${IMAGE_POSTGRESQL:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-ppg$PG_VER-postgres"}
+	export IMAGE_BACKREST=${IMAGE_BACKREST:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-pgbackrest$PG_VER"}
+	export IMAGE_UPGRADE=${IMAGE_UPGRADE:-"${IMAGE_BASE}:main-upgrade"}
+fi
 export BUCKET=${BUCKET:-"pg-operator-testing"}
 export PMM_SERVER_VERSION=${PMM_SERVER_VERSION:-"9.9.9"}
 export IMAGE_PMM_CLIENT=${IMAGE_PMM_CLIENT:-"perconalab/pmm-client:dev-latest"}