diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 8224aa4745..af289ec55b 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ install-medianpoc: ## Build & install the chainlink-medianpoc binary.
 install-ocr3-capability: ## Build & install the chainlink-ocr3-capability binary.
 	go install $(GOFLAGS) ./plugins/cmd/chainlink-ocr3-capability
 
+.PHONY: install-ccip-exec
+install-ccip-exec:
+	go install $(GOFLAGS) ./plugins/cmd/chainlink-ccip-exec
+
 .PHONY: docker ## Build the chainlink docker image
 docker:
 	docker buildx build \
diff --git a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/initializers.go b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/initializers.go
index 1cc1cf893d..3d7f61a93f 100644
--- a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/initializers.go
+++ b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/initializers.go
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ func NewExecServices(ctx context.Context, lggr logger.Logger, cfg plugins.Regist
 			Cmd: loopCmd,
 			Env: envVars,
 		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to register ccip exec plugin: %w", err)
+		}
 		// get reporting plugin factory from loop
 		factoryServer := loop.NewExecutionService(lggr, grpcOpts, cmdFn, srcProvider, dstProvider, uint32(srcChainID), uint32(dstChainID), sourceTokenAddress)
 		pluginFactory = factoryServer
diff --git a/integration-tests/ccip-tests/Makefile b/integration-tests/ccip-tests/Makefile
index 5a40f7ca0f..2a67e02971 100644
--- a/integration-tests/ccip-tests/Makefile
+++ b/integration-tests/ccip-tests/Makefile
@@ -68,3 +68,7 @@ test_smoke_ccip_default: set_config
 .PHONY: build_ccip_image
 build_ccip_image:
 	docker build -f ../../core/chainlink.Dockerfile --build-arg COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD) --build-arg CHAINLINK_USER=chainlink -t $(image):$(tag) ../../
+
+.PHONY: build_ccip_plugin_image
+build_ccip_plugin_image:
+	docker build -f ../../plugins/chainlink.Dockerfile --build-arg COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD) --build-arg CHAINLINK_USER=chainlink -t $(image):$(tag) ../../
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/chainlink.Dockerfile b/plugins/chainlink.Dockerfile
index 5098639629..ae25b0d18a 100644
--- a/plugins/chainlink.Dockerfile
+++ b/plugins/chainlink.Dockerfile
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ RUN make install-medianpoc
 # Install ocr3-capability binary
 RUN make install-ocr3-capability
 
+# Install ccip-exec binary
+RUN make install-ccip-exec
+
 # Link LOOP Plugin source dirs with simple names
 RUN go list -m -f "{{.Dir}}" github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-feeds | xargs -I % ln -s % /chainlink-feeds
 RUN go list -m -f "{{.Dir}}" github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-data-streams | xargs -I % ln -s % /chainlink-data-streams
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ RUN curl https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | apt-key add - \
 COPY --from=buildgo /go/bin/chainlink /usr/local/bin/
 COPY --from=buildgo /go/bin/chainlink-medianpoc /usr/local/bin/
 COPY --from=buildgo /go/bin/chainlink-ocr3-capability /usr/local/bin/
+COPY --from=buildgo /go/bin/chainlink-ccip-exec /usr/local/bin/
 
 COPY --from=buildplugins /go/bin/chainlink-feeds /usr/local/bin/
 ENV CL_MEDIAN_CMD chainlink-feeds
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ COPY --from=buildplugins /go/bin/chainlink-solana /usr/local/bin/
 ENV CL_SOLANA_CMD chainlink-solana
 COPY --from=buildplugins /go/bin/chainlink-starknet /usr/local/bin/
 ENV CL_STARKNET_CMD chainlink-starknet
+ENV CL_CCIP-EXEC_CMD chainlink-ccip-exec
 
 # Dependency of CosmWasm/wasmd
 COPY --from=buildgo /go/pkg/mod/github.com/\!cosm\!wasm/wasmvm@v*/internal/api/libwasmvm.*.so /usr/lib/