diff --git a/.github/actions/rgw-multisite-test/action.yml b/.github/actions/rgw-multisite-test/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..caefaf52a9aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/rgw-multisite-test/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+name: RGW Multisite Test
+description: Reusable workflow to test RGW multisite integration
+inputs:
+  github-token:
+    description: GITHUB_TOKEN from the calling workflow
+    required: true
+  ceph-image:
+    description: Ceph image to use for the workflow (e.g., quay.io/ceph/ceph:v16.2.5)
+    required: false
+    type: string
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: setup golang
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.16
+
+    - name: install deps
+      run: |
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh install_deps
+        sudo apt-get install -y s3cmd
+
+    - name: setup minikube
+      uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@v2.3.1
+      with:
+        minikube version: 'v1.18.1'
+        kubernetes version: 'v1.19.2'
+        start args: --memory 6g --cpus=2
+        github token: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
+
+    - name: use local disk into two partitions
+      run: |
+        BLOCK=$(sudo lsblk --paths|awk '/14G/ {print $1}'| head -1)
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh use_local_disk
+        tests/scripts/create-bluestore-partitions.sh --disk "$BLOCK" --osd-count 2
+        sudo lsblk
+
+    - name: build rook
+      run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh build_rook
+
+    - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
+      run: |
+        cd cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image "cluster-test.yaml" "${{ inputs.ceph-image }}"
+
+    - name: deploy first cluster rook
+      run: |
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh deploy_first_rook_cluster
+        kubectl create -f cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite-test.yaml
+        # wait for multisite store to be created
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_rgw_pods rook-ceph
+
+    - name: prep second cluster pull realm config
+      run: |
+        cd cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/
+        IP_ADDR=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get svc rook-ceph-rgw-multisite-store -o jsonpath="{.spec.clusterIP}")
+        yq w -i -d1 object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml spec.pull.endpoint http://${IP_ADDR}:80
+        BASE64_ACCESS_KEY=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get secrets realm-a-keys -o jsonpath="{.data.access-key}")
+        BASE64_SECRET_KEY=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get secrets realm-a-keys -o jsonpath="{.data.secret-key}")
+        sed -i 's/VzFjNFltMVdWRTFJWWxZelZWQT0=/'"$BASE64_ACCESS_KEY"'/g' object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml
+        sed -i 's/WVY1MFIxeExkbG84U3pKdlRseEZXVGR3T3k1U1dUSS9KaTFoUVE9PQ==/'"$BASE64_SECRET_KEY"'/g' object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml
+
+    - name: deploy second cluster rook
+      run: |
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh deploy_second_rook_cluster
+        kubectl create -f cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml
+        # wait for realms to be pulled and zone-b-multisite-store to be created
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_rgw_pods rook-ceph-secondary
+
+    - name: wait for ceph cluster 1 to be ready
+      run: |
+        mkdir test
+        tests/scripts/validate_cluster.sh osd 1
+        kubectl -n rook-ceph get pods
+
+    - name: write an object to one cluster, read from the other
+      run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh write_object_to_cluster1_read_from_cluster2
+
+    # if this test fails, it could mean the RGW `period get` or `period update` output has changed
+    - name: RGW configuration period should be committed on first reconcile and not be committed on second reconcile
+      run: |
+        ns_name_primary='"rook-ceph/multisite-store"' # double quotes intended
+        ns_name_secondary='"rook-ceph-secondary/zone-b-multisite-store"' # double quotes intended
+        committed_msg="committing changes to RGW configuration period for CephObjectStore"
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh verify_operator_log_message "${committed_msg} ${ns_name_primary}"
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh verify_operator_log_message "${committed_msg} ${ns_name_secondary}"
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh restart_operator
+        not_committed_msg="there are no changes to commit for RGW configuration period for CephObjectStore"
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_operator_log_message "${not_committed_msg} ${ns_name_primary}" 120
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_operator_log_message "${not_committed_msg} ${ns_name_secondary}" 90
+
+    - name: upload test result
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      if: always()
+      with:
+        name: rgw-multisite-testing
+        path: test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
index 550160788dd0f..2de168b168a53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
@@ -883,97 +883,25 @@ jobs:
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
+  # rgw-multisite-testing:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/z_rgw-multisite.yml
+  #   secrets:
+  #     github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   rgw-multisite-testing:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci')"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     steps:
-    - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-
-    - name: setup golang
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
-      with:
-        go-version: 1.16
-
-    - name: install deps
-      run: |
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh install_deps
-        sudo apt-get install -y s3cmd
-
-    - name: setup minikube
-      uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@v2.3.1
-      with:
-        minikube version: 'v1.18.1'
-        kubernetes version: 'v1.19.2'
-        start args: --memory 6g --cpus=2
-        github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-    - name: use local disk into two partitions
-      run: |
-        BLOCK=$(sudo lsblk --paths|awk '/14G/ {print $1}'| head -1)
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh use_local_disk
-        tests/scripts/create-bluestore-partitions.sh --disk "$BLOCK" --osd-count 2
-        sudo lsblk
-
-    - name: build rook
-      run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh build_rook
-
-    - name: deploy first cluster rook
-      run: |
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh deploy_first_rook_cluster
-        kubectl create -f cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite-test.yaml
-        # wait for multisite store to be created
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_rgw_pods rook-ceph
-
-    - name: prep second cluster pull realm config
-      run: |
-        cd cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/
-        IP_ADDR=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get svc rook-ceph-rgw-multisite-store -o jsonpath="{.spec.clusterIP}")
-        yq w -i -d1 object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml spec.pull.endpoint http://${IP_ADDR}:80
-        BASE64_ACCESS_KEY=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get secrets realm-a-keys -o jsonpath="{.data.access-key}")
-        BASE64_SECRET_KEY=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get secrets realm-a-keys -o jsonpath="{.data.secret-key}")
-        sed -i 's/VzFjNFltMVdWRTFJWWxZelZWQT0=/'"$BASE64_ACCESS_KEY"'/g' object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml
-        sed -i 's/WVY1MFIxeExkbG84U3pKdlRseEZXVGR3T3k1U1dUSS9KaTFoUVE9PQ==/'"$BASE64_SECRET_KEY"'/g' object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml
-
-    - name: deploy second cluster rook
-      run: |
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh deploy_second_rook_cluster
-        kubectl create -f cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml
-        # wait for realms to be pulled and zone-b-multisite-store to be created
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_rgw_pods rook-ceph-secondary
-
-    - name: wait for ceph cluster 1 to be ready
-      run: |
-        mkdir test
-        tests/scripts/validate_cluster.sh osd 1
-        kubectl -n rook-ceph get pods
-
-    - name: write an object to one cluster, read from the other
-      run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh write_object_to_cluster1_read_from_cluster2
-
-    # if this test fails, it could mean the RGW `period get` or `period update` output has changed
-    - name: RGW configuration period should be committed on first reconcile and not be committed on second reconcile
-      run: |
-        ns_name_primary='"rook-ceph/multisite-store"' # double quotes intended
-        ns_name_secondary='"rook-ceph-secondary/zone-b-multisite-store"' # double quotes intended
-        committed_msg="committing changes to RGW configuration period for CephObjectStore"
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh verify_operator_log_message "${committed_msg} ${ns_name_primary}"
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh verify_operator_log_message "${committed_msg} ${ns_name_secondary}"
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh restart_operator
-        not_committed_msg="there are no changes to commit for RGW configuration period for CephObjectStore"
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_operator_log_message "${not_committed_msg} ${ns_name_primary}" 120
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_operator_log_message "${not_committed_msg} ${ns_name_secondary}" 90
-
-    - name: upload test result
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-      if: always()
-      with:
-        name: rgw-multisite-testing
-        path: test
-
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
-      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
-      timeout-minutes: 60
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/rgw-multisite-test
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # ceph-image: # use default
+
+      - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+        if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+        timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/z_rgw-multisite.yml b/.github/workflows/z_rgw-multisite.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..afae87c9a35ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/z_rgw-multisite.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+name: Reusable workflow to test RGW multisite
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      ceph-image:
+        description: 'Ceph image to use for the workflow (e.g., quay.io/ceph/ceph:v16.2.5)'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+    secrets:
+      github-token:
+        description: 'GITHUB_TOKEN from the calling workflow'
+        required: true
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
+jobs:
+  rgw-multisite-testing:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci')"
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    steps:
+    - name: checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: setup golang
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.16
+
+    - name: install deps
+      run: |
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh install_deps
+        sudo apt-get install -y s3cmd
+
+    - name: setup minikube
+      uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@v2.3.1
+      with:
+        minikube version: 'v1.18.1'
+        kubernetes version: 'v1.19.2'
+        start args: --memory 6g --cpus=2
+        github token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
+
+    - name: use local disk into two partitions
+      run: |
+        BLOCK=$(sudo lsblk --paths|awk '/14G/ {print $1}'| head -1)
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh use_local_disk
+        tests/scripts/create-bluestore-partitions.sh --disk "$BLOCK" --osd-count 2
+        sudo lsblk
+
+    - name: build rook
+      run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh build_rook
+
+    - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
+      run: |
+        cd cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image "cluster-test.yaml" "${{ inputs.ceph-image }}"
+
+    - name: deploy first cluster rook
+      run: |
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh deploy_first_rook_cluster
+        kubectl create -f cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite-test.yaml
+        # wait for multisite store to be created
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_rgw_pods rook-ceph
+
+    - name: prep second cluster pull realm config
+      run: |
+        cd cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/
+        IP_ADDR=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get svc rook-ceph-rgw-multisite-store -o jsonpath="{.spec.clusterIP}")
+        yq w -i -d1 object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml spec.pull.endpoint http://${IP_ADDR}:80
+        BASE64_ACCESS_KEY=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get secrets realm-a-keys -o jsonpath="{.data.access-key}")
+        BASE64_SECRET_KEY=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get secrets realm-a-keys -o jsonpath="{.data.secret-key}")
+        sed -i 's/VzFjNFltMVdWRTFJWWxZelZWQT0=/'"$BASE64_ACCESS_KEY"'/g' object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml
+        sed -i 's/WVY1MFIxeExkbG84U3pKdlRseEZXVGR3T3k1U1dUSS9KaTFoUVE9PQ==/'"$BASE64_SECRET_KEY"'/g' object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml
+
+    - name: deploy second cluster rook
+      run: |
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh deploy_second_rook_cluster
+        kubectl create -f cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite-pull-realm-test.yaml
+        # wait for realms to be pulled and zone-b-multisite-store to be created
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_rgw_pods rook-ceph-secondary
+
+    - name: wait for ceph cluster 1 to be ready
+      run: |
+        mkdir test
+        tests/scripts/validate_cluster.sh osd 1
+        kubectl -n rook-ceph get pods
+
+    - name: write an object to one cluster, read from the other
+      run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh write_object_to_cluster1_read_from_cluster2
+
+    # if this test fails, it could mean the RGW `period get` or `period update` output has changed
+    - name: RGW configuration period should be committed on first reconcile and not be committed on second reconcile
+      run: |
+        ns_name_primary='"rook-ceph/multisite-store"' # double quotes intended
+        ns_name_secondary='"rook-ceph-secondary/zone-b-multisite-store"' # double quotes intended
+        committed_msg="committing changes to RGW configuration period for CephObjectStore"
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh verify_operator_log_message "${committed_msg} ${ns_name_primary}"
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh verify_operator_log_message "${committed_msg} ${ns_name_secondary}"
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh restart_operator
+        not_committed_msg="there are no changes to commit for RGW configuration period for CephObjectStore"
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_operator_log_message "${not_committed_msg} ${ns_name_primary}" 120
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh wait_for_operator_log_message "${not_committed_msg} ${ns_name_secondary}" 90
+
+    - name: upload test result
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      if: always()
+      with:
+        name: rgw-multisite-testing
+        path: test
+
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+      timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh b/tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh
index 961747e54d05c..ba6ed22e1410a 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ function deploy_manifest_with_local_build() {
   kubectl create -f $1
 }
 
+function replace_ceph_image() {
+  local file="$1"  # parameter 1: the file in which to replace the ceph image
+  local ceph_image="${2:-''}"  # parameter 2: the new ceph image to use
+  if [[ -z "${ceph_image}" ]]; then
+    echo "No Ceph image given. Not adjusting manifests."
+    return 0
+  fi
+  sed -i "s|image: .*ceph/ceph:.*|image: ${ceph_image}|g" "${file}"
+}
+
 function deploy_cluster() {
   cd cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph
   deploy_manifest_with_local_build operator.yaml