diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/ClientTests.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/ClientTests.cs
index 403cd30bc9..0600c7be85 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/ClientTests.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/ClientTests.cs
@@ -924,6 +924,18 @@ public void PooledConnectionLifetimeTest()
             Type clientMessageHandlerType = cosmosClient.ClientContext.DocumentClient.httpClient.HttpMessageHandler.GetType();
             Assert.AreEqual(socketHandlerType, clientMessageHandlerType);
         }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        [TestCategory("MultiRegion")]
+        public async Task MultiRegionAccountTest()
+        {
+            string connectionString = TestCommon.GetMultiRegionConnectionString();
+            Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionString), "Connection String Not Set");
+            using CosmosClient cosmosClient = new CosmosClient(connectionString);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(cosmosClient);
+            AccountProperties properties = await cosmosClient.ReadAccountAsync();
+            Assert.IsNotNull(properties);
+        }
        
         public static IReadOnlyList<string> GetActiveConnections()
         {
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/Utils/TestCommon.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/Utils/TestCommon.cs
index 48a5025289..050e6ed4a7 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/Utils/TestCommon.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/Utils/TestCommon.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ internal static (string endpoint, string authKey) GetAccountInfo()
             return (endpoint, authKey);
         }
 
+        internal static string GetMultiRegionConnectionString()
+        {
+            return Cosmos.ConfigurationManager.GetEnvironmentVariable<string>("COSMOSDB_MULTI_REGION", string.Empty);
+        }
+
         internal static CosmosClientBuilder GetDefaultConfiguration(
             bool useCustomSeralizer = true,
             bool validatePartitionKeyRangeCalls = false,
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index aae5115a5e..6d5c599c89 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     BuildConfiguration: Release
     Arguments: $(ReleaseArguments)
     VmImage: $(VmImage)
+    MultiRegionConnectionString: $(COSMOSDB_MULTI_REGION)
 
 - template:  templates/build-internal.yml
   parameters:
diff --git a/templates/build-test.yml b/templates/build-test.yml
index 42c67d664c..a3cfedd231 100644
--- a/templates/build-test.yml
+++ b/templates/build-test.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ parameters:
   Arguments: ''
   VmImage: '' # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted?view=azure-devops
   OS: 'Windows'
-  EmulatorPipeline1Arguments: ' --filter "TestCategory!=Quarantine & TestCategory!=Functional & TestCategory!=ClientTelemetryRelease & TestCategory!=LongRunning & (TestCategory=ClientTelemetryEmulator|TestCategory=Query|TestCategory=ReadFeed|TestCategory=Batch|TestCategory=ChangeFeed)" --verbosity normal '
-  EmulatorPipeline2Arguments: ' --filter "TestCategory!=Quarantine & TestCategory!=Functional & TestCategory!=ClientTelemetryRelease & TestCategory!=ClientTelemetryEmulator & TestCategory!=Query & TestCategory!=ReadFeed & TestCategory!=Batch & TestCategory!=ChangeFeed & TestCategory!=LongRunning" --verbosity normal '
+  EmulatorPipeline1Arguments: ' --filter "TestCategory!=Quarantine & TestCategory!=Functional & TestCategory!=ClientTelemetryRelease & TestCategory!=LongRunning & TestCategory!=MultiRegion & (TestCategory=ClientTelemetryEmulator|TestCategory=Query|TestCategory=ReadFeed|TestCategory=Batch|TestCategory=ChangeFeed)" --verbosity normal '
+  EmulatorPipeline2Arguments: ' --filter "TestCategory!=Quarantine & TestCategory!=Functional & TestCategory!=ClientTelemetryRelease & TestCategory!=ClientTelemetryEmulator & TestCategory!=Query & TestCategory!=ReadFeed & TestCategory!=Batch & TestCategory!=ChangeFeed & TestCategory!=LongRunning & TestCategory!=MultiRegion" --verbosity normal '
   EmulatorPipeline3Arguments: ' --filter "TestCategory=MultiRegion" --verbosity normal '
   EmulatorPipeline1CategoryListName: ' Client Telemetry, Query, ChangeFeed, ReadFeed, Batch ' # Divided in 2 categories to run them in parallel and reduce the PR feedback time
   EmulatorPipeline2CategoryListName: ' Others '
   EmulatorPipeline3CategoryListName: ' MultiRegion '
+  MultiRegionConnectionString : ''
 
 jobs:
 - job:
@@ -236,3 +237,5 @@ jobs:
       nugetConfigPath: NuGet.config
       publishTestResults: true
       testRunTitle: Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests
+    env: 
+      COSMOSDB_MULTI_REGION: ${{ parameters.MultiRegionConnectionString }}