diff --git a/.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-localization.sh b/.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-localization.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ac9b3d593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-localization.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# shellcheck source=.ci/pipelines/lib/log.sh
+source "$DIR"/lib/log.sh
+# shellcheck source=.ci/pipelines/lib/common.sh
+source "$DIR"/lib/common.sh
+# shellcheck source=.ci/pipelines/utils.sh
+source "$DIR"/utils.sh
+# shellcheck source=.ci/pipelines/lib/testing.sh
+source "$DIR"/lib/testing.sh
+# shellcheck source=.ci/pipelines/playwright-projects.sh
+source "$DIR"/playwright-projects.sh
+
+handle_ocp_localization() {
+  export NAME_SPACE="${NAME_SPACE:-showcase-localization-nightly}"
+
+  common::oc_login
+
+  K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE=$(oc get route console -n openshift-console -o=jsonpath='{.spec.host}' | sed 's/^[^.]*\.//')
+  export K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE
+
+  cluster_setup_ocp_helm
+  base_deployment "${PW_PROJECT_SHOWCASE}"
+  deploy_test_backstage_customization_provider "${NAME_SPACE}"
+
+  run_localization_tests
+}
+
+run_localization_tests() {
+  local url="https://${RELEASE_NAME}-developer-hub-${NAME_SPACE}.${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}"
+  local locales=("DE" "ES" "FR" "IT" "JA")
+
+  log::section "Running localization tests"
+  for locale in "${locales[@]}"; do
+    local project_var="PW_PROJECT_SHOWCASE_LOCALIZATION_${locale}"
+    local project="${!project_var}"
+    log::info "Running localization test for ${locale} (project: ${project})"
+    testing::check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE}" "${project}" "${url}" "" "" "${project}"
+  done
+}
diff --git a/.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-nightly.sh b/.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-nightly.sh
index facb5c9c4c..4b3b23bf8b 100644
--- a/.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-nightly.sh
+++ b/.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-nightly.sh
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ handle_ocp_nightly() {
   run_standard_deployment_tests
   run_runtime_config_change_tests
   run_sanity_plugins_check
-
-  # Skip localization tests for OSD-GCP jobs
-  if [[ "${JOB_NAME}" != *osd-gcp* ]]; then
-    run_localization_tests
-  fi
-
 }
 
 run_standard_deployment_tests() {
@@ -91,17 +85,3 @@ run_sanity_plugins_check() {
   initiate_sanity_plugin_checks_deployment "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE_SANITY_PLUGINS_CHECK}" "${sanity_plugins_url}" "${PW_PROJECT_SHOWCASE_SANITY_PLUGINS}"
   testing::check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE_SANITY_PLUGINS_CHECK}" "${PW_PROJECT_SHOWCASE_SANITY_PLUGINS}" "${sanity_plugins_url}"
 }
-
-run_localization_tests() {
-  local url="https://${RELEASE_NAME}-developer-hub-${NAME_SPACE}.${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}"
-  local locales=("DE" "ES" "FR" "IT" "JA")
-
-  log::section "Running localization tests"
-  # Loop through all locales - uses project name as artifacts_subdir to avoid overwriting test artifacts
-  for locale in "${locales[@]}"; do
-    local project_var="PW_PROJECT_SHOWCASE_LOCALIZATION_${locale}"
-    local project="${!project_var}"
-    log::info "Running localization test for ${locale} (project: ${project})"
-    testing::check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE}" "${project}" "${url}" "" "" "${project}"
-  done
-}
diff --git a/.ci/pipelines/openshift-ci-tests.sh b/.ci/pipelines/openshift-ci-tests.sh
index e76b59c99d..55b3679cbc 100755
--- a/.ci/pipelines/openshift-ci-tests.sh
+++ b/.ci/pipelines/openshift-ci-tests.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ main() {
       log::info "Calling helm upgrade"
       handle_ocp_helm_upgrade
       ;;
+    *ocp*helm*localization*nightly*)
+      log::info "Sourcing ocp-localization.sh"
+      # shellcheck source=.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-localization.sh
+      source "${DIR}/jobs/ocp-localization.sh"
+      log::info "Calling handle_ocp_localization"
+      handle_ocp_localization
+      ;;
     *ocp*helm*nightly*)
       log::info "Sourcing ocp-nightly.sh"
       # shellcheck source=.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-nightly.sh
diff --git a/.claude/rules/ci-e2e-testing.md b/.claude/rules/ci-e2e-testing.md
index cd7f12ed09..5af109fbbc 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/ci-e2e-testing.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/ci-e2e-testing.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test.beforeAll(async ({ }, testInfo) => {
 7. **Localization Tests** (`playwright/e2e/localization/`)
    - Verify UI displays correctly translated strings
    - Supports **German (de)**, **Spanish (es)**, **French (fr)**, **Italian (it)**, and **Japanese (ja)**
-   - Runs as part of OCP nightly job (skipped for OSD-GCP)
+   - Runs in a dedicated `e2e-ocp-helm-localization-nightly` nightly job
    - Uses `showcase-localization-de`, `showcase-localization-es`, `showcase-localization-fr`, `showcase-localization-it`, `showcase-localization-ja` Playwright projects
    - Translation files located in `translations/` directory
    - Test helper: `e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/localization/locale.ts`
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ The main script dispatches to job-specific handlers in `.ci/pipelines/jobs/`:
 - `handle_eks_helm` / `handle_eks_operator`: EKS Helm/Operator deployment
 - `handle_gke_helm` / `handle_gke_operator`: GKE Helm/Operator deployment
 - `handle_ocp_nightly`: OCP Helm nightly tests (also handles OSD-GCP Helm)
+- `handle_ocp_localization`: OCP Helm localization nightly tests
 - `handle_ocp_operator`: OCP Operator nightly tests (also handles OSD-GCP Operator)
 - `handle_ocp_pull`: OCP PR checks
 - `handle_auth_providers`: Auth provider tests
diff --git a/.claude/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.md b/.claude/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.md
index 8d82a23c0c..f8b1c38d80 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.md
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ BRANCH=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | grep -oE '\-rhdh-(main|release-[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)-' | s
 
 | Job pattern | Projects |
 |-------------|----------|
-| `*ocp*helm*nightly*` (not upgrade) | `showcase`, `showcase-rbac`, `showcase-runtime`, `showcase-sanity-plugins`, `showcase-localization-*` |
+| `*ocp*helm*nightly*` (not upgrade, not localization) | `showcase`, `showcase-rbac`, `showcase-runtime`, `showcase-sanity-plugins` |
+| `*ocp*helm*localization*nightly*` | `showcase-localization-de`, `showcase-localization-es`, `showcase-localization-fr`, `showcase-localization-it`, `showcase-localization-ja` |
 | `*ocp*helm*upgrade*` | `showcase-upgrade` |
 | `*ocp*operator*nightly*` (not auth) | `showcase-operator`, `showcase-operator-rbac` |
 | `*ocp*operator*auth-providers*` | `showcase-auth-providers` |
diff --git a/.cursor/rules/ci-e2e-testing.mdc b/.cursor/rules/ci-e2e-testing.mdc
index 1a9d38b139..448294f2be 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/ci-e2e-testing.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/ci-e2e-testing.mdc
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ test.beforeAll(async ({ }, testInfo) => {
 7. **Localization Tests** (`playwright/e2e/localization/`)
    - Verify UI displays correctly translated strings
    - Supports **German (de)**, **Spanish (es)**, **French (fr)**, **Italian (it)**, and **Japanese (ja)**
-   - Runs as part of OCP nightly job (skipped for OSD-GCP)
+   - Runs in a dedicated `e2e-ocp-helm-localization-nightly` nightly job
    - Uses `showcase-localization-de`, `showcase-localization-es`, `showcase-localization-fr`, `showcase-localization-it`, `showcase-localization-ja` Playwright projects
    - Translation files located in `translations/` directory
    - Test helper: `e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/localization/locale.ts`
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ The main script dispatches to job-specific handlers in `.ci/pipelines/jobs/`:
 - `handle_eks_helm` / `handle_eks_operator`: EKS Helm/Operator deployment
 - `handle_gke_helm` / `handle_gke_operator`: GKE Helm/Operator deployment
 - `handle_ocp_nightly`: OCP Helm nightly tests (also handles OSD-GCP Helm)
+- `handle_ocp_localization`: OCP Helm localization nightly tests
 - `handle_ocp_operator`: OCP Operator nightly tests (also handles OSD-GCP Operator)
 - `handle_ocp_pull`: OCP PR checks
 - `handle_auth_providers`: Auth provider tests
diff --git a/.cursor/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.mdc b/.cursor/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.mdc
index 6f078d4d82..b63e222a9d 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.mdc
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ BRANCH=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | grep -oE '\-rhdh-(main|release-[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)-' | s
 
 | Job pattern | Projects |
 |-------------|----------|
-| `*ocp*helm*nightly*` (not upgrade) | `showcase`, `showcase-rbac`, `showcase-runtime`, `showcase-sanity-plugins`, `showcase-localization-*` |
+| `*ocp*helm*nightly*` (not upgrade, not localization) | `showcase`, `showcase-rbac`, `showcase-runtime`, `showcase-sanity-plugins` |
+| `*ocp*helm*localization*nightly*` | `showcase-localization-de`, `showcase-localization-es`, `showcase-localization-fr`, `showcase-localization-it`, `showcase-localization-ja` |
 | `*ocp*helm*upgrade*` | `showcase-upgrade` |
 | `*ocp*operator*nightly*` (not auth) | `showcase-operator`, `showcase-operator-rbac` |
 | `*ocp*operator*auth-providers*` | `showcase-auth-providers` |
diff --git a/.opencode/memories/ci-e2e-testing.md b/.opencode/memories/ci-e2e-testing.md
index cd7f12ed09..5af109fbbc 100644
--- a/.opencode/memories/ci-e2e-testing.md
+++ b/.opencode/memories/ci-e2e-testing.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test.beforeAll(async ({ }, testInfo) => {
 7. **Localization Tests** (`playwright/e2e/localization/`)
    - Verify UI displays correctly translated strings
    - Supports **German (de)**, **Spanish (es)**, **French (fr)**, **Italian (it)**, and **Japanese (ja)**
-   - Runs as part of OCP nightly job (skipped for OSD-GCP)
+   - Runs in a dedicated `e2e-ocp-helm-localization-nightly` nightly job
    - Uses `showcase-localization-de`, `showcase-localization-es`, `showcase-localization-fr`, `showcase-localization-it`, `showcase-localization-ja` Playwright projects
    - Translation files located in `translations/` directory
    - Test helper: `e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/localization/locale.ts`
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ The main script dispatches to job-specific handlers in `.ci/pipelines/jobs/`:
 - `handle_eks_helm` / `handle_eks_operator`: EKS Helm/Operator deployment
 - `handle_gke_helm` / `handle_gke_operator`: GKE Helm/Operator deployment
 - `handle_ocp_nightly`: OCP Helm nightly tests (also handles OSD-GCP Helm)
+- `handle_ocp_localization`: OCP Helm localization nightly tests
 - `handle_ocp_operator`: OCP Operator nightly tests (also handles OSD-GCP Operator)
 - `handle_ocp_pull`: OCP PR checks
 - `handle_auth_providers`: Auth provider tests
diff --git a/.opencode/memories/e2e-fix-workflow.md b/.opencode/memories/e2e-fix-workflow.md
index 8d82a23c0c..f8b1c38d80 100644
--- a/.opencode/memories/e2e-fix-workflow.md
+++ b/.opencode/memories/e2e-fix-workflow.md
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ BRANCH=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | grep -oE '\-rhdh-(main|release-[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)-' | s
 
 | Job pattern | Projects |
 |-------------|----------|
-| `*ocp*helm*nightly*` (not upgrade) | `showcase`, `showcase-rbac`, `showcase-runtime`, `showcase-sanity-plugins`, `showcase-localization-*` |
+| `*ocp*helm*nightly*` (not upgrade, not localization) | `showcase`, `showcase-rbac`, `showcase-runtime`, `showcase-sanity-plugins` |
+| `*ocp*helm*localization*nightly*` | `showcase-localization-de`, `showcase-localization-es`, `showcase-localization-fr`, `showcase-localization-it`, `showcase-localization-ja` |
 | `*ocp*helm*upgrade*` | `showcase-upgrade` |
 | `*ocp*operator*nightly*` (not auth) | `showcase-operator`, `showcase-operator-rbac` |
 | `*ocp*operator*auth-providers*` | `showcase-auth-providers` |
diff --git a/.rulesync/rules/ci-e2e-testing.md b/.rulesync/rules/ci-e2e-testing.md
index 8abbb4fdec..765f00b480 100644
--- a/.rulesync/rules/ci-e2e-testing.md
+++ b/.rulesync/rules/ci-e2e-testing.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ test.beforeAll(async ({ }, testInfo) => {
 7. **Localization Tests** (`playwright/e2e/localization/`)
    - Verify UI displays correctly translated strings
    - Supports **German (de)**, **Spanish (es)**, **French (fr)**, **Italian (it)**, and **Japanese (ja)**
-   - Runs as part of OCP nightly job (skipped for OSD-GCP)
+   - Runs in a dedicated `e2e-ocp-helm-localization-nightly` nightly job
    - Uses `showcase-localization-de`, `showcase-localization-es`, `showcase-localization-fr`, `showcase-localization-it`, `showcase-localization-ja` Playwright projects
    - Translation files located in `translations/` directory
    - Test helper: `e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/localization/locale.ts`
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ The main script dispatches to job-specific handlers in `.ci/pipelines/jobs/`:
 - `handle_eks_helm` / `handle_eks_operator`: EKS Helm/Operator deployment
 - `handle_gke_helm` / `handle_gke_operator`: GKE Helm/Operator deployment
 - `handle_ocp_nightly`: OCP Helm nightly tests (also handles OSD-GCP Helm)
+- `handle_ocp_localization`: OCP Helm localization nightly tests
 - `handle_ocp_operator`: OCP Operator nightly tests (also handles OSD-GCP Operator)
 - `handle_ocp_pull`: OCP PR checks
 - `handle_auth_providers`: Auth provider tests
diff --git a/.rulesync/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.md b/.rulesync/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.md
index f30b60b018..48dd5416a8 100644
--- a/.rulesync/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.md
+++ b/.rulesync/rules/e2e-fix-workflow.md
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ BRANCH=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | grep -oE '\-rhdh-(main|release-[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)-' | s
 
 | Job pattern | Projects |
 |-------------|----------|
-| `*ocp*helm*nightly*` (not upgrade) | `showcase`, `showcase-rbac`, `showcase-runtime`, `showcase-sanity-plugins`, `showcase-localization-*` |
+| `*ocp*helm*nightly*` (not upgrade, not localization) | `showcase`, `showcase-rbac`, `showcase-runtime`, `showcase-sanity-plugins` |
+| `*ocp*helm*localization*nightly*` | `showcase-localization-de`, `showcase-localization-es`, `showcase-localization-fr`, `showcase-localization-it`, `showcase-localization-ja` |
 | `*ocp*helm*upgrade*` | `showcase-upgrade` |
 | `*ocp*operator*nightly*` (not auth) | `showcase-operator`, `showcase-operator-rbac` |
 | `*ocp*operator*auth-providers*` | `showcase-auth-providers` |
diff --git a/docs/e2e-tests/CI.md b/docs/e2e-tests/CI.md
index f0153e4e59..5b3ed60201 100644
--- a/docs/e2e-tests/CI.md
+++ b/docs/e2e-tests/CI.md
@@ -101,15 +101,13 @@ The nightly job for the `main` branch also runs against three OpenShift Containe
 
 ### Localization Tests
 
-Localization tests verify that the RHDH UI displays correctly translated strings for supported languages. These tests run as part of the OCP Helm nightly job.
+Localization tests verify that the RHDH UI displays correctly translated strings for supported languages. These tests run in a dedicated `e2e-ocp-helm-localization-nightly` nightly job.
 
 - **Supported Languages:** German (de), Spanish (es), French (fr), Italian (it), and Japanese (ja)
-- **When They Run:** Localization tests run at the end of the OCP nightly job, after standard deployment tests, runtime config tests, and sanity plugin checks.
-- **Skip Condition:** Localization tests are **skipped for OSD-GCP jobs** due to environment constraints.
-- **Reuses Existing Deployment:** The tests run against the same RHDH instance deployed for standard tests, so no additional deployment is needed.
+- **When They Run:** Localization tests run in their own nightly job with a dedicated showcase deployment.
 - **Playwright Projects:** `showcase-localization-de`, `showcase-localization-es`, `showcase-localization-fr`, `showcase-localization-it`, `showcase-localization-ja`
 
-The localization test implementation is in `.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-nightly.sh` (`run_localization_tests()` function).
+The localization test implementation is in `.ci/pipelines/jobs/ocp-localization.sh` (`run_localization_tests()` function).
 
 ### CI Job Definitions