diff --git a/shared/applicability/oval/system_with_kernel.xml b/shared/applicability/oval/system_with_kernel.xml
index d1cbf79c4d20..02334021d086 100644
--- a/shared/applicability/oval/system_with_kernel.xml
+++ b/shared/applicability/oval/system_with_kernel.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       {{% endif %}}
       {{% if 'sle' in product or 'slmicro' in product %}}
       <criterion comment="kernel-default-base is installed" test_ref="inventory_test_kernel_default_base_installed" />
+      <criterion comment="kernel-azure is installed" test_ref="inventory_test_kernel_azure_installed" />
       {{% endif %}}
     </criteria>
   </definition>
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 {{% elif 'sle' in product or 'slmicro' in product %}}
 {{{ oval_test_package_installed(package="kernel-default", test_id="inventory_test_kernel_installed") }}}
 {{{ oval_test_package_installed(package="kernel-default-base", test_id="inventory_test_kernel_default_base_installed") }}}
+{{{ oval_test_package_installed(package="kernel-azure", test_id="inventory_test_kernel_azure_installed") }}}
 {{% else %}}
 {{{ oval_test_package_installed(package="kernel-core", test_id="inventory_test_kernel_installed") }}}
 {{% endif %}}
diff --git a/shared/applicability/system_with_kernel.yml b/shared/applicability/system_with_kernel.yml
index 07793b1a1a2f..59bd1836d8a6 100644
--- a/shared/applicability/system_with_kernel.yml
+++ b/shared/applicability/system_with_kernel.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ title: Bare-metal systems, virtual machines, bootc container images, running boo
 check_id: system_with_kernel
 {{% if pkg_system == "rpm" %}}
 {{% if "sle" in product or "slmicro" in product %}}
-bash_conditional: "rpm --quiet -q kernel-default || rpm --quiet -q kernel-default-base"
+bash_conditional: >-
+    rpm --quiet -q kernel-default ||
+    rpm --quiet -q kernel-default-base ||
+    rpm --quiet -q kernel-azure
 {{% elif "ol" in families %}}
 bash_conditional: "rpm --quiet -q kernel || rpm --quiet -q kernel-uek"
 {{% elif product == "fedora" or "rhel" in product %}}
@@ -27,15 +30,22 @@ bash_conditional: "rpm --quiet -q kernel"
 {{% endif %}}
 {{% else %}}
 {{% if "debian" in product or "ubuntu" in product %}}
-bash_conditional: "dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}' 'linux-base' 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^installed$'"
+bash_conditional: >-
+    dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}' 'linux-base' 2>/dev/null |
+    grep -q '^installed$'
 {{% else %}}
-bash_conditional: "dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}' 'kernel' 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^installed$'"
+bash_conditional: >-
+    dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}' 'kernel' 2>/dev/null |
+    grep -q '^installed$'
 {{% endif %}}
 {{% endif %}}
 {{% if "debian" in product or "ubuntu" in product %}}
 ansible_conditional: '"linux-base" in ansible_facts.packages'
 {{% elif "sle" in product or "slmicro" in product %}}
-ansible_conditional: '("kernel-default" in ansible_facts.packages or "kernel-default-base" in ansible_facts.packages)'
+ansible_conditional: >-
+    "kernel-default" in ansible_facts.packages or
+    "kernel-default-base" in ansible_facts.packages or
+    "kernel-azure" in ansible_facts.packages
 {{% elif "ol" in families %}}
 ansible_conditional: '("kernel" in ansible_facts.packages or "kernel-uek" in ansible_facts.packages)'
 {{% elif product == "fedora" or "rhel" in product %}}