diff --git a/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/CMakeLists.txt b/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ef73b8ecb42..9ee1ba06707d 100644
--- a/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,11 +148,7 @@ if(HIPKERNELPROVIDER_ENABLE_ROCKE)
     # must precede src/ below, which emits bin/hip_kernel_provider/CTestTestfile.cmake.
     set(ROCKE_INSTALL_PROVIDER_CTEST_SUBDIR "hip_kernel_provider")
     set(ROCKE_INSTALL_STANDALONE_CTEST OFF)
-    # Defer the Python rocKE CI tests (import smoke + golden): their test-artifact
-    # packaging (rocke package + scripts + golden JSON) is not yet wired into
-    # TheRock's hipkernelprovider artifact includes, so staging them here would
-    # fail CI. The C++ smoke tests stay enabled; re-enable once packaging lands.
-    set(ROCKE_INSTALL_PYTHON_TESTS OFF)
+
     # Route rocke-client test targets into hip-kernel-provider's test bucket so
     # they appear in install_provider_ctest_files("hip_kernel_provider") output.
     # Without this, _add_test_target_internal uses rocke-client's own PROJECT_NAME
diff --git a/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/rocke/platform/CMakeLists.txt b/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/rocke/platform/CMakeLists.txt
index fbacd6cc3f9f..70e94d0eb41b 100644
--- a/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/rocke/platform/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/rocke/platform/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -252,6 +252,21 @@ if(ROCKE_INSTALL_TESTS)
             DESTINATION ${ROCKE_TEST_INSTALL_DIR})
     install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/golden/rocke_representative_ir_sha256.json"
             DESTINATION ${ROCKE_TEST_INSTALL_DIR}/golden)
+
+    # Install the full pytest suite for installed/artifact test execution.
+    # Excludes: C/C++ parity emitters (compiled against rocke_core at build time),
+    # the differential harness (needs compiler + source), and run_all.py (dev runner).
+    # cmake-lint: disable=E1122
+    block()
+      install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/"
+              DESTINATION "${ROCKE_TEST_INSTALL_DIR}/tests"
+              PATTERN "__pycache__" EXCLUDE
+              PATTERN "*.pyc" EXCLUDE
+              PATTERN "*.c" EXCLUDE
+              PATTERN "*.cpp" EXCLUDE
+              PATTERN "differential" EXCLUDE
+              PATTERN "run_all.py" EXCLUDE)
+    endblock()
   endif()
 
   set(_ROCKE_INSTALLED_CTEST_ENTRIES "")
@@ -265,21 +280,30 @@ if(ROCKE_INSTALL_TESTS)
   endforeach()
 
   if(ROCKE_INSTALL_PYTHON_TESTS)
-    # Stage the Python import smoke in both modes. It sits next to the
-    # CTestTestfile (provider: bin/<subdir>/, standalone: bin/rocke/ -> "../"), so
-    # the same "${ROCKE_TEST_CTEST_REL}" prefix reaches it. The co-located rocke
-    # package is captured by TheRock's test-artifact includes in provider mode.
+    # Python test entries invoke via "python" (resolved from PATH at test time)
+    # rather than executing the .py directly, so they work on Windows where
+    # shebangs are not supported. The CI test environment activates a venv with
+    # requirements-test.txt before running ctest.
     string(APPEND _ROCKE_INSTALLED_CTEST_ENTRIES
-           "add_test(rocke_python_import_smoke \"${ROCKE_TEST_CTEST_REL}rocke_installed_smoke.py\")\n")
+           "add_test(rocke_python_import_smoke python \"${ROCKE_TEST_CTEST_REL}rocke_installed_smoke.py\")\n")
     string(APPEND _ROCKE_INSTALLED_CTEST_ENTRIES
            "set_tests_properties(rocke_python_import_smoke PROPERTIES LABELS \"ckc;python;quick\")\n")
 
-    # Golden IR byte-stability gate (host-only, no GPU). Reached via the same
-    # relative prefix as the smoke; imports the co-located rocke package + harness.
     string(APPEND _ROCKE_INSTALLED_CTEST_ENTRIES
-           "add_test(rocke_golden_static \"${ROCKE_TEST_CTEST_REL}rocke_installed_golden_test.py\")\n")
+           "add_test(rocke_golden_static python \"${ROCKE_TEST_CTEST_REL}rocke_installed_golden_test.py\")\n")
     string(APPEND _ROCKE_INSTALLED_CTEST_ENTRIES
            "set_tests_properties(rocke_golden_static PROPERTIES LABELS \"ckc;python;golden;host;quick\")\n")
+
+    # Full pytest suite. PYTHONPATH points at the CTestTestfile's working
+    # directory (which contains the installed rocke package) so `import rocke`
+    # resolves without the source-tree sys.path shims.
+    string(APPEND _ROCKE_INSTALLED_CTEST_ENTRIES
+           "add_test(rocke_pytest python -m pytest \"${ROCKE_TEST_CTEST_REL}tests\" -v --timeout=60)\n")
+    string(APPEND _ROCKE_INSTALLED_CTEST_ENTRIES
+           "set_tests_properties(rocke_pytest PROPERTIES\n"
+           "  LABELS \"ckc\\;python\\;quick\"\n"
+           "  ENVIRONMENT \"PYTHONPATH=.\"\n"
+           "  TIMEOUT 300)\n")
   endif()
 
   if(ROCKE_INSTALL_PROVIDER_CTEST_SUBDIR)
diff --git a/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/rocke/platform/tests/test_rocke_ci_static.py b/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/rocke/platform/tests/test_rocke_ci_static.py
index 24547286b144..1f8fc5c6c41f 100644
--- a/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/rocke/platform/tests/test_rocke_ci_static.py
+++ b/dnn-providers/hip-kernel-provider/rocke/platform/tests/test_rocke_ci_static.py
@@ -35,8 +35,15 @@
     current_flavor,
 )
 
+_HERE = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[0]
 _PY_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "python"
-_EXAMPLES = _PY_ROOT / "rocke" / "examples"
+_EXAMPLES = (
+    # Installed layout: tests/ is a sibling of rocke/ (no Python/ wrapper)
+    _HERE.parent / "rocke" / "examples"
+    if (_HERE.parent / "rocke" / "examples").is_dir()
+    # Source-tree layout: tests/ is under rocke/platform/, package at python/rocke/
+    else _PY_ROOT / "rocke" / "examples"
+)
 _GOLDEN = (
     Path(__file__).resolve().parents[0]
     / "golden"