diff --git a/Makefile.toml b/Makefile.toml
index a154f0ba60db..1e618b1aed6b 100644
--- a/Makefile.toml
+++ b/Makefile.toml
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ UPDATE_EXPECT=1 cargo test -p risingwave_connector tests::test_with_options_yaml
 [tasks.backwards-compat-test]
 category = "RiseDev - Test - Backwards Compatibility Test"
 description = "Run backwards compatibility test"
-script = "./backwards-compat-tests/scripts/run_local.sh"
+script = "./e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/run_local.sh"
 
 # For debugging.
 # To show the env for a specific task, use `run_task = "show-env"` for that task.
diff --git a/ci/scripts/backwards-compat-test.sh b/ci/scripts/backwards-compat-test.sh
index 9089be7a1bdc..90a01f57a51c 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/backwards-compat-test.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/backwards-compat-test.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
-source backwards-compat-tests/scripts/utils.sh
+source e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/utils.sh
 
 ################################### Main
 
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/README.md b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/README.md
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/README.md
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/run_local.sh b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/run_local.sh
similarity index 96%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/scripts/run_local.sh
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/run_local.sh
index e2604e6a114e..7ac952e6d1c4 100755
--- a/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/run_local.sh
+++ b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/run_local.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on_exit() {
 
 trap on_exit EXIT
 
-source backwards-compat-tests/scripts/utils.sh
+source e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/utils.sh
 
 configure_rw() {
   VERSION="$1"
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/utils.sh b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/utils.sh
similarity index 98%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/scripts/utils.sh
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/utils.sh
index 6b5184b2bb0e..8f41dad0860f 100644
--- a/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 RECOVERY_DURATION=20
 
 # Setup test directory
-TEST_DIR=.risingwave/backwards-compat-tests/
+TEST_DIR=.risingwave/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/
 mkdir -p $TEST_DIR
-cp -r backwards-compat-tests/slt/* $TEST_DIR
+cp -r e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/* $TEST_DIR
 
 wait_for_process() {
   process_name="$1"
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/seed.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/seed.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/seed.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/seed.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/validate_original.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/validate_original.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/validate_original.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/validate_original.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/validate_restart.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/validate_restart.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/validate_restart.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/basic/validate_restart.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/seed.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/seed.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/seed.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/seed.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/validate_original.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/validate_original.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/validate_original.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/validate_original.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/validate_restart.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/validate_restart.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/validate_restart.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/invalid_options/validate_restart.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/seed.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/seed.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/seed.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/seed.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/upsert/deprecate_upsert.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/upsert/deprecate_upsert.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/upsert/deprecate_upsert.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/upsert/deprecate_upsert.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/upsert/include_key_as.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/upsert/include_key_as.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/upsert/include_key_as.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/upsert/include_key_as.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/validate_original.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/validate_original.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/validate_original.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/validate_original.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/validate_restart.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/validate_restart.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/validate_restart.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/kafka/validate_restart.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/delete.slt.part b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/delete.slt.part
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/delete.slt.part
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/delete.slt.part
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/insert.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/insert.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/insert.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/insert.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/seed.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/seed.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/seed.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/seed.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/validate_original.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/validate_original.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/validate_original.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/validate_original.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/validate_restart.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/validate_restart.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/validate_restart.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/nexmark-backwards-compat/validate_restart.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/delete.slt.part b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/delete.slt.part
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/delete.slt.part
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/delete.slt.part
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/insert.slt.part b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/insert.slt.part
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/insert.slt.part
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/insert.slt.part
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/seed.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/seed.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/seed.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/seed.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/validate_original.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/validate_original.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/validate_original.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/validate_original.slt
diff --git a/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/validate_restart.slt b/e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/validate_restart.slt
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/validate_restart.slt
rename to e2e_test/backwards-compat-tests/slt/tpch-backwards-compat/validate_restart.slt